Let’s have dinner

Two of my favourite places are The Toronto Botanical Garden and Grano, Roberto Martella's great restaurant. We're bringing both of them together on: Monday, March 8 - 6 p.m. Thriftiest event of the season! Marjorie Harris at Grano 2035 Yonge Street, Toronto Tickets: $100 includes book, dinner, wine, a talk...

Carpinteria Ca

Here is our beach looking north toward Santa Barbara.  It has a wild look to it and in the winter,  though the beaches are never empty but they have few people walking along the shore. The storms passing through this area have mean huge mud...

Spring plants in California

Well we have moved on from the heady days of doing interviews to our time in California. Carpinteria Ca to be specific: a great little beach town south of Santa Barbara. No pictures yet since we've been here less than 24 hours and we're...

It's been a frantic week or so promoting THRIFTY: Living the Frugal Life with Style. Today is the day of the book launch at the wonderful Teatro Verde. What great guys Michael and Shawn are to do this, and how lovely that my publisher House of...

MORE MEDIA AND A BOOK LAUNCH

It's been a frantic week or so promoting THRIFTY: Living the Frugal Life with Style. Today is the day of the book launch at the wonderful Teatro Verde. What great buys Michael and Shawn are to do this, and how lovely that my publisher House of...

Garden catalogues

There has to be a use for winter and I think this gorgeous shrub is one of the prime things to be looking out the window in a vague swoon.  This is a small group of Berberis thunbergii 'Ring of Gold' and 'Aurea' both in...