Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." ~ Charles M. Schulz Celebrating Valentine's Day Happy February First friends! HOW are we into February already? I don't know if January was the longest or shorter month, the verdict is out, but we survived the first month of 2021 and [...]
"Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds." ~ Regina Brett Happy Fri-Yay Happy Fri-yay everyone! I can not believe we are already approaching the first weekend [...]
"I lead a very busy life and don't have a lot of time, so my skincare needs to be easy and portable." ~ Erin O'Connor Sun Damage It was Lush's bath bombs and soaps that drew me to them, but it is their skincare that has made me a fan for life. It seemed fate [...]
"Every time I slip into the ocean, it's like going home." ~ Sylvia Earle Friday Favorites Happy Friday everyone! Are you guys excited for the weekend? It has been awhile since I did one of these and this edition is filled with some (not all because I have to many) of my summer favs. I [...]
"When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there." ~ Everett Dirksen In all the summer madness, I was sorely lacking in blogging! Thankfully now I can (hopefully) catch up with all you fabulous readers and bloggers [...]
"I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I'm actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons." ~ Drew Barrymore It is true what they say with age comes maturity. With another “21” Birthday here, I can't help, but be reflective of [...]
"What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today when human contacts go so fast. Fashion is instant language." ~ Miuccia Prada Many times I get told "I don't know how you wear that." "I would get that dirty the moment I put it on." Or my favorite, "You are [...]
As I prepare for another wanderlusting adventure, I was struck by food poisoning Monday night. I am recovering, but I am not the most patient patient. (Pun intended) Most of my doctors will comment about how stoic I am. They will give me knowing looks when I am in their offices, and shake their heads when [...]
Taking a break from fashion, ponderings, sports, and whatever else my crazy mind comes up with to write about, I wanted to to reflect, be thankful, and update you all on a few of my antics. The last week of April finished like an Olympic champ which is fitting since we are now less then a [...]
All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike. ~ Maya Angelou I recently read a blog that provided much food for thought. It also cemented my views as a very traditionalist artist. I have always been a writer. Since [...]