I love this traditional toile design in a contemporary pencil sketch style, found on Ebay. It says “Little dreamer” in French. The polka dot fabric is, of course, Les Indiennes interior design fabric – organic cotton traditionally hand printed (no use of machines or electricity) by an artisan community in India. Brilliant way to support the continuation of very worthy ancient artisan methods. Check out www.lesindiennes. com for more fantastic textiles and interior design enchantment.

The comforter Eugenie, named after our great aunt from Paris (who brought our family from to Montmarte to Chicago) with an art nouveau goddess. She, the goddess, oversees John Pugh’s living room and he is a successful muralist in Truckee.

Monogramming by the genius Edith Mezard, (whisper…my hero) who brought back the art of monogramming in Provence, France. Her monogrammed linens sell internationally at boutiques and the Ritz hotel chains. This is a poem monogrammed on a linen panel.

Named after my Aunt Germaine, from Paris, who learned to be a seamstress and do monogramming in Chicago starting at the age of 13 to help support the family who just moved to the U.S. She was a painter too, and a very strong personality (tres formidable). Happy Thanksgiving Germaine, wherever you are!