QUESTION "Dear Jacquie, Life meant a certain reality for me that was lived throughout most of my days as an adult. But now, everything I believed in, craved, adored, and stood by has become the past, and I am opening myself up to the possibilities of re-inventing...
Here they are at last - the professional photos of my beautiful new home in the California desert! We did a relatively small renovation and, as I have mentioned before, furnished and accessorized with vintage finds - we had an absolute blast! Scroll through the...
I have never been much of a vintage kind of girl. The truth is that while I am very environmentally aware, I love new things and I am an incorrigible consumer...
[gallery] No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever." ~ Francois Mocuriac My birthday is always an important event in my life and I think that the reason is that it is a fabulous excuse for a party...
"We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path." ~ Paulo Coelho Now this - an...
[gallery] Neon makes me happy. It's bright and cheerful and I love it in my wardrobe and in my art collection. It is especially significant now that our beautiful fall weather is about to give way to the dreariness of a rain-soaked Vancouver winter. Pull out...
[gallery] "Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry." ~ Gloria Steinem I stumbled upon a current interview with Gloria Steinem on TV over the weekend. The interviewer took to the streets of Toronto as part of the piece, to ask young women seemingly...
[gallery] Perfect Pumpkin Cheesecake! (Recipe below) This is a great dessert for any fall meal and does not have to be limited to Thanksgiving. This past weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving - a weekend of friendship, abundant food and wine and most importantly, gratitude. Most of us understand...
The bag that is now bringing beauty to someone else. Forgive the quality of the pic - It is a photo of an old photo! I purchased a beautiful new Gucci bag in London in July 2010 on my way back home from a trip to...
In an otherwise rather dull season of granny bags and mid calf (eeeek!) skirts, there is one very bright spot: jewel-tone colours! Watch my latest video to see my favourite jewel-tone clothes and accessories from my own wardrobe and how I plan to put them...
