Libraries are one of my favorite places on earth. Any type of library. Home library. Work library. Old fashioned libraries (from which one can actually check out books!). The smell of a library always lifts my spirits. New or old, but especially the old ones with their peculiar combination of old stone, dust and woodworm.… Continue reading Lovely Libraries
Inspired Living & Celebrating Life
Should-ing
How many times in the course of the day do you say, “I should do this” or even “I should REALLY do that”? I hope that after reading this post, you will reconsider “Should-ing”!
Happy 4th of July!
All the best wishes for a safe, fun, happy and Silver Lined 4th of July! America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact – the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality. ~Adlai Stevenson Below is… Continue reading Happy 4th of July!
Time to Go Home
After a wonderful time in Aspen, it is time to go H-O-M-E to Santa Barbara. Ahhh, after 6+ weeks, saying that out loud is music to my ears! It has been an incredible trip to Aspen, meeting new friends and getting reacquainted with familiar ones (notice: I did NOT say “old” friends!). Thanks to the… Continue reading Time to Go Home
SL Book: Anticancer: A New Way of Life
A friend gave this book to me shortly after my FBC (F-bomb breast cancer) diagnosis. I devoured it (pun intended!) immediately. In 1995, after undergoing chemotherapy and surgery for brain cancer, Servan-Schreiber, a clinical professor of psychiatry and neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, asked his oncologist if any lifestyle changes… Continue reading SL Book: Anticancer: A New Way of Life
Aspen Slip and Slide
Today, I thought I would make my one and only descent down Aspen Mountain – by foot. Why by foot, you ask? Why not by skis (like every other adventure-loving, athletic person), you ask? Well, for me, skiing is akin to suicidal ideation. I’m NOT a skier. No way. No how. In fact,… Continue reading Aspen Slip and Slide
Prevention is Protection
A dear friend of mine had a melanoma (skin cancer) removed from her forehead this week. FC (F-bomb Cancer). Her scare is a wake up call to me about the need to take every precaution against the sun’s dangerous rays.
Flyin' Five
Thank you all for your inquiries about not receiving a post yesterday. After 269 consecutive days, I decided to take a day off. If I haven’t said it enough, thank you again and again for reading the Brookside Buzz!
SL Book: American Fashion Travel
One of my new favorite books (perhaps it’s not new-new, but it’s new to me!) is American Fashion Travel.
San Francisco Blackbook
A friend recently asked if I was super excited to get out of San Francisco….to be DONE with my breast cancer treatments. Actually, I must separate the two. I’m ready to be DONE with treatment; however, I’ve fallen head over heels in love with San Francisco (a BIG Silver Lining)!