Hi Everyone!

As my first journal entry - which admittedly, I left off for far too long - I considered a range of topics, from extolling the sustainable benefits of a picnic to listing event trends as a creative ‘in-the-know’. Or just waxing nostalgic about my first picnic memories…

But the truth is that, following the year we’ve all had, we don’t need another expert opinion or self-important rumination. It feels kinder to close out 2021’s last few days with a handful of gentle words. To be the patter of rain that taps the surface of a koi pond, rather than the din and whirr of all that world outside.

So, as we lay the chapter of this year to rest and wait with bated breath at what new surprises 2022 has in store, I simply want to thank you all - my readers, my clients, my friends...

Thank you for hanging in there, for making the best of things, for smiling and caring, for getting up every day and sharing your efforts and hopes and love with others. We are in it together - in traffic and at work and school, in the store and the flight and the doctor’s office…we are united in our exhaustion, in our enthusiasm, and in our empathy. And who among us could not use some self-care and chocolate and time off? Not to mention fairness and kindness and understanding.

I wish that this New Year bestows on you the key to your dreams, just as your love and support is the key to mine. I can’t wait to see you in 2022, to make some beautiful Boho memories together, and to report on the best napkin rings for the Spring Season;)

Until then, with the warmest wishes,

Carola