Moroccan slippers. Love both of these sets from Morocco-gate.com. Sphere: Related Content
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Moroccan slippers. Love both of these sets from Morocco-gate.com. Sphere: Related Content
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Walking home late at night all by myself, outside of town, over the river and past the last restaurant, past the overgrown properties that are now derelict, but still somehow grand in their silence and stature – albeit a little eerie in the shadows. Past the jungle creeping onto the old cobblestone streets. Up...
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The Aftermath – owieee! Well – the triathlon is complete and we are still on such an emotional high. Though our bodies are not in as much of a celebratory mood. As of this moment, here is my laundry list of post triathlon ailments: 1. First and foremost – severe withdrawal from T2 family...
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Saturday, September 10, our APLA T2 training group did the dress rehearsal for the Malibu Triathlon taking place next weekend, Sat September 17. HOORAY! Did full swim – 0.93 mile in 27 MINUTES!!! Thank God for strong currents. Regardless of the outcome of the race next weekend, this will be the day I remember....
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Fundraising Update – Only $1340 More Needed!! Please donate so our efforts to squeeze into tight bike shorts and unflattering wetsuits won’t be in vain! CLICK HERE TO DONATE Stuart and I have been training our hearts out for our triathlon coming up September 17, which we are participating in to raise money for...
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First triathlon under our belt. And boy are we glad its over! The weather for The Santa Barbara Triathlon Sunday could not have been more beautiful. Gorgeous and sunny – perfect temperature to spend an hour (or so) at the beach. For our first triathlon, we figured we better take it easy and do...
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Saturday, August 20 @ Zuma Beach 1 mile swim (3 circuits around the buoys) 25 mile bike ride 3 mile run
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I HATE asking for money – hate hate hate it. But for me, there are few causes that hit as close to home as AIDS, and so I push through the discomfort of asking because of what I have lost through this disease, and because I know that through support, we can make a...
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SF Marathon Redoux Stuart, Katarina and I ran the SF Marathon last weekend. Stuart, God bless him, ran the full marathon. Kat and I, on the other hand, did not. We did half – the front half – undoubtedly the most beautiful 13 miles of any marathon I can think of. The Starting Line...
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Used Bras from Nigeria. Photo: Timipre Willis Amah – Nigeria In Nigeria used bra’s are very popular as they are banded and last longer. Sphere: Related Content
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Cannot believe how quickly the time is flying by these days. Seems only yesterday I was in Bali. Then Cuba. Then Bali again. Then Mexico. When you carve up 6 months by 3 destinations (one 2 times), I guess its no shock I’m feeling disoriented and disconnected. Add in a couple weekends in Santa...
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In my 40s, I began to notice that when I traveled anywhere with even a slightly humid climate, my digits would swell up like balloons. Now, for some reason the hands are OK, but the feet – oh the feet! Dinner rolls. Sometimes even hamburger buns. The big poofy kind. Very off-putting (off-footing?) and...
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The Ford’s foray to Bali, testing their physical stamina, relationship-building skills and freakish swelling effects on feet and hands. 8:30 PM Wednesday – Los Angeles Stu and I are heading to Bali. The countdown clock officially started when we left the house. First leg is a 14-hour flight from LAX to Taiwan. Even before...
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I blame House Hunters International for my latest junket into delusion. This HGTV show is a mainstay in our home. It affords us an opportunity to snoop in someone’s home – in fact – three homes – in some foreign locale while never having to pull our carcasses off the couch. It serves to...
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I confess I have not been knocked out by the iPad. In fact, I have struggled with exactly why it is such a “must have” accoutrement. And I am an apple girl! But until now, my mind had not been opened up to all the artistic possibilities of the iPad as a digital, pixelated,...
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The T Salon Tea Tour to India March 9 – 19, 2011 eat…drink…think The T Salon, a very cool, eco-chic sustainable tea shop in NYC and LA, has put together an amazing journey to India, and is inviting fun, like-minded and curious tea enthusiasts to share in what will no doubt, be an incredible...
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I have been fortunate enough to celebrate another year on this earth. What I have found that thrills me in my middle years – among other things – is elephants. I had not such familiariaty for the species until traveling in Cambodia, where I was coincidentally reading “Like Water for Elephants”. That’s when I...
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…because I discovered this band well before Facebook did (now +2Million views), and because this song is haunting and provocative. Because William Orbit produces some of the most eclectic and interesting music. And because whenever I hear the song, I am transported far far away. For all those reasons and more, this video is...
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Pursuant to my self-incriminating piece on salsa dancing, I guess I must be a glutton for punishment as I’m at it again – this time its Zumba, and I am loving it. Zumba is a combination of hip-hop, Calypso, African, Salsa, Merenge, Indian – even some Polynesian. I happened onto it one day without...
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Boy and his Bowls
Serving up my take on life one bowl at a time
Ramshackle Chic
An eclectic state of mind
An Indian Summer