Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on.” ~ Hal Borland Highs and Lows 2022 was the definition of highs and lows, but it was the lows that made the highs so much sweeter, and made me appreciate and savor everything so much more. After two years of not being able [...]
"When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself." ~ Tecumseh Recaps My trip home for Thanksgiving flew by. It felt like I [...]
"I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time." ~ Robert Browning All the F Words I can't do a Friday Favorites without compiling a list of all my favorite fall things to do. It would be sacrilegious! It just should [...]
"Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may." ~ Sam Houston State Bucket List It is no secret I love traveling, and with it comes an extensive bucket list I have created. Not only do I have places I want to travel abroad too, but I also want [...]
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came. John F. Kennedy Annual Birthday Sail It has become an annual tradition that around my birthday I go sailing. It began with my mertwin [...]
"Water is the softest of all things, yet it is the most powerful. The ocean patiently allows all things to flow into it. It is always flexible. The Tao is not about grasping, but allowing, like water." ~ Wayne Dyer Jake and Eggs I got up early Friday Morning and hit the gym before we [...]
"Every time I slip into the ocean, it's like going home." Sylvia Earle Thursday Morning Despite a delicious meal or because of it I decided to hit the gym before we headed to our days destination: La Jolla. The gym was well equipped with a wide variety of up to date exercise equipment which actually [...]
"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." ~ Lao Tzu Why I travel People ask all the time why I travel. There are many reasons as to why. I am a wanderlust soul always searching for that next adventure. I love to eat good food. Any place that has [...]
"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 [...]
"We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine." ~ Dwight L. Moody Saturday Morning After going for a run and seeing if my Mom needed anything, I went to [...]