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Something Special I Found

Something Special I Found

FemCity I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. FemCity is an incredible community of women—business owners, entrepreneurs, creators, and coaches—who come together not to sell, but to genuinely connect, support, and uplift one another. There’s no pressure here. No forced networking.…

A Manhattan State of Mind

A Manhattan State of Mind

NYC: A First Taste (and a Long Pour) Manhattan was—in a word—exceptional. I’ve just returned from a week in the city with my best friend, Becky. It was a trip of staggering contrasts. We reminisced about being twenty-year-olds, broke and counting pennies after running out…


My Journal

My Passion

My Passion

“Cooking itself is SEXY & SMART.  In the right hands it can inspire & express as much emotion & love as music, dance or poetry.  It can give you JOY, HOPE & LAUGHTER & it can energize your SOUL & spirit.”

So, this is a quote that I read many years ago in an Oprah magazine.  I loved it so much that I had it painted on a wall in my kitchen!  I didn’t even have the “kitchen” yet, but I knew I would eventually so I just tore the page from the magazine and saved it!

I showed the quote to a very good friend of mine and asked her if she could somehow print/frame it for me.  She’s an attorney by day, but an artist at heart.  She said that she would just paint it on my wall!………………. I was like, okay…… very cool!  Even better!!

I picked two of my favorite colors (chocolate-brown and cranberry red) and voila!  This is a friend that I often have “adult” play dates with so it took some time.  She would come over, paint a little………. then we would indulge in some mouth-watering cocktails,  a little tapas and some great laughs (sometimes tears) and conversation.  I have some really great photos capturing those moments.  I’ll have to ask her if I can post a few! 🙂

Thanks T! xo