THERE IS A NEW MAGAZINE OUT AND AROUND TOWN THAT I HIGHLY THINK YOU MIGHT ENJOY!IT IS CALLED FRENCH COUNTRY STYLE AND NO IAM NOT IN IT!HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THIS SMALL WORLD WE LIVE IN AND THE EVEN SMALLER WORLD OF BLOGS TWO OF THE HOMES THAT ARE IN THE PREMIERE ISSUE ARE BECAUSE OF MOI! I PASSED ON A LOVELY BLOG TO THE EDITOR IN CHIEF MADAME FIFI O’NEILL.SO, OF COURSE, I FEEL SPECIAL AND OF COURSE IAM AS EXCITED AS THEY ARE ;AS I FEEL I’M PART OF THE PREMIERE ISSUE AS WELL!I MET PENELOPE BY COMMENTING ON HER BLOG.PENELOPE BIANCHI OF McCORMICK INTERIORS BLOG SHE MENTIONED SHE LIVED NEXT DOOR TO OPRAH WINFREY AND WELL, AS MY LOVELY AUNT LIVED IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AND BY THE WAY PENELOPE ,MY AUNT GOT A TURKEY FOR THANKS ~ GIVING THAT FIRST YEAR SHE WAS IN RESIDENCE DID YOU?!!!LONG STORY SHORT PENELOPE KNEW MY AUNT KATHARINE AND HAD ADMIRED HER FOR YEARS!SO, YOU SEE IT IS A SMALL, SMALL WORLD…………….JUST LIKE DISNEYLAND’S  FAVORITE RIDE SAYS.I SO, LOVE THE CONNECTIONS  THAT WE CAN ALL MAKE JUST BY PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.HERE IS A SNAP OF THE COVER AND THE TWO HOMES INSIDE THE ISSUE THAT I  FEEL APART OF I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY!HAPPY READING………..I DO BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SEASONAL MAGAZINE NOT MONTHLY BUT PLEASE CORRECT ME IF IAM WRONG!GO GET IT AND READ TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT.I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS FIRST ISSUE AS MUCH AS I HAVE.I POURED A GLASS OF PROSECCO AND WENT INTO THE GARDEN THE OTHER NIGHT TO READ AND BECOME INSPIRED.I HOPE YOU DO THE SAME!HAPPY SPRING!

YOUR DEVOTED CONTESSA

PS.IAM ALLOWED TO CALL THE MUSEUM TODAY BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF OUR JANE DOE.SOMEHOW, IAM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CALL!I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED!