Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
As some of you may know, I recently attended the Dallas Market’s #JuneSneakPeek Blogger Event with Leslie Hendrix Wood, the founder of Hadley Court, who was once again invited to be part of Dallas Market Center’s Host Committee, along with Denise McGaha, Shay Geyer, Elle Cole and Kelly Copeland. There were so many highlights for […]
With the summer wedding season upon us, young brides are increasingly choosing venues that reflect their love of simpler, calmer more peaceful places. Places that connect their families and guests to the source of their sustenance, yet are still stylish and chic. They want places that evoke feelings of lush, bountiful, vibrant, fresh and wholesome […]
One of America’s first interior decorators was Ruby Ross Goodnow, known today as Ruby Ross Wood, the last name of her 2nd husband, Chalmers Wood. Ruby Ross Wood started out her career as a journalist, ghostwriting Elsie de Wolfe’s books, then running the interior design department at John Wannamaker’s retail store, Belmaison, and then later […]
If you’re coming to Dallas Market Center this Thursday, June 19th, for the #JuneSneakPeek Blogger event for the 1st time, today’s post gives you my top tips to make it easier for you to understand how to navigate the event and how to plan for it. I am, once again, honored to have been invited […]
Father’s Day is the perfect time to give your grill master dad his pick at the pits! Maybe he already has one, but he’s looking to up his grilling game, or maybe your family has really taken to expanding your lifestyle to the outdoors, and now you’re looking to update your patio grilling area. Whichever […]
As many of you know, nothing online will ever compare, for me and the Hadley Court team, with the beauty and artisanship of a professionally hand rendered sketch like the one above by Toronto designer, artist and blogger, Michelle Morelan, who pens the exquisite blog, A Schematic Life. I‘ve written before about hand renderings, here , […]
The past few months have been a whirlwind for me. I finally feel like I can come up for air. My daughter, Amy, graduated from High School last week. I must say it is truly bittersweet. I will miss her so very much next year, yet I am so excited to see what great things […]
