I have to admit, this week wasn’t the best I have had in 2012. There were a few disappointments, some annoyances, disheartening news and alot of anxiety. But what kept me going was my lunch time walks to my favorite flower shops, where I admired the most beautiful flower selection and arrangements. Well, mostly phoenies.
I really, really tried to fight the urge to buy an I-pad but today, I just gave in and placed my order. What can I say I-ME 🙂 with my I-Starbucks, riding the I-train to my I-work every I-Day. What do you think, can anyone else invent a product(s) which will be in demand as ANYTHING Apple?
When I was little, our extended family had a visiting day once a month, where everyone got together on a specific date and had coffee and dessert. It was the host/housewife’s turn to show off her baking skills and so, she would make a few desserts over a span of a day or two in preparation for the occasion and serve them in beautiful dishes from her collection of fine china. Being a child, I never turned down dessert and actually behaved during the visit, per my mother’s request, just so I could earn my fair share of the goodies. I didn’t know it then, but I totally appreciated cakes with dried fruits and when we moved to the United States, those recipes and the tradition all disappeared. Fast forward to a hundred years later (being today) I was actually, extremely overjoyed when I came across here, a recipe similar to or perhaps even the same as the one my mother and aunts used to follow for the best dried fruit cake ever. Apricot, Almond …
I have to admit, although I love color, I cannot get enough of black when it comes to fashion. I should have worked for Chanel :). With that said, I am in a desperate search for a cocktail dress for a party I am hosting. Although, I have been asked to wear a long gown, I cannot help admire some of the little black cocktail dresses which I have found here. Which one do you like? Guess which one I liked? I will reveal my choice tomorrow
I always walk the financial district in San Francisco, mostly through the construction zones, just to see the progress of the latest architecture marvel being built throughout the city. So of course, it’s not a shock that I also appreciate this website and the most amazing art and architecture photography they post on Facebook.
I have never considered red hues for a gown to a formal event, but from the looks of things, these designer gowns are something to think about.
Ever since I was five, I knew I wanted to be a movie star, so although that never panned out, I often times wonder how it would be to be photographed in black and white like a celebrity. Here are some of my favorite black and whites 🙂
Here are this weeks “chic to unique” interior decor from which I draw my creative inspiration.
This year’s Oscar fashion on the red carpet was the most glamourous and yet simple and down to earth. Perhaps inspired by the film The Artist or not. Either way, here are some of my favorites: {click here for photo credits}
You know what I hate about the competitive world? It’s that we have to always crown a single winner from a list of the best. Well, since that is the case, I am having a difficult time accepting that there could only be one winner per category for this year’s Oscars. I mean if you happen to be a film buff, like myself, you tend to question, how Clooney’s performance was better than Brad Pitts and that Jean Dujardin may beat both of them as a result of his performance in The Artist Can we actually say Viola Davis was better than Meryl Streep or Glen Close, even when young actresses like Michelle Williams and Rooney Mara did an outstanding job in their roles as well? And how about Christopher Plummer and Kenneth Branagh or Nick Nolte for that matter, and should Jonah Hill really be included in the running for Best Actor in a Supporting role right alongside those seasoned actors? Seriously, is Martin Scorsese more talented than Woody Allen, or is Hugo a …
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