by KelleyPom | Feb 27, 2018 | Lifestyle
A Hopeless Romantic is defined as someone who has romantic ideas about life. They tend to be thoughtful dreamers who see love and romance everywhere and envision an idealistic life. Hopeless, because it’s thought to be impractical. Romantic because it’s an idealized...
by KelleyPom | Jan 15, 2018 | Lifestyle
In an earlier post, I talked about my failed attempt at dinner at The French Laundry. Well, with a “significant” birthday approaching and nothing to lose, I decided to give it another crack. I first learned about The French Laundry from a documentary my daughter...
by KelleyPom | Jan 9, 2018 | Lifestyle
Here we are – another New Year, another Auld Lang Syne, another clean slate. Did you set your goals for the New Year? If not, it’s ok – there’s still time to set them (or set more). The thing about a clean slate is, it stays clean until you write on it. One of...
by KelleyPom | Dec 7, 2017 | La Maison, Lifestyle
I grew up in a very un-kept house. If relatives were coming for the holidays, it was a total freak-out to get the house cleaned up. I even remember a few times when friends popped by unannounced (like people in the south do), and we literally hid until they...
by KelleyPom | Oct 18, 2017 | Lifestyle
After years of having my water glass stolen by the person sitting to my right and my bread plate stolen by the person to my left, I decided to get even … by writing a lesson on basic table etiquette. I grew up in a tiny town in Texas, in the middle of nowhere....
by KelleyPom | Sep 14, 2017 | Lifestyle, Travel
In just a few weeks I leave for my yearly sabbatical to France. I used to be a delayed gratification girl – you know, celebrate after the journey is done and the war’s been won (rah, rah). I waited to go to Paris for years as the prize for some unnamed...