A lifetime of preparing has led me to exactly where I am supposed to be. Plans in the sand, sticks in the woods, giants in the clouds, wings in the sky… and a lot of years in the classroom. Bebe Casazza’s hand stitched hankies and chenille bedspreads, Auntie Gloria Lopresti’s vintage jewelry, the ethos of the twenties and thirties in a bustling Parisian flea-market, lovingly set tables, carefully styled spaces, the flowers and the trees: all inspirations with immeasurable value for a soulful sensibility.