I enjoy the Christmas lights, the festive mood, the sudden rush to see friends before the year closed, the exchange of presents, the outpo...

For the first time in six years, I have to give Mr Ropp's twice-a-year warehouse sale a miss... Look at the dates! I cannot get away...

I cant be contented with yesterdays glory I cant live on promises winter to spring Today is my moment, now is my story Ill laugh and Ill ...

Guangzhou is not a tourist destination - it is unmistakably a hub for wholesalers and manufacturers of consumer products. There are onl...

I am back.I am whole again. It's been seven months since I last posted anything. Seven months of disappointments with certain p...

I didn't like the woman way back when. I didn't like the woman through the years. So I haven't seen the woman for the last few ...

I still look forward to this. Not the factory sale, per se. I love Paul Ropp creations, but I have p-l-e-n-t-y Paul Ropp clothes in my close...

Bottom left picture - from left: Pathy (sommelier, Table@7) Daniel Chathiard (owner, Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte ) Eugenia & Karl (owner...

was the month I took a short break, in of all places, China. Specifically, Beijing and Harbin. More of that later. I have also taken the tim...

I have used the time to keep counsel with myself. I am taking longer than I planned to. But it was necessary, and it has been good. Now I wi...