musings about food, travel, creativity and life
“Fun”—that’s what the tag on my travel bag says. Thankfully, I have had much of it on our East Coast trip. In between the cornerstones of loving times with family and friends have been unique on-the-road discoveries, many of which centered around food—what a […]
”Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” —James Beard I love traveling—here, there, everywhere. Right now, we are in Madison, Wisconsin, where […]
The sun is out today—woo-hoo! We need that! These last few months in California with one atmospheric river after another have been challenging. To stay strong and resilient, everyone had to look for hope and inspiration wherever they could. For me, some of […]
We have been doing mini-trips lately…easy little jaunts that give us new tastes of local-ish life. I have been amazed at how “little” and “close” can give so much. Take our trip to Santa Cruz the other day…just under 60 miles from our Carmel Valley […]
How are you doing out there in holiday land? I don’t know about you, but I’m looking for comfort and joy this holiday season. Oh, yes. And here’s what I’ve come up with so far… ❤️My morning lattes with my chocolate almond waiting on the […]
Discovering fun new food is always an upper for me. So in Madison, I’ve been “up” a lot! One food find, a bread purchase at the Farmer’s Market, led us to the bakery source, interestingly enough called Origin Bakery; while there, we saw the bakers […]
Happy May! 🌸 It’s Spring and flowers are a-bloomin’ 💐 And what a joy they are —hits of light, color, beauty and happiness. I seem to be buying more and more each day. And I want to display them the best I can. To […]
Welcome, Spring! May you bring warmth, health, and smiles to all. Here’s what have been making me smile of late… 🌷…our home garden… where our 10 foot planter, which housed last year’s “corn field,” is now our daffodil patch. The red tulips right in front […]
We are currently on a road trip to the desert—Joshua Tree and beyond. We will be hiking with Wisconsin friends, revisiting spots we encountered forty years ago (!) when we took our first trip together to Palm Springs, and visiting new-to-us spots like the Desert […]
My book club recently met at a local winery to have a discussion. But we didn’t meet to discuss a book. Rather, we met to explore what word we would each choose as a theme for the year. This idea was based on a New […]
The traveler in me is looking for creative ways to be happy. Right now, close-to-home VW van trips seem to be doing it for me and us, and for that I am thankful. Our latest trip in Baci—our van’s name, meaning kisses in Italian—was to […]
I think there’s a fire pit in our future! We’ve been around a few, so to speak, in the last few weeks, and I t’s been wonderful— cozy and fun, a celebration of togetherness, a setting for uplifting conversations and a scene for great desserts—S’mores. […]
These last few weeks, I have been needing inspiration. I felt I wanted a little adventure, but I couldn’t put my finger on where. Then I got an image of biscotti from Gayle’s Bakery in Capitola. THAT’s what I wanted and where I wanted to […]
“What I like best about San Francisco is San Francisco.” —Frank Lloyd Wright It was time. Time to visit my childhood hometown of San Francisco. And to even stay over a few nights in the Marina District—woo-hoo! I got to see Golden Gate Bridge, hear the […]