Last week I had yet another Silver Lined adventure orchestrated by the ever-amazing Indagare. Holy Moly. What an amazing company Indagare is! Their tag line is: “The next generation of travel wisdom.” Oh how that describes the company perfectly! This annual (all women’s) trip is always a health, wellness and rejuvenation experience, which happens to be the most… Continue reading Silver Lined Adventure Travel: Mii Amo in Sedona, Arizona
Inspirational Images & Motivational Photos
The Power of Photography: Hospice Portraits by Mary Landberg
Today’s post is a special one that is near and dear to my heart. Recently I came across a blog called Hospice Portraits written and photographed by Mary Landberg. Mary is a hospice nurse who creates hand portraits for families whose loved one is at the end of life. In so doing, she gives her patients… Continue reading The Power of Photography: Hospice Portraits by Mary Landberg
Friday Photos: A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That
How was your vacation? I hope that it was fantabulous. Between Christmas and New Year’s, the HOTY, Sweetly Six and I have had a whole lotta fun, what with hiking, water slides, tennis, and rainbows, how could it be anything other than amazing? I hope that your New Year is off to a wonderful start… Continue reading Friday Photos: A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That
Friday Photos
What a week it’s been. Phew. I’ve never understood how a week can pass at warp speed while the days can be very lonnnnng. We are full of Holiday Cheer here in Santa Barbara. Sending you the Merriest of Merry Wishes for a spectacular Christmas, full of Silver Linings! The view from my chair at the… Continue reading Friday Photos
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
A Thousand Words – Elizabeth Messina
This weekend, my dear friend and photographer extraordinaire Elizabeth Messina published (on the Huffington Post) the most incredibly beautiful and equally inspiring open letter (& photograph of her son, above) to President Barack Obama. Here is the link to the letter: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-messina/moms-open-letter-to-president-obama_b_2001956.html I hope that when you read it, the message opens your heart and enlivens your… Continue reading A Thousand Words – Elizabeth Messina
Friday Photos: Food, Flowers and Fun!
This has been a wonderful week, full of food, flowers and fun (in San Francisco!). I never cease to be amazed by or grateful for all of the Silver Linings in my life. Really and truly. I’m in a place of full-on gratitude and appreciation…. Speaking of which, thank YOU all for reading The Silver Pen!… Continue reading Friday Photos: Food, Flowers and Fun!
Friday Photos: A Whirlwind of a Week!
It’s been a whirlwind of a week, from Washington to California. From the chemo infusion center to the pumpkin patch. My head is a wee bit spinny, but as always, I’m grateful for all of the Silver Linings in my life! Sweetly Six at the pumpkin patch. Check out those fingernails. The girl was having… Continue reading Friday Photos: A Whirlwind of a Week!
Friday Photos: Lots of…
This week has been a complete and total whirlwind! I don’t know if I’ve been pitching or catching. Lots of travel. Lots of fun. Lots of stress. Lots of Silver Linings. LACMA Light Posts Beloved Buzz. My Fur-Therapy. Saturday morning Soccer hair Bruce Springsteen at Wrigley Field in Chicago A happy day of apple picking!… Continue reading Friday Photos: Lots of…
Friday Photos #2: A Great Week!
Three of my favorite things from the farmer’s market: garlic, tomatoes and basil. YUM! Buzz rockin’ the football. About 8 minutes after I took this, he proceeded to rip it to shreds. The only thing he’s demolished since we adopted him last year…& he had so darn much fun that I couldn’t really get mad… Continue reading Friday Photos #2: A Great Week!