Lazy summer weekends….are not, in fact, so lazy. There’s the street shelter food drive to collect and flyer for and dinners to plan….the workouts to get through, the furniture to dust and the bathrooms to scour and cars to wash…old friends to catch up with, airport pickups, dog walks, visa paperwork to organize and…..now add … Continue reading
About a month ago, a girl in my class showed me a flyer for a shoe design contest sponsored by the French shoe comany Bata. Create 5 shoe designs for a spring/summer collection for the contemporary woman. The only constraint is that you must create 5 designs that use only 2 types of soles. The … Continue reading
Butter. Brown sugar. Sugar again..butter again. Oh who cares, it’s vacation… Wake up. Lay in bed for an hour, enjoying the fact you don’t have to get up. Finally get up. Coffee. Take some butter out of the fridge to soften. Sit down at the table, frown at the gloomy weather. Console yourself with that … Continue reading
Legos go flying across the room, repeatedly clashing on the hard wood floor. Just two hours, just two hours…Laura is screaming because Quentin won’t play dress up properly. It’s alright, she’s three years old. Quentin won’t clean up the Playmobil toys after the 3rd time I’ve asked. I could really use a glass of wine. … Continue reading
Ibiza is known first and foremost for it’s legendary music scene. Between the beginning of June through September, the best DJs on the international scene come here to perform. Fact: Ibiza has the largest nightclub in the world, Privilege, which can hold up to 10,000 people ! It’s about time to taste a little of … Continue reading
Stockton, California – ranked as one of the top ten most violent cities in the United States. Also happens to be where some of the best strawberries I’ve ever tasted are grown….and where my best friend, Laurie, is originally from. On Friday, Laurie picked me up from work, and we made our way up to … Continue reading
Funky France 