Brené Brown shared this wonderful quote on her website and I felt compelled to share it here with you….
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Gifts: Travel
As you know, traveling is one of my favorite things to do. Buying gifts for friends who also like to travel is one of my second favorite things to do (Silver Lining)! Here are some things that I’m especially excited to pick up this holiday season: Alexandra Knight Passport Cover and Luggage Tag J.Crew Printed… Continue reading Gifts: Travel
Friday's Fixin's: Vegan Chili
After two years as a California resident, my blood has officially thinned. So please forgive me in advance when I say that it’s been a chilly willy 50 degrees lately and the evenings are dipping into the 40’s. Brrrrr…. The frigid temperatures (please remember the forgiveness!) have made me crave chili. Growing up in the… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Vegan Chili
Christmas Is – Dale Evans
Writing Inspiration
I’m gearing up to do a big writing project (details to follow). Between my proclivity toward procrastination and nerve bugs, I have been in computer-avoidance mode. However, a wonderful Silver Lining came from Advice to Writers the other day. It was a list of “writing secrets” from successful writers. I took the liberty of dolling the… Continue reading Writing Inspiration
Do You Remember Me?
Last weekend I was at a party – a big party – and a woman came up to me and said (the dreaded line), “Do you remember me?” That question has always caused me a great deal of anxiety, perhaps because I am paralyzed with fear when I cannot remember someone’s name and more often… Continue reading Do You Remember Me?
Christmas is a Bridge – Gladys Bagg Taber
Gift Guide: Home
Giving hostess gifts is one of my favorite genre’s. Is genre a proper term for gifts? Oh who knows? Anyhoo, I really love anything and everything for the home. Not sure if my recipients feel the same way, but I sure hope so! One of my favorite places to shop in Santa Barabara is Upstairs… Continue reading Gift Guide: Home
12.12.12
Happy 12/12/2012! Enjoy it now because it will be another 100 years before we see another 12.12.12! On this day of triple-12s, it’s interesting to consider how pervasive the number is now and always has been. The uniqueness of the number 12 has been recognized by mathematicians, scientists, meta-physicists, and society in general since the… Continue reading 12.12.12
