Fall Fashion Foward

Fashion Forward: Get Ready for Fall Just because we don’t experience a prominent change of season in the City of Angels, doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the newest looks for the fall. Check out some of these hot looks:  …

Categories: fashion, pictures

Five Reasons You Should Travel

1.) Learning experience. Heading out into the world is a great way to experience new things and learn.  Travel and pick up bits of other languages, customs and of course, FOOD! If you have ever wanted to learn a foreign…

Categories: life, travel, travel tips

Travel Essentials

Since Oct. 1st I have been pretty much on the road, going from SFO-COL-BIRM-LAS-LAX-MAN-NYC-NCE.  Two of those trips (Birmingham/Vegas and New York/Nice) I never went back home to repack. Along the way, I noticed that there are some things that…

Categories: fashion, life, pictures

Art Gallery Showing

Regarding Gold Painted Images:    “ P.S. I had my first photo show up in Seattle last month and I exhibited some of your shots. I sold them for a charity and yours was one of the first to sell!”

Categories: art, charity, events

November is National Novel Writing Month

November. The month before Christmas. A mere 30 days, with a nice food ridden holiday(and 3 day weekend) thrown in. November is also National Novel Writing Month. Join 100,000 participants as they try to write a 175 page, 50,000 word novel…

Categories: writing

Viva Las Vegas

Mid October I spent in my second home, Las Vegas. It was nice to finally unpack, do laundry and sleep in my own bed. I was also meeting 2 friends in town to join in on the Vegas debaucher..um,..festivities.  After a couple of nights in, I…

Categories: travel

Birmingham, Alabama

 Back in Alabama! I actually love coming here; the city has the perfect balance of upscale cosmopolitan and small-town charm and ambiance.  There is no shortage of Southern Hospitality or great food! This trip took me to the brand new Hyatt…

Categories: events, food, life

Columbus, OH

Two-toned hair, gloomy weather and open-toed boots. Welcome to Columbus, OH. I found myself here for the Mid America Beauty Classic in the beginning of October. The economy must have hit Columbus especially hard, because downtown and the tradeshow was deserted.…

Categories: life, travel

Bay Area, CA

Long weekend = food, wine and fun. Croquet @ Meadowood. Domain Chandon Winery. Truffle Scrambled Eggs @ Epic in San Francisco.

Categories: drink, food, life

Maui, Hawaii

The last week  of September found me in Maui, Hawaii. For some reason, heading to Hawaii always seems to cast a sleepy-spell on me. The first day is usually a totally wash, as it was this trip. Did manage to…

Categories: drink, food, hawaii