You in one sentence
A joyful and hard-working worrier who loves nature.
On your desk
An official picture of Obama at his desk from a friend who used to work at the White House, several mugs of herbal tea and always some kind of boring paperwork that I have put off doing for the past few weeks.
On your
bedside tablE
Far too many books - I've just finished reading
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin.
Go to stationery piece
One of many Smythson notebooks.
Seaside or
mountain homE
Seaside.
Country or city
Country on the weekends and city during the week (I wish!)
Placé dinner
or stand up cocktail
Place dinner.
Best party
A wedding I went to on the tiny island of Spetses years ago. We ate at tables with our feet in the sand and danced till the sun came up.
Last party
My 30th just before lockdown!
Digital or paper invitation
Paper (or even a different material).
Signature
dinner-party touch
Jug of elderflower with mint and always far too much wine.
star sign
Pisces.
Last thank you note
A very belated thank you for a wedding present...!
Next Thank you note
For a beautiful, hand-painted toy box from my grandmother!
On your radar
The new Porsche x Aimé Leon Dore collaboration - I am cresting a vision board just to put this card on it.
Favourite adventure destination
New Zealand
What makes a home
The furniture
Top 3 on your Bucket List
Nimmo Bay in Canada, Amangiri in Utah and Nihi Sumba in Indonesia.
Wallpaper or paint
Wallpaper.
LA’s
best kept secret
I don't know yet but I'm willing to find out...
S is for serena and...
Serenity.
Baby nursery colour palette
Little Greene Rusling (9).
Pets?
Not yet but I would love to get a red toy poodle or a miniature Australian sheepdog.
who will receive your birth announcement first?
Family.
reading now
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman (if I could recommend one pregnancy book, this is it - it it hilarious).