What I Learned About Clothing in Paris
What a Paris heat wave taught me about clothing, from natural fibers to thrifting, vintage fashion, and building a wardrobe that lasts.
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September Edition: A Note from the Editor
A Special Note from the Editor Fashion. Books. Home. Food. DIY. These are all things this site promises to deliver, but it has not really lived up to doing just that. Or perhaps, it was something I always wanted to deliver, but needed some sort of direction on how I would deliver that to you….
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The Resolutions 2016
Resolutions. We all make them. Some try to say they tossed their resolutions out before the ball even dropped. Then there are those who realize that they need a change. Very few stick to those resolutions just a day into the new year. Others go two to three weeks into the new year. Some see…
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Photos from Venice, Italy
With only a couple of days left in this month, I thought I’d share a few photos with you from my time in Venice, Italy. Venice is a confusing place, especially if you’re walking around because there are so many waterways and canals. I didn’t do too much venturing around the city because a) I…
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Photos of Bologna, Italy
Getting to review photos at home while I’m in the midst of a redecorating/renovation project is completely non-existent! I dug around my other blog for some photos I may have posted because I had some sort of vague recollection of posting a few photos from Bologna, Italy that I had already worked on. Surprise! I…
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The Laughter of Children in Paris
While wandering around le rive gauche , I ran into a man making gigantic bubbles for children. You could hear the kids screeching with laughter and joy as the man created bubbles bigger than each of the kids just outside one of the large fountains. The kids looked at each bubble in complete awe and with…
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The Beauty of Notre Dame
I have many favorite places in Paris. I think the place that is my favorite of all of them is none other than Notre Dame cathedral. I think over the last seven years, the place has become very special to me. It reminds me of my grandfather when he was on one of his adventures….
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A Walk Inside Monet’s Paintings
One of the greatest things I’ve ever done in this lifetime was take a walk through the world of Monet. It started at Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris. As you walk through and marvel at the great works of Renoir, Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne and many other famous painters, the part of the museum that will take your…
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Friday Loves New Finds
1. Global Festival. Time Out New York just emailed me about the Global Festival. The Headliners: Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters and The Black Keys…and it’s FOR FREE (if you have a ticket). Holy crap, right? What a way to end the summer and start the fall. The Global Festival takes place in…
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Day One: Hello Venice!
Some of the best inner journeys start with the passport-stamped kind. (Whole Living, July/August 2012) Most of this journey across Italy was a bit of a strange tale. Like the quote above, I didn’t realize that I was about to take an inner journey of epic proportions. I was just newly retired from hockey writing…
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Friday Loves Being Home Again!
I’m back in the States. The trip will be told in the coming weeks (be prepared to read a lot…it’s currently 40+ pages and I’ve only made it to day 10 of the journey across Italy). Now, some crazy stuff happened while I was in Italy. When I got home, I decided I would never…
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Friday Loves The Summer Getaway
The HEAT is definitely on in New York City, just as it is throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere right now. While most are planning their summer vacations and getaways, especially with the Fourth of July just over a week away…I’m heading out for a very long trip around Italy. {That means this is my…
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Friday Loves The Summer DIY
Ah…the summer. Hockey season is FINALLY over. The Stanley Cup has finally been lifted and I can go back to my normal life… Oh wait…my life’s not so normal. The first question someone asked me the day after the Stanley Cup was lifted was: now that you’re retired, what are you going to do with your life? Well…ask me…
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Packing for Italy
Ah, Italy. What does a girl traveling on her own take with her when she’ll be running all over the country for two whole weeks? Well, the first thing is a QUALITATIVE suitcase. My last trip in Europe cost me two suitcases, and I retired a third one after my trek across Ottawa in the…
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Friday Loves
1. Frozen Planet. I am all about the BBC’s “Frozen Planet” this week. It is probably the coolest and most intriguing documentary I have ever seen. I’ve learned so much from it. These guys filming the North and South Poles have the coolest jobs in the world (figuratively speaking, as well). After watching the behind-the-scenes video…
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Italy Bound
While most of the hockey world heads to the Draft, I’m heading out of the country. Destination: ITALY. It’s kind of funny because my boss and I always book our vacations and then later he mentions to me where he’s taking the family this year. I always look at him strange, because ironically…that’s where I booked…
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We Have a Winner?
So we may or may not have a winner for the big vacation of the year. Sure, Morocco is in the cards right now for sometime in July/August, but you know me, I country hop in Europe, too. I’m still looking at Barcelona for the spring. But for the summer…I’ve decided on Italy. I decided…
