Mari Bickmore Design | Having a Blast In Interior Design and Staging
Experiencing French Elegance: My Stay at Chateau Sainte Sabine My travel experiences have taken me to many corners of the globe, but my recent stay at the Chateau Sainte Sabine in France stands out for its unique blend of history, elegance, and natural beauty. This hotel, nestled in the Burgundy...
Don't you hate excuses!?!?! Well I've got a list for you. I haven't posted in ages and ages, BUT I have been otherwise engaged. Let's start back in March. I spent March and April living with a family with an illness. That is not a complaint. I love them more...
I am here in Redondo Beach taking care of my grandbabies and figured while I was here I would continue my search for the perfect fish taco. The weather has been glorious, albeit no rain when rain is much needed. It has been great beach weather and cool nights. Pretty...
“I stay out too late...got nothing in my brain. That’s what people say.” I can’t get that song out of my brain...it’s like I got this music in my mind saying “it’s gonna be alright.” Silly, right? Kind of perfect for Vegas though. Five days and four nights in Sin...
Happy Belated New Year EVERYONE! I barely got used to writing 2014 and now we are into 2015 already. Believe me when I say the older you get, the faster the years go by. It’s like hitting that downward, steeper slope and things are just rushing by, so start enjoying...
I figured in the vein of my last unfortunate European altercation with the prostitute in Paris, I would share a story from the eternal city, Rome. I often travel with my cousin and a good friend from Houston....of course they’re from Texas! Two short, busty girls...petite....a blonde and a brunette...
Just recently in September, my daughter, son-in-law and I were wandering through the streets of Paris and decided to tour L'Opera. We became a little lost so we stopped to load directions on Amanda's phone. As we stood there, a woman came walking down the sidewalk across the street from us...
Here I am again. Didn’t expect me again so soon, did you? I have to move along quickly now, as I come home on Saturday. 7-1/2 weeks ago it seemed like a long time, and now our sojourn in France is quickly coming to a close. We bade farewell to...
Checking in again. I fear I am not good at making time for writing while traveling, not to mention working whilst traveling. I need to wrap up the week in Provence, having only reported on the first two days of the trip. Trying to "wrap up" writing about Provence is...
Le Cordiere - Our Gite in Lourmarin Well, gentle readers, I have been to Provence in the spring, when the flowers were blooming and the Mistral swept down from the mountains cleansing everything in its path. Spring with bold blue skies and promise of newness in the air and I...
It sounds so good, I’ll say it again – Woke up in Deauville, but this time Saturday morning and a cool front had blown in overnight! No beach Sweet Little Store today. However, Deauville, being an upscale spa town, it had plenty of upscale shopping. Since it is the time...
Deauville Plage Woke up in Deauville, France, Friday morning! The sun was shining, the seagulls were "singing" and this little corner of the world was magnificent. As usual, we were a bit late to rise, so we just put on our flipflops and headed for the beach, with a little...
Portal I like pix of doors, so I'm leaving one with you.
So we've been here for two weeks and finally slowing down enough to share a little slice of Paris with you. Should I start with today and work backwards, or start at the beginning? Maybe I'll just share a few things and start tomorrow. Yes, let's put off for tomorrow.......