May celebrations and Shubrah.com trunk show and sale

Our travels took us to Florida in April. Spring break seemed to be the perfect time to visit the parks and beaches in Florida. Other than some very irritating experiences with Jetblue, it was a wonderful week of food, fashions, festivities, sun, sand and all things Floridian. First of all, the JetBlue flight was three hours late leaving Boston, so we arrive at 3 a.m in the morning in Palm Beach to find my carefully packed suitcase missing! Yes, everyone else had their bags, mine was missing! Apparently it decided to take a flight to LAX by itself. But being the person that I am, I had some of my recycled cotton sari dresses and organic cotton tees in my carry on. We went for a splendid brunch to the Breakers in Palm Beach without feeling that I needed to take down the curtains in my brother in law's apartment and make myself a quick sarong!





Raw bar at the famed Circle brunch at The Breakers on Sundays!

Painted ceilings and ancient chandeliers

Harry Potter's world in Orlando

What can I say about the weather in Florida this time of year? Millions of flowers, 80 degrees and perfect sunny days. All week! We then drove to the famed Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, which my children were waiting to visit. As usual, an amazing experience. Which could not be dampened by the long lines, as every Tom, Dick and Harry (pardon the pun) was there for the break from the cold in our northern states. We pretended to be Hermione, Harry, Ron and searched for wands, wizards and witchcraft for a couple of days. Meanwhile, my suitcase was missing in action for two days in a row, having being seen leaving LAX for NYC (yes, it likes the fashion hotspots). JetBlue told me that I could get $25.0 per day. Where can one buy a set of clothing, underwear, toiletries and sensible shoes for that amount? While we were dealing with my missing luggage situation, a newspaper article highlighted a bill that might be passed soon where airlines will need to compensate passengers for missing baggage to the full amount! Amen to that! Finally, my suitcase arrived on the third day, after many phone calls to the airline. We drove to Palm Beach the next morning for a much needed vacation of sun, sand, people watching and eating amazing meals!

The singing frogs in Harry's world!

Hermione's dress in the dressmaker's shop at HP world!

Ready to take the Hogwarts Express to the world of wizards?

The Breakers in Palm Beach is a grand, old, turn of the century vacation spot on the beach. Amazing pools, places to eat and plenty of shopping there or on nearby Worth Avenue. We sampled wonderful seafood, fruits, Asian fusion, Italian and American bistro cuisine. As a family, we like to eat, swim and then dress up for dinner to eat some more, while on vacation! The staff are warm and friendly, the resort was completely full due to Spring break, Easter and weddings. We caught a glimpse of some of the beautiful ceremonies planned outdoors and indoors. And of course, always included in this blog are pictures of the amazing flora and food!






Palm Beach and a white Rolls!


Interiors at the Breakers- books to inspire!





Florida beaches








Gardens and sunsets




Beaches and music!


Gorgeous flowers

Wedding preparations at the Breakers

ZZ Top look alike Band in City Place


Our annual May trunk show and sale is being planned for May 20th to May 23rd. Come and shop and support this local business and we will donate 10% of the sales to the Lexington Education Foundation, the wonderful non- profit organization that supports the Lexington Public Schools. Hope to see you all at the sale or you can shop online! Happy May, Mother's Day, graduations, weddings celebs and the return of warm weather!



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Spring in Delhi

March was a month of very cold temperatures in Boston and a very late burst of final snow (we hope) on April 1st! Delhi was warm and the flowers were in full bloom everywhere. We played Holi- the festival of spring with dry and wet colors. Water guns and balloons filled with colored water are essential tools to celebrate this fun festival. The latest in Delhi are these organic colors, created with petals of flowers and herbs, to be less harmful to your skin and complexion than the chemical colors usually used. Back to the basics. How fabulous is that? I have added some
pictures of the brand that we used while playing Holi.

The eco-colors that my friend graphic designer Priya Verma used were all organic and
made from flowers and herbs.


Up next - places to eat, be seen and see in Delhi. Cricket fever was on in full swing when I landed there. The World Cup championships were on. The way the urban young watch cricket in India now is to go to the local mall with their friends. The big screens (by which I mean giant) are up every where- outdoors, in restaurants, etc. Everyone eats, drinks, mingles, watches the match and then goes home to sleep. The malls are packed and they make money! A novel concept?







Holi decorations at the Leela kitchen area

Had a wonderful fusion south east Asian meal at the Leela in Gurgaon with some girlfriends. Olive in Mehrauli is an old farmhouse, white washed stucco European-ish venue with Italian food. The venue is gorgeous, the band was fabulous, all male, new age rock - I did not get their name. The weather was just perfect for an outdoor meal under the great big banyan tree in the courtyard. My all time favorite meeting place is the Hyatt Regency - Coffee shop and the Spa. Business meetings, casual lunches, going to the spa...just wonderful. I took my mother for a facial there- my gift to her for her birthday (which is always around Mother's day) and she loved it. She took me to the Habitat center, where she often goes to see shows and plays. Her interest in the arts, movies, books, plays and music is inspiring and infectious!


Wine selection is great at the Leela


Glass lighting at the Leela








Flowers at the Hyatt lobby

Lexington education foundation dinner






Olive - Delhi





Spring Gardens







Today the sun is shining and there is some warmth in the air....could Spring finally be here? So what are we doing about updating our wardrobes? Looking forward to dressing our bride and her groom this month and fitting them up. I will be posting pictures after their wedding in July, so reading the blog for further updates. Meanwhile, don't forget to watch the Royal wedding this month, to see what she will be wearing!

We have some wonderful recycled cotton sari dresses at Shubrah.com as well as all our light as air silk chiffon cover ups and dresses for the beach. If you are looking for some snazzy striped shirts for the man in your life, look no further. Time to shop!

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