Spoiling me is entirely optional! I include ideas for trifles and baubles because you get a sense of someone’s personality from what they enjoy. That said, I delight to thoughtful surprises and it’s fun to begin a date with effusive thanks.

If you’d like to bring along something for us to share, I prefer dry, mineral-driven bubbles or wine. If I’m at proper bar I’ll take a Boulevardier. What’s your poison? I also love flowers: peonies, roses, ranunculus and tulips are favorites, but surprise me!

From Afar

For a treat from afar, gift cards are a great way to go. Uber, Amazon, Intermix, Maria Tash are all delightful choices. 

I also have a wishlist filled out on Net-A-Porter and Giftful. 

You will learn that I have a near pathological interest in sparkly earrings, lush bedding and plants.

Up Close

If you’re thinking that you’d like to be there for the unwrapping, I dearly love lingerie, and could list so many treasured makers.  Fleur de Mal, Kiki de Montparnasse and Cosabella are my favorites, but I have pieces by AP, Huit, HB, and Edge o’ Beyond (to name just a few…)

Please don’t hesitate to ask if you’d like to see a variety.  Size 6, 34C, small or medium dress (but I take a large knicker because I hate being pinched).

Wild Cards

More wild card things that while less sexy are dearest to my heart?  All are about movement, adventure and creation.  I love being out on the water, and am a moderately OK sailor, excellent swimmer, and half decent SCUBA diver. I am petrified of sharks so I’d like to go on shark dives (familiarity breeds appreciation, in my opinion). I am also a very poor surfer! Which means I must practice. I love ballet, theater, the NBA and WNBA: there are always tickets I am considering.  Flying lessons, ski excursions, bare boat charters, kayaking, backpacking, biking a new country- my most treasured possessions are memories.  I want to make more of them.

If we really get to know each other: I am always working on something. Those who help me achieve my visions live in the warmest part of my heart.