With the summer solstice approaching on June 21st, and then the deep, underwater days of summer, which I always estimate to be between...

My first magical brush with the magical nation of Switzerland was surprisingly through Uruguay. It was early 2007. I flew from my New...

In honor of all things vintage, I unveil a reworking of an old gem – a 2004 restaurant review entitled “The Forum at Dakshin.” It...

Now there’s Netflix and Amazon Prime, Hulu and On Demand. There’s streaming and downloading. There’s a smart TV or a dumb one – which...

Some things never go out of style – the little black dress, the beauty of a sunset – or a good friend boldly telling you, "At forty,...

I am "starting" this new year by "finishing" with my third installment from my newly completed book called "this is not a memoir." I am...

Last night marked an exciting, fun start to a 7-part series of reading "this is not a memoir."... I will be reading my memoir from start...

“I’ll have the PANINI!” my friend wailed to me from across the scary, run-down sandwich shop in Fresno, California. We had just spent an...

Let's face it. You don't get more vintage than a dinosaur. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant has the chicest, greenest dinosaur-waiter for a...

It's time to dust off my public speaking voice, rock a little to the oldies, and hopefully have a great time. Here I am at five, sitting...

During these deep, under water days of summer, my mind wanders – to places I’ve never been, to things I’ve never seen. This summer, I’m...

The below is my second blog installment from my newly completed book called "this is not a memoir." I am thrilled to share it with you. ...

I dip my fingertips in honeypot goo and dub thee "my favorite oldie rom-com.” Yes, the film “Vacation from Marriage” (1945) has...

The below is my first blog installment from my newly completed book called "this is not a memoir." I am thrilled to share it with you. ...

I love this old-school turntable I received for Christmas. The bright red color sings... just like Barbra Streisand at the "Bon Soir"...

1984. It was a “seminal” year for me. 'Twas the year I saw (drum roll) the movie “Romancing the Stone.” Just a wee girl of eight, I...

I finish this first blog year with a famous opening line – “It all started when…” And that it did. Picture it – January 2004. “It all...

A shimmery whispering yellow in the trees – it comes for me this time of year. Doctor Zhivago. In autumn, whenever I see a gust of wind...

This is one of the gifts I received for my birthday back in July... a truly vintage typewriter! And it's still functional! See the...

The other day I watched “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison” (1957), a wondrously windswept, sand-in-your-eyes, nun-luvin’ movie set in the World...