This World Is Not My Home: Danny Lyon Photography

      On my ride back home from my trip up north, I decided to take a break & miss some traffic by hanging on State Street in Santa Barbara. One thing I always check out while there is the beautiful Museum of Art […]

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My World Right Now…

  No, friends, King Kong didn’t stop by for a visit. These images are my apartment looking “better” since I donated afew things, sold an air conditioner & put boxes in the car to store at Grandma’s. Ah, packing…. How’s your first week of Summer […]

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TAG! You’re IT.

(Your author. At The LA Times Festival of Books.) Chris Lam has tagged me from A to Z….I feel like I am in high school again 😉 Join the fun if you wish!   A. Attached or Single? In a relationship with myself. B. Best […]

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The Hollywood Fringe Festival: Bobbywood

Have you ever watched I Love Lucy? Or, if you’re like me, have you ever watched I Love Lucy seriously thousands of times?! For me, as a huge fan, nothing tops the hilarious season of them all: When The Ricardos, Mertzes & later, Lucy’s Mother, […]

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Mustard Salmon Dinner from New Paleo Book, Elana’s Pantry!

Afew weeks ago, I reviewed the new book, Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry & offered a giveaway that now has a winner, kick butt blogger, Chris Lam (Congrats, Chris!). With that post, I featured a gluten-free brownie recipe & have since thought I might have […]

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Summertime Changes….

Everything is suddenly falling into place. I got approved today for my new apartment & will be in LA officially beginning this July. My Internship with The Hollywood Fringe is underway & reminding me just how much I love the theatre & my appetite for creativity […]

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The Santa Barbara Mission….

Although I am not a practicing Catholic, I have a soft spot for the California missions. I keep track of all I have visited & have my favorites. Santa Barbara, being one of them. For this late-night edition of Wordless Wednesday, I thought I would […]

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Me Love Me at The Hollywood Fringe Festival

Previews have kicked off with a vengeance at The Hollywood Fringe Festival & I truly do not know where to start at planning my schedule of plays to check out. I did, however, see my first of (hopefully) many last week: The dark comedy/tragedy, Me Love […]

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A Spot of Tea with Tea Savant….

Tea Savant is an awesome online store out of Los Angeles offering the finest in, you guessed it, any & all kinds of TEAS you can imagine. Since meeting up with them via Twitter, we began to chat & I was so excited when they […]

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Searching for Mermaids in Shell Beach….

Next door to Pismo Beach, CA is one of my favorite little hideaways called Shell Beach. I find something exceptionally magical about this tiny shore town & expect mermaids or sea creatures to pop out to say hello. Last month while I was up north, I took a […]

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10 Things I Have Learned with my Dog (so far…)

1) I rarely use my bed anymore. If he’s more comfortable below the couch listening to the TV, falling asleep to Law & Order: SVU it is. 2) I suddenly need to be SOCIAL when I go for a walk. Everybody wants to coochie-coo with him, play with him, […]

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Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry, #PreOrderSpecial & #Giveaway!

Entries for this giveaway are now closed. Congrats to the awesome winner, Chris Lam! Remember to order Paleo Cooking for great healthy recipes! 🙂 The forthcoming book, Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy Free Recipes is filled with easy, not to mention delicious […]

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