Author Archives: Julie

What’s New? “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” my son, Tristan said. “What are you doing with those butterscotch brownies?” “I’m taking them to my meeting,”  I said. “No you’re not,” Tristan objected.  “Those are tomorrow’s lunch.” “Lunch?” I scoffed, “You can’t make a lunch out of a dozen brownies,” “I know that,” Tristan countered matter-of-factly, “but it’s what I [...]

What’s New? “Ew!  What’s that smell?”I asked my husband as I got out of bed, one morning last week.“Buck wrestled with a skunk last night and lost,” Cliff said.  “I can’t believe you slept through it – he went nuts. I let him out about 4:00 am this morning and he got into it but good.“  (Did he [...]

What’s New? “You don’t suppose I could just quietly sit downstairs during the Open House?”  my client plaintively asked.  “I’d love to hear what people are saying.”  (Uh, no you wouldn’t.) It’s not that I don’t understand your desire or your inclination to be a “fly on the wall.”  After weeks of purging, cleaning, and preparing your now fabulous home [...]

What’s New? “Can I help you find anything?” the hip, young salesman at J. Crew eagerly asked. “Yeah, you can help me find my youth,” I thought as I beat-feet out of there.  It took only a quick glance through the racks for me to realize that the J. Crew fall collection was NOT designed for [...]

What’s New? Leave it to my husband and son to maximize their “winning opportunities.” Each year when we head to Tahoe, the Backgammon board comes out for marathon sessions of competitive Backgammon. Between Cliff, Tristan and his buddy, Andrew (who has joined our family vacations for years), these boys don’t mess around.  In between hikes and [...]