Easter Candy

Frango Chocolate Mints

 

My favorite Frango Mint Chocolates are perfect for Easter. Ideal for not only Easter baskets, but for Easter gifting for adults, hostess gifts, grandparents, and the like. This 1 pound box is beautifully wrapped and is 44% off.

Reindeer Games @ CCC

Juliska Reindeer Games @ CCC

 

This is some of my collection of my favorite Christmas china, Juliska Reindeer Games. I love to use it over the holidays. It is sadly discontinued and sells for a fortune on places like eBay. Santa's reindeer are playing golf, tennis, skiing, and such. This is what they all do the rest of the year when not delivering Christmas gifts. I love using it for coffee and breakfast over the holidays.

Setting the Summer Table - Pineapples

Lenox British Colonial and Wicker Creek

 

Several people asked about the pineapples in the table setting in yesterday's post. The great news is that they too are Lenox and are available and are even on sale.

Valentine's Day Favorite

Frango Valentine's Day Heart Milk Mint Box of Chocolates

I always look forward to a box of my favorite Frango Mints for Valentine's Day. This darling heart box contains 50 pieces - more than a pound - 18 ounces of this iconic Chicago favorite.

A Holiday Tradition

Frango Mint Chocolates

 

When I was growing up in the Chicago area, every Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas dinner would end with a box of Frango Mints from Marshall Field's. And there was always a box under the Christmas tree.

"Frango mints are a brand of chocolate truffles first created for the Frederick & Nelson department stores. Traditionally flavored with mint and widely popularized by the Marshall Field and Company department store, they were later produced and distributed by Macy's department stores.

Historically associated with the Midwestern and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States, the candy is sold in various outlets throughout the country. Frangos were created by Seattle, Washington's Frederick & Nelson department store in 1918; the company and Frango trademarks were both acquired by Chicago's Marshall Field's department store, which introduced its recipe in 1929. Frango mints were produced in large melting pots on the 13th floor of the flagship Marshall Field's store on State Street for 70 years.

In the beginning of 2017, Garrett Popcorn Shops acquired the rights to sell Frango from Macy's."

(Wikipedia)

The Christmas Tree - Florida Edition

The Colony Palm Beach

I am crazy about Christmas trees here in South Florida that embrace an upscale and glamorous beachy look. This is an amazing example.

Chinoiserie Gifts and a Find

Amanda Lindroth

 

One of my favorite vignettes in one of my favorite interior design books is this vignette from Amanda Lindroth's wonderful book Island Hopping.

Island Hopping by Amanda Lindroth