Today is another rainy day in Santa Barbara, which happens to be a Silver Lining in my life. When it is sunny here (as it is 350 days a year), the outdoors beckon in an irresistible way. I happen to love these grey and rainy days because it is an excuse to stay indoors and play catch… Continue reading Vogue's APT with LSD: Lily Maddock's Southampton Home
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Happy December! – Hamilton Wright Mabie
Wishing you a joyous December, full of love, health, peace and joy!
Friday Photos: A Full and Fun Week
Another week is gone? How is that possible? Hope you’ve had a week that is FULL of Silver Linings! A new bud after the rains… Millennium II exhibit by Chris Burden at LACMA with more than 1,000 cars racing around the track at any given time. It’s so cool! A beautiful place to sit at the beach.… Continue reading Friday Photos: A Full and Fun Week
The ABC's of Silver Linings: M for Miracles – Albert Einstein
Friday's Fixin's: Collard Greens and White Bean Soup
Recently, I came across a wonderful website called: Cook For Your Life (CFYL). It’s so great that I had to share it with you! CFYL was founded in 2007 by two-time cancer survivor Ann Ogden Gaffney. She teaches healthy cooking to people touched by cancer. CFYL believes that it’s not only the act of eating that… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Collard Greens and White Bean Soup
Style: The Herrera Life
Carolina Herrera is one of my favorite designers. Not only am I crazy about her designs, but I love the fact that she keeps much of her manufacturing in the United States (Silver Lining). To top off my affinity, last spring, I had the great and fortunate opportunity to meet both Mrs. Herrera and one… Continue reading Style: The Herrera Life
The ABC's of Silver Linings: L for Life – Charles R. Swindoll
Life Lessons in Tennis
For the first time in my life, I have joined a tennis team. I haven’t played a team sport since…well, high school. While I’d like to believe that high school wasn’t long ago, reality begs to differ. Though I never played tennis, I was the only girl on the boys varsity soccer team…which means that I’m… Continue reading Life Lessons in Tennis
The ABC's of Silver Linings: K for Kindness – Thoreau
pH Balance
Ever since my pesky bout with FBC (f-bomb breast cancer for new readers), I’ve been very conscious of eliminating foods and beverages that form acidity in the body. Why? Well, because I have been told (in multiple, no uncertain terms!) that FBC or any kind of FC (f-bomb cancer) thrives in an acidic environment (as… Continue reading pH Balance