When we bought a house in Sacramento in 2002, I did everything I could to make the house a home. But it fell short of the concept because at the time my hubs and I commuted to the city to work, which meant we were hardly ever in the house. It was then I realized that we needed to sell the house and move into a ‘home.’
Unplugging from life today to spend the ol’ birthday in my usual fashion. {Featured image source} And a dozen giveaways of my first novel – go here for details – – offer ends June 30, 2018
I live near the water in San Francisco, but have always wondered what it’s like to live on the water. I think this interest was sparked by the film Sleepless in Seattle, where Tom Hanks’s character lived in a boathouse on the water with his son. Since then I’ve always imagined, if not a lifetime, but perhaps a few months living in – say – like this wonderful floating house in Seattle. Wine-cellar included of course:
The idea of a prince marrying an American girl was something the Hallmark channel mastered – telling a story that could only be a fairytale. I mean, in real life, there was Grace Kelly who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in the late 50’s. But we were all too young to remember that one and so we resolved, watching and daydreaming through the Hallmark movies – until of course late last year, when it was announced that Prince Harry would marry Meghan Markle on May 19. So I thought it would be fun to share a destination wedding venue to consider in case you are planning a fairytale wedding of your own.
Occasionally I need to share what I consider interesting cultural topics…
Have you ever considered a sushi night get-together? I mean catering sushi for a cocktail party hosted by, well…you? Something like – you provide the sushi and the guests provide the cocktails. And I do mean provide the cocktails (recipe index card included) for that amazing bar-keeper to create the masterpiece drink of choice. And when all the conversation has run out about sushi and cocktails, here are some interesting topics you might want to consider bringing up to fuel discussions among the crowd…
In museums I always find myself stopping and staring at portraits and paintings of mother and child – to help remind me of how amazing life really is – past all the negative. A mother has a way of putting their family at peace and sometimes the world at ease. Thank you to all the mothers in the world for what you stand for, and for all that you do.
The older I get, the more I understand where my mother is coming from – when doing and saying the things that she did and does. Although I raise my eyebrow on occasion, okay, okay, on more than one occasion, I realize after a heated discussion or a disagreement that she is mostly or absolutely right in her assessment or observation or prediction of all things pertaining to my well-being. Some of you may not agree – and that’s fine. But I think my conclusion is that, it also depends on the type of relationship one has with her mother. In my case, I am very close to her and do tell her everything, and even when her first reaction is to be very critical, she means well, and this is something I perfected over the years – our efforts to have clear and open communication. This is what I have to say and here is what they say:
Sometimes all we need are pictures… Have a wonderful day!!!
While lunching with a friend the other day, I asked how she spent her spare time now that her kids are off to college, and she told me – she watched Real Housewives or other shows revolving around ‘pretend reality’. Naturally I nodded, and didn’t think much of it until later that day, when I realized that most of my friends do watch and obsess reality shows – which got me wondering why some of us are drawn to such television shows or topics online and off. In case you are wondering the same or just need to read something this Monday (insert your timezone) then consider the following to enlighten you: {here and here}
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