Travel to West Marin If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that last month, I had a runaway weekend in West Marin County. When I say runaway, I mean run.away. Despite the fact that I tend to present myself as a living out loud kind of person, I am an introvert at heart. I… Continue reading Travel to West Marin
Adventure/Travel
Let’s Have a Picnic!
Let’s Have a Picnic! Did you know that in 2000, a 600-mile picnic took place on July 14 in France to celebrate the first Bastille Day of the new millenium? Or that the first picnic table was designed in the late 1800s? Or what the fact that one of the earliest accounts of a picnic… Continue reading Let’s Have a Picnic!
USS Ronald Reagan in Santa Barbara
Over the weekend, the aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan was docked in Santa Barbara. The HOTY & I had the great and amazing good fortune to tour it. Uh huh. I am still pinching myself. I have to tell you that it was one of the coolest most amazing and jaw dropping experiences of… Continue reading USS Ronald Reagan in Santa Barbara
Under My Skin Play in New York
Under My Skin Play in New York If you happen to be in New York City this Memorial Day weekend, I highly recommend seeing a play that has just opened at the Little Schubert Theatre called Under My Skin, written by Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser (of The Nanny fame). I had the great opportunity to see… Continue reading Under My Skin Play in New York
A Labor of Love. It’s How He Rolls
A Labor of Love. It’s How He Rolls It is always so magical to come across a story that gives me goosebumps and stops me dead in my tracks. Today, I stumbled across this article in the International Business Times (random reading for me!) and boy oh boy, was I inspired and enthralled! So, of course,… Continue reading A Labor of Love. It’s How He Rolls
Travel Adventures: Pinewood Social in Nashville
Pinewood Social in Nashville Earlier this spring I had the great opportunity to visit Nashville on The Silver Lining book tour. I hadn’t been there in yeaaaars. It has changed so much! I cannot say enough about the city. Between the music, food and people…my oh my! One extra special place is a must-visit restaurant by the… Continue reading Travel Adventures: Pinewood Social in Nashville
The Reluctant Vacation
The Reluctant Vacation! For the first time since beginning the blog, I am taking a vacation. A real and true vacation from the blog. Wow. Even writing that makes me feel nudge-y. I feel nudge-y because writing the blog is something that I have done at least 5 days a week for the past 3… Continue reading The Reluctant Vacation
Cloud Gate in Millennium Park Chicago
Cloud Gate in Millennium Park Chicago Chicago is definitely “My kind of town…” We moved from Chicago to Santa Barbara 3 years ago. The HOTY (Husband Of The Year) lived in the city his whole life and I lived there for about 16 years. Now, I love living in Santa Barbara (and in fact can’t… Continue reading Cloud Gate in Millennium Park Chicago
Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter
Bookworm: Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter Thanks to the recommendation of a bibliophile friend, I have just finished Lea Carpenter’s book, Eleven Days. Wow. It’s a great one! The book opens with a middle-class, hard working single mom, named Sara who “is no longer sure what she fills her days with” because her only son,… Continue reading Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter
Santa Barbara Activities for Kids
This week it has been a great honor to be included as a contributor on one of my FAVORITE blogs, GeorgeandRuby.com. A great Silver Lining this spring was meeting Marissa Kraxberger, an avid traveler, mom of two (adorable!) children who also happens to blog for Oscar de la Renta “about the whirlwind of fashion + social media… Continue reading Santa Barbara Activities for Kids