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 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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My son Cooper is 16. He is learning not only who he is, but how he expresses himself. His approach is cautiously insistent, as he gently pushes forward in his arguments, defining lines and boundaries. Always respectful, but always testing, he forms retorts and rebuttals, the stepping stones of critical thinking. Building arguments for...
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Having a travel memory. I’m 23. Living back east. My mom has come to visit me in NYC for her quarterly pilgrimage. We are doing the town. Shopping at Bendels. Afternoon champagne at The Oak Bar. Dinner at The Box Tree. The theater. Caviar at Petrossian. The works. Heady times, no question. Scanning through...
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In Placitas, as in many other parts of New Mexico, we have several herds of wild horses. These herds of horses have been formed from horses that escaped over the last 300 years and roamed freely in the hills and valleys. Now that people are encroaching on their territory, they have become more used...
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On a recent flight to Sydney on Air New Zealand, I experienced for the first time, the power of the pod – Air NZ’s answer to a good night’s sleep at 37,000 feet. Now 3-weeks later, I am dismally confident that this experience has set impossible expectations for all future air travel, and find...
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“The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.” ~Martin Mull The moment I pack my suitcase for a journey, I am perfectly resigned about two things. One – that I will not deprive myself of any gastronomic delight or opportunity to drink champagne while watching a sunset (or sunrise). ...
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Hosting a foreign exchange student is definitely not for everyone. Having someone living in your home with a different set of cultural norms and who possibly may not actually like you, or you them, can be a challenge at best, and a nightmare in worst cases. We were extraordinary lucky that our beloved Jule...
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November 2008 We have just returned from a fantastic week in Sayulita where we booked Casa Cumpleanos, an ideal home on the north side of Sayulita. I’ve noticed several posts about bringing teens to Sayulita and about rental homes, and thought our experience might be helpful, if slightly long-winded. We took our 15 year...
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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