When it comes to entertaining, we have three cardinal rules:

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Celebrating Juneteenth Juneteenth, now a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, is celebrated on the anniversary of June 19, 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger read the proclamation of freedom for slaves in Galveston, Texas. General Order Number 3 began most significantly with: “The people of Texas are informed that in accordance […]

I usually have no shortage of words (hard stop) particularly when it comes to celebrating loved ones, whether by blood or otherwise. In this case though I’ve stared at this blank page long enough to know if I just start, the words will eventually come (and I promised my marketing director I wouldn’t leave the […]

The Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo and Old Line Market.  It was a busy weekend. Thank you to everyone that came out to Aix La Chappell Farm in Poolesville to visit us at our Ghost Host pop up shop. It was A: an insane amount of work and B: such a great time!  I have […]

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Pattern-Play Passover So I’ve become a recent collector of 18th c. Chinese export porcelain and almost anything with an Imari pattern on it. I love the combination of the peach, orange, apricot, shades of blue and pops of green. It is calming and yet playful with the patchwork of patterns and florals. It felt like […]

Easter Brunch Tablescape: Perfect Pastel Palette When it comes to hosting, we believe every gathering deserves a little extra magic — and our recent Easter brunch tablescape delivered just that. While we added in a few sweet details such as pastel eggs to give this scape a subtle Easter tone, it really could be a […]