The building of these lovely indulgences was owed in part to Edith Wharton, the novelist and chronicler of America's privileged classes.
Without really noticing the change, my wife and I have come to look on our New York friendships like hothouse flowers, lovely indulgences in need of sun and water.
They are four and a half inches high, hold six ounces (about the same as a typical flute) and, at $80 each, make a lovely holiday indulgence or gift.
However, lately, there has been a change of tide with the island seeing old manor houses, country estates, long-abandoned fincas (farm-houses) revamped and renewed with pride and indulgence into lovely rural retreats for the island's growing community of tourists.
So what other food indulgences did the lovely and talented Ms. Taylor and I share?
In London, where my indulgence to myself was splurging on a lovely hotel, One Aldwych, my first glimpse of the boys came late in the morning, when they would meet me for a workout in the hotel gym.
Yes, obviously you could simply fill a travel spray bottle with tap water, but the whole point of facial mist is self-indulgence, so I say treat yourself to a lovely one.
Dead Sea Source Coffee Indulgence Scrub 650ml, £8.99, Boots Grainy but not too rough, wonderful sweetened-coffee smell, leaves skin lovely and soft.
Yet, Puerto Rico isn't all about indulgence – there is a wealth of natural beauty too, and even within a short distance of San Juan are some lovely city beaches.
