I really believe Fridays are meant for good plans and even better company. And sometimes that simply means curling up with a good book.

December isn’t even over and January is already full. I suppose planning ahead is the surest way onto my nice list.

Proof that the fastest way to my heart is still a good book. He found an Edith Wharton I hadn’t read yet…I’m still swooning.

Gramercy Tavern never disappoints…and neither do I.

What a wonderful dinner party hosted by @carolinekellyxo.bsky.social last night! I am happy to report that she was satisfied with my rendition of an outfit that would “scandalize people in a restaurant a little too much.”

Proof that you can take me anywhere.

There’s something about a lunch date that feels both effortless and intimate.

Last night in Miami, and he sent me to the spa before dinner. Dangerous idea, really.

Turns out I am a business trip essential

A brief stop before his meetings. We only meant to browse. And yet… he couldn’t resist, and I left glowing.

A slow morning in silk with you…something meant to be savored 🤍

One of the many things I love about business trips with a suitor: he handles the meetings, and I handle the spa.

High tea with @carolinekellyxo.bsky.social featuring caviar, champagne, and more sweets than necessary. You’d think we’d had enough dessert…but our date proved otherwise.

Question: are you guys here for historical facts, cheeky photos, or a combination?

Thinking about Louis XIV again…at Versailles, you could only sit if you had chair privileges. Everyone else stood, sometimes for hours. Versailles: where your glutes were sculpted by hierarchy, not Pilates.

Thinking a lot about the Louvre heist and the multiple times I have lightly hinted at certain kinds of gifts that would impress me…wondering if any of my upcoming dates have a surprise for me 🤔

Now back to your regularly programmed Versailles facts: Louis XIV forbade knocking on doors, it was too crude! Courtiers had to scratch instead, often growing one long nail to be heard. Centuries before another sort of powdered pastime made that look fashionable again.

What I brought home from Paris isn’t just Dior and Alaïa. It’s laughter over late dinners, someone who still opens every door, and the fact that he brought me back two years in a row.

He said that the room was so me and ordered me to sit. Can’t say he was wrong, or that I’m upset about an assertive gentleman 😘

A perfect Sunday in Paris = a lazy morning in the hotel followed by leisurely strolls through the Musée Rodin.

Going back to Crazy Horse (somehow even better the second time) was a perfect way to end a perfect day. Not to mention the absolute thrill in watching @mikajayne.bsky.social see it for the first time! Let’s just say I stand by what I said last year…this show is incredible foreplay 😘

Decadent day and a decadent dinner

Saturday was so incredible it deserves several posts! Starting with my wonderful date flying in @mikajayne.bsky.social for a decadent day of shopping followed by an even more decadent evening, I love a man who is up for double trouble ❤️

What a beautiful whirlwind, so much so that I’ve hardly looked at my phone 🥰 What a perfect start to our trip with a magnificent dinner at Granite.

I swear the timing of my new obsession with the French Revolution (not to mention fashion week) was completely coincidental with this trip to Paris. Back at La Reserve and it could not be more dreamy!

Unlocked a new fixation…the French Revolution. All this time I’ve been buried in plague history, while Versailles gossip was right under my nose. Expect a steady stream of court facts!

Few things are sexier than a man who wants to retrace our steps abroad…international trip incoming.

Guess which dessert he picked…

Closed out the summer with a trip to DC and a new lover. Friday’s weather was just perfect for a pool day!

One of the things I love most about vintage furniture is thinking about who sat in that same chair and schemed over love letters and betrayal…or maybe they were just thinking about what they had for dinner, but I like to think it was the former.

Here is the before, wouldn’t you like to see the after?

After taking my birthday month to do some personal travels and celebrations, I’m back and excited for what the fall has in store 🥰 I’m also in the market for more book recommendations! Did anyone have any favorite reads over the summer?

Are you even a girl on the internet if you haven’t posted one of these?

A perfect Sunday on the water before a storm, caviar and all.

Night one of an East Coast getaway last night. Couples massage followed by a delectable dinner. Need I say more?

Been spending much of my summer very offline, some of the best moments came with a no photos policy. But I’ve got dates coming up with friends who love when I post. Both types are their own kind of wonderful. Back in New York…I love an afternoon rendezvous just as much as being whisked away.

We weathered the storm together on Monday with dirty martinis and oysters ❤️

Few things excite me more than a man who listens. He surprised me with tickets to a show I mentioned months ago, and what an incredible piece of theater we had the privilege of seeing! I made sure he knew exactly how much it meant to me…

Beating the heat with a day of self care, made even sweeter by the generous gentleman who sponsored the day ❤️ It’s the best feeling when he shows his care, even from afar.

Back in New York from somewhere a little cooler and ready for the steamy weather next week!

A date at Le Pavillon. I wore black, ate caviar (shocking, I know!), and stayed out of trouble (mostly). Caviar on pasta was a first. Care to guess if there were any others?

Summertime is for being online less and outside more imo.

Got taken to see Death Becomes Her and was literally scream laughing half of the time 😂 What an amazing show. The effects, the choreography, the costumes, the set design, I could go on. I’m so glad my loud laughter came off as charming…at least I think it did!

A perfect dinner date at Gramercy Tavern. It definitely lives up to the hype! The seasonal tasting menu was divine. Nothing like a great meal to make one ready for dessert…

Went to the Cloisters on a date Monday and left inspired in a few ways… Came away with new gift ideas after admiring these jeweled treasures, and the true realization that ‘art theft as foreplay’ might be my thing. He only looked mildly alarmed when I suggested it.

Spending my holiday weekend reading about the inspirational women that have come before ❤️

Last weekend in the West Village with someone special ❤️ And yes I realize it’s starting to look like I subsist on caviar alone.

If there’s a way to include caviar in a meal, I’ll always make it happen. What a lovely dinner date last night at Kappo Masa!

Thinking about how if I were a 19th century lady, I’d scandalize society by attending the opera unchaperoned, loving every minute of it.

More from my delicious duo with @adeledelaney.bsky.social The tasting menu at One White Street was almost as delectable as us…