Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
"It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time." ~ David Allan Coe Hidden Oasis Hello friends! Happy April 1 (and yes April Fool's!) Spring is in the air and there is no better place to be then amongst [...]
"It's time for fate to step aside Grab your axe and hold on for the ride Won't be quiet Won't be chill We'll start a riot Yes we will Can't try to fight it Can't be still Step back cause we're about to ignite it We're gettin' the band back together" ~ Gettin' The Band [...]
"Aaah, summer - that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It's a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends." ~ Darell Hammond Summer has arrived in the Concrete Jungle I can finally say spring summer [...]
"Fear will be our enemy And death its consequence" That's what they once said to me And it's starting to make sense All this pain, all this fear began because of me Is the thing they see, the thing I have to be?" ~ Monster Movies Turned Into Musicals This is the year for hotly [...]
"If I could have lived as an actress in any period, it would have been the 1920s - I would have loved to have been part of that speakeasy era." ~ Lauren Bacall The Upper East Side Guys the Upper East Side is getting hip. Okay it has always been hip. Despite its' "stuck up," [...]
"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." ~ C. S. Lewis Yes, I drink tea I know right away you are all horrified and flabbergasted that I, a self proclaimed coffee-holic, had tea. Before you ask if I am being taken over by zombies, no [...]
"My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made." [...]
"The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow City Heights I have been to the top of the Empire Building four times, now. All at night and while the darkness hides some of the [...]
"Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming! ~ Joseph B. Wirthlin" Traditions Since I was a little girl, I grew up watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was tradition in my household. Smells would be wafting through the whole house, as my Mom cooked turkey, mashed and sweet potatoes and all the [...]
"Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness." ~ Indra Devi Yoga Basic Sometimes I got to go yoga basic. With the weather being all over the place, I admit it is easier wearing yoga or workout wear then it is trying to find [...]