Happy Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is this weekend so I am rerunning a post I wrote at PST years ago about my own mother and Miss Dior back in 2007: When Colombina suggested this three-way review, I thought “cool, I can get away… Continue Reading

Morning Beverage

Some of us like to start the day with a fresh-brewed cup of coffee, some of us with tea. I can go either way, although I have to admit I don’t make very good coffee. Trader Joe’s has a nice… Continue Reading

Update: Foot peel

Several weeks ago I tried one of those magic foot peel things that were apparently supposed to take years of wear and tear off your tootsies and leave you with feet as smooth as whipped butter. I never got back… Continue Reading

Weekend Update

Well, another week has passed in the Southland. This was the week of Responsibility, mainly having to do with the car. Now, I have been a resident of California for more than half of my life. One of the things… Continue Reading

Love, Loss and What I Wore

Well, you all know that I have been away for a few weeks. I have had some personal issues involving the deaths of people who were close to people who were close to me. One was one that I wrote… Continue Reading

Changes

Well part of my New Years resolutions was to make some dietary changes (if not to be more punctual.) My last check up revealed slightly high blood pressure and a weight level that I was not pleased with. The doctors… Continue Reading

Off Topic: Tea

First off, sorry I’ve been so absent recently. I’ve been helping supervise the renovation and subsequent renting of a bunch of units in my building and it’s been like herding cats. Cats who don’t like each other and have a… Continue Reading