Where living an amazing life never gets old
I am over 50 but This Is 40, the new movie starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, empowered me more than any self-help book I’ve read about middle age and long-term marriage. And I’ve read a lot. Director Judd Apatow, who is best known for his signature crude humor, has crafted a surprisingly moving, totally…
Steven Dietz’s new play at North Coast Rep, This Random World, is based on one of my favorite storytelling techniques: showing the audience how specific characters are connected to each other’s lives without the characters themselves ever knowing about that connection.
This quietly devastating movie about a 17-year-old girl seeking an abortion is one of the best movies of the year and a must-see during this time when women’s reproductive rights are (once again) being threatened. Amber (Sidney Flanagan), moody and rarely smiling, is more real than the characters that usually populate movies about teenage girls….
I recently stayed at the beautiful Chaminade Resort and Spa in Santa Cruz, California and was crushed to discover I was missing the hotel’s first Farm to Table Wine Dinner of the season by just one day.
Talk about being late to the party! I serendipitously discovered Jen Kehl’s Twisted Mix-tape Tuesday – a weekly Blog Hop where bloggers compile playlists based on a specific theme – when That Cynking Feeling shared my Joni Mitchell tribute last week. Suddenly, I was immersed in playlists and loading my iPod with new finds and forgotten…
I received this box in the mail the other day and, once I got over the initial disappointment that it wasn’t filled with donuts, I was overcome with gratitude for the delicious scents and blissful feeling that only come with handmade gifts. These gorgeous all-natural bath and body products from Moxxie Essential Care may be…
Everything’s more fun when it’s personal – including Monopoly! Wouldn’t you be more motivated to win if you could land on that cute little bed and breakfast you stayed at in Tuscany or the five star Paris hotel where you celebrated your birthday? Photo-opoly gives you the opportunity to create your own board game, using…
This delightful little gem is the feel-good movie of the year, and it’s a must-see for all of us who grew up with — and will always have a soft spot for — the Beatles.
