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What and interesting word, downsizing. Originally it was more commonly used to describe a business reducing it’s size. Now it’s usage includes referring to reducing the size of our homes/belongings. I learned that our main source of decor is framed family photos and kids ceramics. We are in the midst of downsizing and cleaning out…

I AM FINALLY VALIDATED.  Pantone has declared the Color of the Year 2018 to be Ultra Violet. I became aware of the power of the Pantone Color of the year in 2012 when it was Tangerine Tango. We couldn’t keep orange in the shop all that year. It was “tangerine tango this” and “tangerine tango…

The Granola Bar of Westport Early one morning, I was walking across the parking lot to my favorite coffee shop. I greeted a man leaving the coffee shop (he had a cup of coffee in each hand and an envelope). He headed towards me and held out the hand with the envelope and asked if…