Meet the Mom behind the Blog!

Hi, I’m Lynn! A.S.I.D Interior Designer and Master of Architecture, Mom, Wife, Coffee fanatic and pool-jumper-inner; documenting our life on the water in San Francisco, coastal living in CA, motherhood and luxury travel. Mines a Dark β€˜n’ Stormy 🍹


Long time, no intro! It’s been such a long time since I did a little intro post and given the recent growth over on IG, it felt like the right time!


HERE ARE A FEW FUN FACTS YOU MAY
NOT KNOW ABOUT ME…

  • I was once on a synchronized swimmers team and then swam competitively in college! πŸŠβ€β™€οΈ

  • I’ve never had a pet besides two hamsters and fish!

  • I have degrees in Fine Art in Interior Design and a Masters in Architecture 🎨

  • I’m obsessed with photography and interior design πŸ“Έ

  • I’ve been published twice in a San Francisco Mom’s magazine & O. The Oprah Magazine!

  • I’m from a small town in Upstate NYπŸ—½

  • My Mom was one of the first female Nuclear Physicists working for G.E.

  • I don’t like salads πŸ₯—βŒ

  • I have an online jewelry store where I sell vintage gold jewelry

  • I’m obsessed with vintage gold cocktail rings ✨

  • My dream is to renovate an old barn

  • My favorite food is lobster dipped in lotsa buttah 🦞🀀

  • My husband is from Romania πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄

  • I used to be an athletic model and now my kids do a little bit themselves

  • My favorite sports are snowboarding and swimming

  • Being under water is my happy place 🌊🫢🏼


Making Lynn’s perfect Dark’n’Stormy

Ingredients

  • 1 (generous) shot of ZAYA rum

  • Β½ lime, freshly squeezed

  • Ginger beer

  • Garnish: lime wedge

Steps

  1. Add rum and ginger beer to a tall glass filled with ice.

  2. Top with the freshly squeezed lime juice.

  3. Garnish with a lime wedge.

  4. Chin, chin! 🍹

Photo / Tim Nusog


22/23 Bucket List (so far)

βœ… Learned to play tennis and actually competed in a match

βœ… Travelled to Vegas as a family aprΓ©s kids

βœ… Visited Switzerland in the Summer finally

βœ… Bought a place in Tahoe

βœ… Went Skiing and Snowboarding in Tahoe

πŸ”˜ Renovate our home (starting with the kitchen!)

πŸ”˜ Travel to Antarctica to see the whales πŸ‹

πŸ”˜ Learn to play golf

I would love to know more about you! Tell me 3 random facts about yourself in the comments…

All Lynn photos Β© Justin Hackworth, Alt Summit 2023

Vintage Lucien Piccard Watch with 24k Gold Coin and 18k Gold Head

Vintage Thin Gold Smooth and Patterned Bangle Pair

Vintage Gold Mother and Baby Elephant Bracelet