Author: Frances

Bee sweet! How adorable are these cupcakes with honey icing and a sweet bee, made by @cupcakebarbakery #cupcakebar #cupcakebarbakery #caringhouse benefit lunch, #dukecancerinstitute #durham A great day speaking and signing #thebeecottagestory

Cute flower containers can come from anywhere. This adorable bouquet courtesy of the fabulous Paige Ward Junnel welcoming me to Durham to speak today at a luncheon benefitting the Duke Cancer Center’s Caring House, and signing #thebeecottagestory . #caringhouse

Maybe my favorite painting ever: “The Wolf-Horse,” by my cousin Gray, when she was 8 and I was 11. We were mad for horses and painted them all the time. Cruelly i told her this one looked like a wolf, and she never forgave me. Had it waiting for me in my room when I came to stay with her this weekend. @elizathornbury @graystoughton #horsepaintings

Beautiful night sky in Tarboro… #tarboronc #tarboro #nightsky #clouds #cloudscape #iwanttopaintit

What a great night at the #tarborobrewingcompany signing #thebeecottagestory .. So happy to be home and so proud of our town. Thank you thank you. #tarboro #easternnc #smalltownliving #microbrew

Alessandra Branca, Richard Keith Langham, and Newell Turner rocked the house last night at the #newyorkschoolofinteriordesign One of my favorites was this image of Alessandra’s bench design is inspired by the traditional wooden benches from her native Italy. What is the name in Italian again, @abranca ? @richard_keith_langham @tnt3 #rockstarsofdesign

RUN to see this wonderful musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, and you’ll be hummin’ and dancin’ and strummin’ and singin’ all week. #brightstar #broadway #musical #stevemartin #ediebrickell

Hey EASTERN NC! Excited and proud to be comng to my home town of Tarboro on Friday, April 15, from 5 to 7, speaking and signing #thebeecottagestory at the fab new #tarborobrewingcompany. Please spread the word and come see us! #colonialtheater #tbt #tarboro #tarboronc #smalltownliving #easternnc @inezribustello @dusister1 @difuqua @ffuqua @maureenoneillpaint @billgoode @planterboy Photo by Farrar Martin.

Saks, St Patrick’s, and Old Glory. Paging Childe Hassam… A sunny and beautiful New York moment. #saks #stpatrickscathedral #americanflag #newyorkcity #newyorkstateofmind

Always such beautiful tables and great talk at the #newyorkpubliclibrary lunch. Brilliant panel with #thenewyorker editor David Remnick, Samantha Bee, Adam Gopnick, and Hilton Als. And great company, too. #lovemygirlfriends Thank you @ninaggg

What a beautiful image from the many in Brooke and Steve Giannetti’s new book Patina Farm, covering every exquisite detail in their in Ojai, California, home. You can order via her fab blog @velvetandlinen and other outlets as well of course. I am lucky to have gotten to know Brooke and Steve a little in recent years, and they are as lovely as their home. Photo by the talented Lisa Romerein. #patinafarm #patinafarmbook #brookegiannetti #stevegiannetti #iwanttopaintit #lisaromerein @lisaromerein

Good morning, sweet pea. @tomdittmer #sweetpeas #tuteurs