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This Weekend Real Estate Stalking home is in the Manor neighborhood of Larchmont, NY.  It is another stunner with a gorgeous front porch.  I love the floors in this home.  The kitchen pendant lights are amazing and you have to check out the upstairs landing…….All Fabulous!!!  For more information on this beautiful house contact Nancy McCreery.

I just back from the nicest graduation party.  We are all in a party mood…and since the 4th is next week, I thought I would look for some 4th of July party inspiration.  I would love to throw a red white and blue party…now to decide what it would look like!!!  Bon Weekend!!!

I love 4th of July….its such a fun holiday.  Everyone really gets into the Red White and Blue.  Here are some of my favorite fashion picks for you to watch the fireworks.  I really cannot decide which I love the most….It might be the blue tunic.  I know its a splurge but I cannot help but think that it would look amazing with white jeans….

I love this Frances Valentine tunic…..

Have you ever been to The Palm in NYC, the 4th generation Steak House?  I go to the Palm in the Theater District before many of our blogger Broadway outings.  I also love the other Palm locations!!   My favorite is the Monday Night Chopped Salad.  Everyone loves their steak (its the best) and all of the yummy sides.  I was in the city last Thursday night and decided to have a pre-theater dinner with some friends at the West 50th location.  It must have been an off night because our waiter was not the best.  This is not at all common for The Palm.  Their philosophy is “treat guests like family, serve great food, and always exceed expectations.”  So we decided it was completely opposite from our other dinners there, probably just an off night and moved on.  Saturday night, I was in the city again and we decided to go back to The Palm.  Upon arriving, we mentioned that we didn’t want the same waiter and were hoping to sit in a different area.  The manager, Craig, came over, introduced himself, bought us a drink and found us a great table.  He felt so badly about our Thursday night experience.  He and our new waiter helped us pick out our dinner (though I stuck with my chopped salad as a starter).  They had some really wonderful suggestions for us.  Craig could not have been more hospitable or accommodating.  He used to live in Rye so we discussed so many things that we loved about our area.  He was a total gentleman and so professional and checked on us a few times throughout the meal.   Our dinner, per usual at The Palm was incredible.  We had to run to make a show so we quickly asked for our check…..GUESS WHAT!!!???????   To make up for our experience on Thursday, they treated us to dinner….Can you believe it?…Now that is customer loyalty.  Craig, I did not see you when I left, we were in a rush to get to the show…we stayed wayyyyyy too long at The Palm because we love it so much…..A million thank you’s for your kindness and understanding and the most amazing meal…..You have a Palm fan for life!!!!  
Here are some of the amazing dishes you can find at The Palm.  Make it your next NYC dining destination and if you do go to the West 50th location, tell Craig I say HI!!!!

After a crazy couple of months, I am trying to get back on track with my own life and also with my blogging schedule.  I found an awesome book for this week’s Book Club choice, Searching for Sylvia Lee by Jean Kwok.  This book not only was an NYT’s instant best seller, it was one of Jenna’s club pick on the Today Show AND it was named a most anticipated book by the NYT, Time, Marie Clare, Elle, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, The NY Post and soo many more!!!!  Here’s the story:

It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands for one final visit with her dying grandmother—and then vanishes.

Amy, the sheltered baby of the Lee family, is too young to remember a time when her parents were newly immigrated and too poor to keep Sylvie. Seven years older, Sylvie was raised by a distant relative in a faraway, foreign place, and didn’t rejoin her family in America until age nine. Timid and shy, Amy has always looked up to her sister, the fierce and fearless protector who showered her with unconditional love.

But what happened to Sylvie? Amy and her parents are distraught and desperate for answers. Sylvie has always looked out for them. Now, it’s Amy’s turn to help. Terrified yet determined, Amy retraces her sister’s movements, flying to the last place Sylvie was seen. But instead of simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth. Sylvie, the golden girl, kept painful secrets . . . secrets that will reveal more about Amy’s complicated family—and herself—than she ever could have imagined.

A deeply moving story of family, secrets, identity, and longing, Searching for Sylvie Lee is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of an immigrant family. It is a profound exploration of the many ways culture and language can divide us and the impossibility of ever truly knowing someone—especially those we love. – Amazon.com

To purchase this book for for more information, click HERE.