Life Style
Between the Lines: Book Adventures
Buon Appetito in Little Italy was the setting; lunch was a bowl of pasta with spicy tomatoes, mozzarella and basil—I was transported into an Italian frame of mind for our speaker, San Diego author Susan Meissner, who read, shared photographs, and talked about her newest novel, “Girl in the Glass.” The story is about Florence […]
Fashion Frenzy Includes San Diego Designer
by Timothy Vechik, Fashion Photographer, Writer & Cinematographer Hot on the heels of San Diego Fashion Week, LA Fashion Week, held October 15 through 19, was certain to impress. With A-List guests like Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.De.Ap on the red carpet and fantastical designers like Furne One showcasing their work, the Friday night event for […]
A Mistake a Day Keeps Rigidity at Bay
Humankind has been striving to get better, faster, smarter for probably as long as it has existed. This character trait is to a big part the reason that we enjoy the life standards that we have today. Computers sped up that self-improvement process even more. Today we can considerably more work done than only a […]
Thanksgiving Thoughts
Every year when Thanksgiving rolls around people trot out the usual lists of things we are thankful for. Included in most lists are the inevitable, being thankful for health, thankful for family, thankful for not being poor, and many more shared gratitudes. At our dinner table, as at many dinner tables across the country, our […]
If you have never been to Balboa Park’s Japanese Friendship Garden, it is one of the loveliest areas of the park. In September I heard Mark Halverson speak about Japanese Garden Art. Although I have seen many Japanese gardens in Japan, San Francisco, and in friends’ homes, Mark gave me a new appreciation and way […]
Between the Lines: You’ve gotta read this!
I’ve always thought it a bit presumptuous, also risky, to recommend a book to someone unless I know their reading tastes very well. And even then, “You’ve gotta read this!” can cause discomfort. That said, here goes. In late September I went to a reading and signing at Warwick’s in La Jolla. The speaker was […]
Annual Mama’s Pie in the Sky Bake Sale Sam Zien Joins Efforts to Spread the Word
It’s that time of the year when pies are the topic of lots of people in San Diego County, including Sam Zien, who’s better known as Sam the Cooking Guy. Zien, who admits that baking isn’t a skill that he has perfected because it requires “precise ingredients and is similar to biology and science,” so […]
The Artful Spirit – The Joy of Living Creatively
You Are Your Own Muse by Concetta Antico MUSE: (myooz) n. 1. Class. Gr. Myth. Any of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over the various creative arts. 2. The Goddess or spirit thought to inspire one to achieve the most beautiful self-expression. My name is Concetta Antico, as your resident muse […]
A Graceful Take on Weight Loss
A frequent topic from my coaching clients is the dreaded weight loss issue. When they start talking about it, I can already see the shame they have around it. Their posture sinks, voice loses energy, face is stripped of its natural radiance. How sad, I think, looking at this very accomplished, strong and passionate person […]
Grafting Fruit Trees
The Mission Hills Garden Club’s August meeting had a substitute speaker. April Bright and Erik Collins were able to pinch hit and answered many questions about grafting fruit trees. Collins and Bright have a property in La Mesa with an 11,000 square foot urban orchard of fruit trees and bushes. They have deciduous trees including […]
