As the great Oprah Winfrey would say… It’s my BIRTHDAY!!!!!! …and it is! …and it’s hers too! I have some pretty great birthday twins… My friend Luis and I are birthday twins… Lady O Tom Selleck …and my cousin Michelle (we are 2 hours apart)…W.C. Fields, Heather Graham, Greg Louganis and Adam Lambert to name…

“Where ever we go, we take with us everything we know, whether we know it or not. “ – Maya Angelou As I get another year older, I look forward to adding more things to my trousseau…after all we learn and grow each day.

Are you picking up on the theme this week? It IS birthday week… So I have had this funny birthday tradition since the tender age of 19…I wear a tiara on my birthday. Not all day…just to my festivities. It just so happened that my 19th birthday was the same weekend as my Gamma Phi…

My birthday is this Saturday (YAY!) and as usual I have a short wish list…and a stylish one at that. Here it is… Tory Burch blue glitter flats…because every girl wants and needs a little sparkle (9.5 if you want to be my fairy Godmother or father) Blue and Gold earrings…I just find them stunning….

A great big PINK hug to Canadian Prep for bestowing this award on me! I am suppose to tell you 7 things about me…and then pass it along to other stylish bloggers… 1. I got a detention in the 3rd grade for drawing in math class…I should’ve known it would lead me to this day….

My sweet baby girl is 100 days old today! Her “State of the Florida Room” address will be on C-Span later today 😉

Photos are courtesy of the City of Coral Gables. I first saw these whimsical and very pink snails during Art Basel last month. I thought they were FANTASTIC! …now 21 of them are calling my home sweet home of Coral Gables, for about 2 months. They are sprinkled in all sorts of formations throughout the…

I’m working on a book project about a Bee. It’s for the same people I illustrated the book about clouds for. I am working on the last few drawings this week, so I wanted to share a couple of the line drawings I’ve finished.

This is one of my all time favorite red carpet looks—this is what I would be wearing if I were at the Golden Globes tonight.

My cousin Octavio is married to an amazing chef and food set designer (if you will…my mommy brain is not bringing the real title to mind) who also writes a great blog called High Heels and Frijoles. Her blog may be featured on the Spanish language cooking show, Delicioso hosted by Ingrid Hoffman, TOMORROW…with your…