Happy Fourth!

... a bit early, but I'll be away from the studio for the next fortnight so this is me wishing everyone to whom it applies a Happy Independence Day, and to everyone a terrific weekend.

Things to look forward to:

If you're in the City of Brotherly Love, there is a LOT of cashmere on its way to a store near you:



The delightfully chic Loop, to be exact. So, if you're feeling the need for a little pick-me up, just cool your pavement-burnt heels and treat yourself to four walls of fiber ecstasy!

And for me personally, once I get my head above water at the office (if that ever happens), I'm looking forward to going to places where there is nothing between me and the sea but a few feet of wet sand...



... and an escape from the concrete jungle to as pretty a slice of Americana as in Cape May:









... some place where days begin like this:











... and end like this: