Michael S. Smith- Classic designs - he's at home in any style- always tasteful and unpredictable
Suzanne Kasler- Well defined rooms with great polish and understated style
Barbara Barry- One of the best American designers ever- effortless style and restraint
Favorite Television Shows (we almost never watch t.v.- but we catch up when we're on a plane... or traveling in hotels)
Madmen- sexy mid-century conflict of the sexes- We love it the show and the sets.
Cranford- Who couldn't love Dame Judi Dench in anything
30 Rock- Tina Fey makes smart and smart aleck sexy and fun to watch
Six Feet Under- Watching it again on DVD -very entertaining
The Barefoot Contessa- makes us want to cook more- charming, bubbly, Ina Garten is the anti-Martha; she makes you believe you can do it just as well as she can...and she has a great house and garden to boot.
Books:
Anything by Tom Wolf- Liz is rereading Bonfire of the Vanities
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn- and other Robin Maxwell books about the Elizabethan period
In the Company of the Courtesan- and other Sarah Dunant novels- a versatile writer of diverse genre with a knack for blunt smart and steamy writing
An Affair with a House- Bunny Williams a witty and effervescent decorating book by one of the greatest American interior designers
Second Chances- More Tales of Found Dogs by Elise Lufkin and Diana Walker- A sweet journal of adopted dogs and their famous and ordinary human saviors
All of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks- what can be easier than that... some of the best recipes ever- love Ina Garten's down to earth style
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