Little Jewels from Samantha

London called…and we went!

April 17th, 2012 by Samantha

The last week of March I had the great fortune of taking my daughter to London for a week to meet my new 5-month old nephew. We went with few plans other than to meet the adorable, new addition to our family and to see some of the main sights. We were graced with insanely [...]

A Note from Rainy Santa Barbara

April 13th, 2012 by Samantha

Hello Adesso Friends! My goodness…it has been a long time! Too long. We have been so busy at Adesso: designing our new Totem Collection, showing the new collection across the US (and seeing our new pieces across the US in some great press too!), traveling to Big Sur, CA (the Esalen Institute and the gorgeous [...]

Happy YOU Year!!!

January 1st, 2012 by Samantha

  My friend Jenn shared this with me this morning from Yoga Journal.  I thought it was amazing and wanted to share it with all of you!  Enjoy! Here’s to 365 new opportunities to practice being you. To practice being the beautiful, rad inspiration you are. How will you love more abundantly this year? How [...]

Buon 2012!!!

December 30th, 2011 by Samantha

As 2011 comes to a close, it almost feels as if I am already living the life I want to lead in 2012.  Sure, I would like to exercise more, take more quiet time for myself and probably a few other “pledge-like” claims you would find on many a New Year’s resolution list.  However, overall, [...]

Riding the end-of-the-year wave with calm and grace!

December 14th, 2011 by Samantha

Like most people I encounter these days, I am juggling the end-of-the-year madness presented by the holidays, finishing up those pressing things at work, my daughter’s impending school break, many fun activities on the calendar, travel and just a general wrapping up of loose ends.  It feels like one massive balancing act this time of [...]