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Nov 12, 2017
... Cozy "There's No Place Like Home"
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...
Oct 28, 2017
...All Traveled Out? "Never Say Never"
“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...
Oct 14, 2017
...Dino Green "A Birthday Barbecue"
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...
Sep 3, 2017
...Excited and Nervous "Memoir Reading Today!"
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...
Jul 27, 2017
...Navajo Turquoise "My Land of Enchantment"
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...
Jul 16, 2017
...Big City Girl (excerpt 2 from "this is not a memoir")
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. ...
May 29, 2017
...Honeypot Yellow "They're Like Winnie the Pooh"
I dip my fingertips in honeypot goo and dub thee "my favorite oldie rom-com.” Yes, the film “Vacation from Marriage” (1945) has...
May 7, 2017
...Big City Girl (excerpt 1 from "this is not a memoir")
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. ...
Apr 28, 2017
...Nostalgic "Vinyls Are Back"
I love this old-school turntable I received for Christmas. The bright red color sings... just like Barbra Streisand at the "Bon Soir"...
Feb 4, 2017
...Emerald Green "Are You Joan Wilder?"
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...
Dec 23, 2016
...Ginger and Jasmine "Bon Appetit"
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...
Nov 19, 2016
...Shimmery Yellow "Doctor Zhivago"
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...
Oct 8, 2016
...Truly Vintage "This Old Typewriter"
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...
Oct 3, 2016
...Windswept "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison"
The other day I watched “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison” (1957), a wondrously windswept, sand-in-your-eyes, nun-luvin’ movie set in the World...
Aug 19, 2016
...Paas Pastel and Royal Red "The Fairy Tale Called Holland"
I love the U.S. Don’t get me wrong. I was born here in the '70s, grew up in a nice simple throw-back house built in the Baby Boom '50s....
Jul 20, 2016
...Hollywood Ethereal "The Birthday of a Swan"
You know how some people like to open a new novel and read the last page first? I’m like that with Old Hollywood movie stars. Now, it’s...
Jun 5, 2016
...Rebellious "An Independence Day Mystery"
In lead up to my birthday (less than a month away!), I am breaking tradition by posting a non "travel, food, and film" piece. The below...
Apr 1, 2016
...Black and White "My Old Hollywood Winter"
With my last delicate sip of Darjeeling tea, I whisper “Farewell, darling” to my Old Hollywood winter. Amber muscatel warms like the...
Jan 23, 2016
...Mosaic Blue "A Moroccan Rodeo"
I don’t remember my exact words: “What’s a COWBOY doing working in a MOROCCAN restaurant?!” Maybe that was it. And I had sounded like...
Jan 10, 2016
...Crazy? "30 Favorite Films"
Sharing my “30 Favorite Films” list is an absurdly personal thing to do. I’m quite protective of revealing my favorite “anything” – but...
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