As a child Battleship was pretty much in my top 5 favorite games.

I think that's why I am so in love with these Gin & Titonic ice cubes.

Icebergs & Ocean Liners in cocktails - oh my!

I am positively smitten with socialite turned designer Minnie Mortimer's new  clothing line. 

Inspired by her days at New York City prep schools.  So cute!

  I am so in the mood to re-decorate our bedroom! Loving these...

Not long ago, I was on a mission for a chic collar for my dog Vivienne. That's when I found The Mod Dog.

How cute are these?  We decided on the Dad's Stripe in green and blue - needless to say she gets checked out all the time.

When we went to San Francisco last fall, we stumbled upon this lovely macaron bakery called Paulette. The shop was pure eye candy, with rows and rows of small beautifully colored cookie sandwiches called macarons or French macaroons.  At the time I didn't know anything about macarons, and of course, I thought they were off limits to me because of my gluten allergy.  Well, they aren't - the cookie part is made from a mixture of egg whites, almond flour, and both granulated and confectionery sugar.  French macarons are different from other macaroons in that they are filled with either buttercream, ganache or fruit jams.  Think sandwich cookie.  These treats are gluten free, and I love them.  They are my new go to sweet treat!

If you are in Los Angeles here's a list of bakeries I have loved them at!

Paulette

Lemonade (you must try the fleur de sel...quite possibly the most delicious thing ever!)

Bottega Louie 

Milk (not traditional, actually an ice cream sandwich version)

Here's a recipe for Chocolate Macarons by David Lebovitz

photo courtesy of jmvnoos in paris