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TASTE THE GOOD LIFE

“Take a minute and realize how fabulous you really are... at forty (and beyond)! These are the best years of your life, so let’s explore the very best in food, travel, beauty, recipes and restaurants, fashion and so much more. Experience the latest trends with me - what’s hot, what’s not, and what you really want - to make the second half the best half! Live your dream, take a taste of the good life and enjoy it all!”

– Fran Berger

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summer punch feature

Recipe for Summer Punch: Champagne, Fruit, and Fun Ice

An adult drink with champagne that only looks fruity sweet (it isn’t). It’s summer and that means outdoor or indoor…

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Summer cocktail, champagne, entertaining, entertaining family, entertaining friends, entertaining tips, pink champagne, punch, summer days, summer punch, summer treat ideas, summer weather, summertime treat

How to replace ‘pack and move’ with ‘purge and love’.

Use Your Move to Declutter your Entertaining Spaces

How to replace ‘pack and move’ with a little ‘edit and love’. I love my clients and I love my…

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buying a new home, downsizing, help with moving, life change, lifestyle change, moving, pack and move, packing, purge and love, unpacking

Valentine’s Day with Frozen Sweet Wine Strawberries

It’s the small things that count: frozen strawberries that will make your guests gush! A friend of mine admitted the…

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Bonny Doon vineyard, Valentine's Day, appetizer ideas, appetizers, celebrating friends, entertaining ideas, food ideas, frozen strawberries, gift ideas, love, party ideas, treats, valentines, wine strawberries

2018: Fran’s list of Gifts for Women

Challenged by originality? Remember to be thoughtful. It’s probably a huge generalization, but I think it’s a lot easier to…

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Christmas gift ideas for women, Gifts for women, Hanukah gifts, gift ideas for women, gifting, great gift ideas, new year’s day gifts

Travel

Fran Berger and friends in Napa.

Napa is my favorite place to disappear.

Thinking about Napa. It’s so much more than just a place to drink wine. One of the best things I…

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Napa, bottled wine, life, lifestyle, new world wine, old world wine, rosé wine, travel, travel tips, wine chat, wine collection, wine tasting, winechat

Negroni is a great summer drink

Summer Cocktail idea for you and your friends

La Dolce Vita with a Negroni cocktail recipe: gin, Campari, Vermouth and a twist of Orange peel. Even if you’ve…

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Bombay Sapphire, Campari, Florence, Summer cocktail, Vermouth Rosso, cinzano, esquire, gin, italy, luigi bormioli, mixed drinks, mixology, orange

Fran Berger 2018 Welcome

Another Year with Sophisticating Living

What I’ve learned about sophisticated living – and how I’m taking it to the next level in 2018. A friend…

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cookingtips, decor, entertaining at home, entertaining tips, home, home cooking, hosting tips, kitchen tips, sophisticated living, tips, travel tips

Fran's tipping guide for the holidays

How Much to Tip when I travel?

Tipping guidelines for keeping up with etiquette while traveling. There are general travel tipping guidelines, but during the holidays it’s…

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handy tipping guide, how much should you tip, how much to tip, tip, tipping, tipping at hotels, tipping at restaurants, tipping etiquette, tipping hotel housekeeping, tipping hotel valet, tipping room service, tipping servers, tipping skycap service, travel tips

Life Styles

A place for coffee in your kitchen

How to set up a hot beverage station for your morning ‘brew’.

It’s so easy to create a place for coffee or tea in your kitchen. We all have our routines that…

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Williams Sonoma, chemex, coffee, coffee cups, coffee mugs, espresso, french press, mariage freres, nespresso, tea, tea cups

Fran Berger and friends in Napa.

Napa is my favorite place to disappear.

Thinking about Napa. It’s so much more than just a place to drink wine. One of the best things I…

Continue Reading »

Napa, bottled wine, life, lifestyle, new world wine, old world wine, rosé wine, travel, travel tips, wine chat, wine collection, wine tasting, winechat

How to replace ‘pack and move’ with ‘purge and love’.

Use Your Move to Declutter your Entertaining Spaces

How to replace ‘pack and move’ with a little ‘edit and love’. I love my clients and I love my…

Continue Reading »

buying a new home, downsizing, help with moving, life change, lifestyle change, moving, pack and move, packing, purge and love, unpacking

Fran shows us things we didn't know about placemats.

Dress up your table with just the right placemats!

For every meal you host, there’s a place setting that’s perfect to celebrate the event and mood. When I think…

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decorating your dining room, decorating your dinner table, dinner, home decor, ideas for dinner, ideas for place settings, placemats, setting the table, table cloth, table setting, table top

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