Italian Christmas

Have you read any good, romantic novels for the Christmas season? Here's what's on The Reading Corner List at Estelle's! Christmas Eve 1894 Wrapped in a cloud of steam, the engine rolled to a stop, the screech of metal against metal filling the frosty air. Snow blew across the railway platform and around Meg’s calfskin walking boots. The weather definitely was not improving. She ordered tea with milk and sugar, eying the currant buns and sweet mincemeat tarts displayed beneath a bell jar…

Today, I'd like to share my fireplace mantel with you: (The walls in the family room are about 25 ft. high; so, it is really hard to get a good picture of the entire fireplace. Therefore, I will show it to you in sections.) The lower mantel is draped with a pine garland, decorated with chocolate ribbon. Chocolate, copper, and gold ornaments, along with gold berry picks, add the glitz. I also added clusters of pheasant feathers. The garland also has mini gold cherubs and beaded grapes. On the…

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“Majesty in the midst of the mundane. Holiness in the filth of sheep manure and sweat. Divinity entering the world on the floor of a stable, through the womb of a teenager and in the presenc…

A blog about Decorating, fashion, gardens, the beach, gardening, cooking, photography, all influenced by my Italian and Argentine roots.

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We're always talking about using natural elements in your decor throughout the year, and this of course is THE season to use nature to her full advantage in your home. This is how it's done at the Ralph Lauren store in NYC in the Rhinelander Mansion, where innovative arrangements are everywhere: Fresh pomegranates, thistles, pinecones and branches of berries decorate a swag which in turn, adorns a portrait draped with ribbon. Note how they hung paintings and pictures from the bookcase - a…