The history of Valentine ’s Day

Casanova | February 8, 2010

Valentine’s day originated as a pagan celebration in third century Rome. The God Lupercus, protector of the shepherds and their flocks was celebrated every February at a feast called Lupercalia. During Lupercalia, in honor of the goddess Juno Februata, names of young women were put into a box and drawn to match boys who would [...]

Back from Maison & Objets in Paris

Monsieur Frog | January 31, 2010

What an experience!
MAISON & OBJETS is Paris’ most trendy, fashionable, home decoration trade show held twice a year.
We arrived in Paris on Thursday for the show’s opening on Friday January 22nd. The weather was of course cold, but inside we warmed up to exciting new concepts!
The show has 6 theme halls and we spent [...]

Back from the Beaujolais

Monsieur Frog | November 23, 2009

Hello,
If you were at the Beaujolais Wine Festival last Friday in Dallas, it was a real blast. We shared a glass (or two) of Beaujolais with many of you and had a lot of fun. The elegant classic Laguiole knives were our best sellers, but many of you also loved the beautiful wine [...]