The End of a Chapter Life “I’m a really terrible driver,” said Ashley, the pretty, leggy blonde, who was kindly ferrying me around. “That’s fine,” I said, “I am too.”…
Extraordinary Lives: Susan Chapin Courage, Lemonade and Learning to Shine Again Extraordinary Lives When I launched the Extraordinary Lives blog, I wrote this: “It’s about seeing possibilities in adversity. It’s about caring for others. It’s about pushing…
New Year. New You. Really? New Chapter New Moon. New Year’s resolutions. New You. Really? Well, not the new moon or the New Year because those happened (seen here at the…
IH HQ New Chapter As a true start up story, our business launched on a borrowed office desk, from where we graduated to a tiny shared space, then…
Leaping Into 50 Adventure My mother and I were discussing my 50th birthday. I had hoped for talk of a new era, new experiences, what I got was:…
PERTY Life Five days before my birthday David asked how I wanted to celebrate it. “I don’t” I said grumpily. 49 is such a boring number.…
Here’s to 49 Events I am 49 today—a slightly dull number. But it doesn’t feel dull. It feels exciting. I am so ready for more not less. They…
Take Something On Life 2016. Two weeks in. How are your resolutions going? I’m still off the Diet Cokes. Those bastards can’t come back. And I’m moving forward.…
End of the Year Adventure When I was eighteen I left home to travel around the world for a year, with a backpack and a cousin. Arriving in Burma…
Today I am 48. Life Last year on this day I unwrapped a new website and launched a little series called Extraordinary Lives. Now a year later it’s a…
A Family Affair Design It’s a family affair, this fall collection. My beautiful sister Edwina, named after our legendary stylish grandmother, sketched out a Crown Imperial flower for…
Chuckie Came For Tea Life Do you remember Chuckie from the Rugrats, red hair, oversized specs and best friend of Tommy Pickles? Rather surprisingly, we discovered you could hire…
A Fond Farewell Life Today is my last day. Three years is a long time, nearly half of Domino’s life. When the relationship with HSN (Home Shopping Network)…
A Happy Get Together New Chapter This is Ramey’s Get Together in Denver. What is a Get Together? Really it’s an occasion to natter with old and new friends, whilst…
The Unexpected Events I’m not sure what I expected. But I really liked it. And Salt Lake City was showing off. A few days of warm spring…
Style at Home New Chapter This is a recent article, but the photograph was taken some time ago, you can tell, not just because I look like someone who…
Salt Lake City Events Salt Lake City, although I never got to see the lake. “Where are you off to next?” asked my mother, quietly sitting on…
Shop for your Mamacita New Chapter For all you loving daughters, devoted sons and very confused husbands out there, we are here to help. Brand new ideas for Mother’s Day……
Austin Events This time last week I was in Texas baby. Houston, Austin, Dallas and onto Denver, which I gather is not in Texas, but by…
Houston Events Howdy Texas and what better beginning than a book talk and signing in Tootsies. Although very distracting, I could clearly see the shoe department…