Almost Summer
Sun and longer days—ah, yes—summer. At this time of year, here’s what’s bringing a smile to my face…I wonder what is “doing it” for you: ❤️ seeing a red fox saunter across our grass area, stopping under our plum tree to scratch […]
musings about food, travel, creativity and life
Art and Beauty
I Choose Yellow
What is your favorite color? Right now, mine is yellow. Not necessarily to wear, but to look at. Just like the sun, it lifts my spirits. Our courtyard is filled with yellow—a yellow table and chairs, yellow flower pots, yellow Gerbera daisies, yellow ceramic boots, […]
Just 24 Hours…🧡
We had been talking for quite a while about going to one of our favorite foodie destinations—Gayle’s Bakery and Rosticceria in Capitola (home to my all-time favorite biscottis!)— to hear the Hot Club Pacific Jazz group which performs there every Thursday evening. Finally, we did […]
Harvesting Words 💛
I love short quotes that seem to “say it all.” I have quite a collection of them, having saved them since high school. I remember an innkeeper in Door County, Wisconsin, who used to place a quote at each guest’s place setting for breakfast. It […]
Gather Together 🧡
So…there we were in Grocery Outlet buying a bag of popcorn for the road when I saw the “home decor” item in the photograph above. I had to have it. It seemed like a perfect reminder of what made our recent week in Tucson and […]
Staying “Up”💛
I’m buying lots of yellow flowers these days—yellow zinnias for the garden, yellow tulips for the house…my mini-attempts at bringing sunshine into my life as a counter balance to the shortening days that September brings. I’m also trying new things, like contra dancing (fun and […]
Wisconsin Winners❣️
Here we are in Madison, Wisconsin, enjoying all the summer fun this town offers. The weekly Saturday Farmers’ Market around the Capitol building is one of my favorite activities. All the shoppers and lookers walk counter clockwise around the square, slowly, which makes it easier […]
Here’s to “Joie de Vivre”❣️
We just returned to Madison from a two week escapade to London and Paris, our first international trip since the pandemic. Oh, my. It was filled with all the “Joie de Vivre” elements I love about travel, and life: ⋅great food,⋅beauty, art, fashion, ⋅wonderful people, […]
Challenging Times
Oh, my…how to begin…with feelings. Sadness for all the homes and lives lost in the Los Angeles fires. Gratitude to all the firefighters and first responders of all kinds who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Concern about the effects of a […]
GATHER
We are currently in Madison, Wisconsin, where autumn has a certain zing. It could be that it’s a university town with youthful energy everywhere; it could be the Farmers’ Market that overflows with sunflowers and dahlias, pumpkins of all sizes, apples and cheeses of […]
An Autumn Homage
Autumn. What a season—full and bright, with so many leaves turning red, orange, gold. Fruition and harvest time. And for some, a time of poignancy, too, a time of shifting light and letting go. For us, on the first day of fall, we had to […]