every morning I walk my dog Ruby along Ocean Avenue and then back past the Fairmont Miramar Hotel. Even though she makes me walk way too early for my taste(6:30am), I love it once we're out. It's so serene and beautiful at that time. I smell the ocean and watch the waves and it's the perfect start to my day. But at holiday time it's extra special because the hotel which has the most spectacular fig tree on its grounds decorates that very tree. They don't just throw on a bunch of lights, they adorn it like you would a beautiful woman.

The lights drape and swing like precious jewelry around the neck of a grand dame.

goin' to a party...

this is the time of year to pull it all out: the sparkles, the sexies...the stops!!!

make it a super sparkly holiday season!!!!

thankful n thoughtful...

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

kate register...

I am lucky. I have a little shop that not only feeds my own creativity but allows me to help others find their own.
One added bonus though, is that I get to hang the works of local artists on the walls of the shop. Tonight we're celebrating those of Kate Register, an artist that I was fortunate to meet through my friend Karen Hopkins, who has introduced me to many talents(thank you Karen!).
Not only is Kate a wonderful mother and all around great human, she has inherited the amazing talent of her father, the celebrated artist John Register.
If you're in Santa Monica please stop by tonight, November 10th from 6-9 for a glass of wine or 2 and meet Kate!

time...

as I get older this becomes more and more true

remember to turn your clocks back this Saturday night!!!

got the blues...

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fallin"

the autumnal equinox is September 23rd this year.

this is the day when light is equal to dark and balance is created between them.
enjoy...

goodbye summer...

I love summer, especially in Santa Monica where the days are never too hot and the nights have that yummy scent of ocean and flowers. The end always comes too quickly and I think this summer has gone by faster than most...

so goodbye summer...I'll miss you

don't give up...

this quote really resonates with me. it applies to just about anything...a job, a relationship, a project. if it stays with you day after day, then there's something to be learned or something to glean or something to be done. so do it.

shooz...

It just seems like the right moment to strap them on and walk!!!!!!

left my heart...

in San Francisco!!!!!
from the Ferry Building to the Picasso exhibit to Balenciaga to the Kabuki baths...
we walked it all and saw it all and ate it all!!!!

what a wonderful way to spend the 4th!!