Be Warm

It’s Halloween weekend and I am on Block Island where I have managed to escape for a couple of days of R & R.  It’s isolated up here, windy, cold and rejuvenating with the shroud of ocean air and autumn light that anoints this tiny jewel floating 12 miles off the coast of Rhode Island.  I have been here many times, on retreats with my friends, summering with my family, finding a moment of peace and poetry in an otherwise hectic life.  I love this place for its simplicity.  It is not pretentious.  It is a classic New England seascape replete with earthy people, whose respect for life’s basic needs are defined by a weathered and traditional lifestyle.  Mohegan Bluffs is my favorite beach, a sandy enclave whose rocky shoreline is now embraced by the rapture of winter’s waves.     Then there is the tiny Abrams Farm, a menagerie of exotic and domestic animals whose presence on this island is part of the homespun mystique.  Among them are llamas, camels, kangaroos, yaks, exotic goats, a miniature horse and a leopard that are growing their winter coats, armor against the onslaught of wicked weather.  The light is changing, washing the landscape in a cosmetic glaze.  This time of year is transitional.  It is a bridge between the golden warmth of fall and the heightened expectation of the winter holidays.

At home in the Northeast, we are hunkering down for the cold.   That’s why it’s a great time of year for robe business.  Bath robes are a major gift giving item and I have been scouring the market for a cozy style that answers to the multiple needs of warmth, relaxation and indulgence.   So, when I recently discovered this leopard faux fur wrap robe (301BL) from the California based loungewear brand, Spa La La, I realized I was on to something.   This soft, snugly and sumptuous robe from Spa La La’s Luxury Collection cloaks the body like a plush winter blanket.  Generous in fit in sizes S/M and L/XL and lined in silky brown charmeuse, it is machine washable for ease of care as well as comfortable to wear.   Find solace from the storm and stay warm.

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“Winter is the time for comfort. . .It is the time for home.” ~Edith Sitwell

Available At:

The Kitchen Sink:  Hockessia, Delaware

Simply Fresh:  San Marino, California

Inspiration Lingerie:  Brooklyn, New York

Bonne Nuit:  East Hampton, New York

The Creative Mill: Shiner, Texas

The Scarlett Alley:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mimi’s Closet:  Chestertown, Maryland

The Linen Closet:  Eureka, California

Between The Sheets:  Irvine, California

Tara Jade:  La Quinta, California

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