The Spring Line Up

There's nothing like a nautical stripe to freshen up a spring look... A simple striped tee is perfect with white jeans or khaki shorts on casual days. A more structured long sleeve stripe looks great tucked into a skirt and layered with a fitted coat for evening. A few of my current favorites are here, here, and here.

Chance

Alexa Chung

Tommy Ton

Olivia Palermo

LSD

Tommy Ton

Giselle

Gwyneth Paltrow

Paul Newman

Kate Moss

Ondade Mar

Tommy Ton

Olivia Palermo

Elle Macpherson

Insta-mentalist

Instagram makes me happy. So does Jamaica, spring flowers, beer, little ponytails, window washing, wigs, Toms...

Something about this sign at the Blues Jean Bar reminded me of college...

Who knew that weeds could be so lovely?

Even my feet were happy in Jamaica.

Toms - good brand, good style, good work.

Jamaica In Full Bloom

Greenwich In Full Bloom

Remember when you were happy even if you had ice cream dribbled down the front of your suit?

Almond Milk Latte and Free Wifi at CFCF in Greenwich = A Good Place to Have a Meeting

The Little Filly

Lunch in Jamaica. Yup, still happy.

Toms for the Minis are even cuter...

Magnolias in Bloom

In Jamaica I was a morning person...

At home I am apparently very good at "doing the dishwasher". At least that is what Emma told her teachers...

A room with a view...

The Rock Star

The Lover

I love spring. A lot.

Daddy said she could get a hamster if she did a lot of chores. She's a very literal kid.

Because the bloom is finite - I appreciate it more. 

Fearless

Zuppa!

Simple Dairy-Free Lentil Soup

Ingredients:
1 32-ounce box of chicken or vegetable stock
4 cups water
1 bag dry lentils
1 diced medium onion
1 cup diced raw carrots
parsley
rosemary
thyme
basil
tarragon
1/2 teaspoon of cayenne red pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
salt and pepper to taste

Pour stock, water, and rinsed lentils in a large pot. Bring indredients to a boil and add diced carrots, onion, herbs (I added a pinch of dried herbs as well as a handful of diced fresh herbs from the garden) and spices. Reduce heat and allow ingredients to simmer for 1 hour. Turn off heat and allow soup to rest on stovetop for another hour. Reheat as needed and serve with crusty bread and a fresh sprig of parsley as garnish. This soup is also even better a day later when you are crazed and barely have time to make yourself lunch! 

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AND in other news... I have just been brought on board to write for Luxury Travel Mom - a fabulous blog that focuses on all things family travel. Booking a trip this summer? LTM is the place to get some great ideas! Here is a link to my write-up of Tryall Club in Jamaica for LTM!