Rene once told me that I always have drama in my life. It’s not the kind of drama that involves tears, yelling, slamming doors or breaking dishes. What he meant was that I always have something new going on, whether it’s planning a trip or taking a new class or starting a new project. He’s [...]
Don’t worry – I didn’t jet off to Rome. (I wish I did. I am dying for some really good hazelnut and coconut gelato.) The Roman holiday I’m referring to is a beautiful place called the Getty Villa. Located on PCH (across the street from the Pacific Ocean), the Getty Villa makes its visitors feel [...]
I love moving. There’s something about being in a new place and making it your own that appeals to me. About two weeks ago we moved into a new place (my mother-in-law’s guest house in the back). Before moving in we made some changes – we painted two of the walls a robin’s egg blue [...]
The 4th of July was an exhausting day, a day spent driving and visiting lots of places. We were asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow at 11 pm. We decided to take it easy the following day, and made no plans aside from breakfast at Squat & Gobble. Inspired by crepes on [...]
(This post was originally scheduled for Monday, July 7, as in a week ago. I have been ridiculously busy over the past two weeks due to critical deadlines at work and on top of that, moving to a new place. After a weekend of renovations and moving I feel like one of the walking dead. [...]
I am a plant killer. I’ve bought (and been given) many plants over the years but none of them have ever survived. I’m known around my household as having a black thumb; I’m either putting too much water or not enough, or giving plants too little sunshine or too much. With me there’s no happy [...]
