I sometimes forget that I am one of the fortunate. As often as I lament my stressful days laden with responsibilities that grate on me; I must remember the darker alternatives. Of course, there are brighter alternatives but then I could be accused of having a sense of entitlement (a trait I despise in…
April in Paris
It will always be true that I love April in Paris. More specifically, I love the last week of March into April. There is no time better when it comes to climate and mood. It’s always the same. The first few days after spring equinox, Paris seems to turn colder than ever. Then comes the…
Short-lived Shortcake
There is a reason why I seldom go out for coffee in Los Angeles. This town can’t be trusted. Just when I find a barista who knows her way around a cappuccino, the joint disappears. Out of business and forever gone from my particular corner of the universe. I have lived in my neighborhood for better than…
Pleasure Principle: Paris pt.1
I love being in a city with more book shops than nail salons. That’s all.
Nothing doing
The best thing about being of a certain age is that I don’t care anymore. Or as it can be more correctly stated, I care more about things that truly matter. When I was younger I wanted to make a success, have nice things and live well. At this stage of life I’ve learned a…
Write this way
I never go to the movies…ever. I think part of the reason is that I live in Los Angeles. Not only do I live in Los Angeles, I live in a part of town where every single person I happen upon is in the business. This means I can not take in a movie on a saturday…
Petit-déjeuner
It’s the simple things that have the greatest impact. Breakfast is a simple thing that you do not want to get wrong. It’s a form of meditation that sets the tone for the day. It is my belief that the civilized world would actually be civilized, if people knew how to start the day. There…
Driven to Distraction
It should be noted that I am not the writer I would like to be. I refer not to the quality of my writing, but to my demeanor and focus. I would like to be the sort that goes into a trance and loses herself in creativity. The sort that forgets to bathe, dress for…
Something Sacred
Someone recently referred to me as a foodie. While I don’t consider the reference a total insult, I must say it doesn’t actually describe my relationship with food. As far as I’m concerned, the word better describes the person who is always on the hunt for the latest food trends and will try anything once. This…
just the crust 