Where living an amazing life never gets old
We have a 15 hour flight to Australia coming up next month (thank you, Oprah!), which suddenly feels like a quick romp since we discovered Spare Soles. These cute, cute, cute flats come folded up in their own itsy bitsy pouch — which conveniently turns into a light and practical tote bag — and they…
Although I tried to be a teenage rebel and fight Springsteen mania when he was on the cover of both Time and Newsweek the week of October 27, 1975, I gave in pretty quickly and have now been a fan of The Boss for more than four decades. Thunder Road is probably my favorite song…
In the blogging world, comments are currency. Any blogger will tell you there is nothing more valuable than having readers respond to a post. This month – Blogust, as it should forever be known from now on – Shot@Life is taking that philosophy literally. Thirty-one well-known bloggers, including my friends Chloe Jeffreys and Darryle Pollack,…
Okay, I put back on all the weight I lost last year — all 30 pounds — plus some. I’m a little disgusted with myself. But, since my word this year is “improve,” I’m back at Jenny Craig and I’ve already lost
Now that I whet your appetite yesterday, I’m excited to tell you about the Club at Langham Huntington, Pasadena, which is definitely worth a splurge for a special weekend. It’s basically the concierge floor and, although we’ve enjoyed staying on those at dozens of hotels, nothing prepared us for The Langham Club experience. We’re grateful…
The Nanaimo Bar is a wonderfully unique and sumptuous dessert that originates on Vancouver Island, which happens to be where most of my husband’s family lives. Nanaimo Bars are rarely seen in the US. The Bar’s cult following and ubiquitous presence in Canada has yet to entice America’s palate. Somehow I feel responsible to share…
Lola Shoneyin’s novel, The Secret Lives of the Four Wives, touched me so deeply, bringing up issues that you would hope would be obsolete by now but are unfortunately alive and not-so-well. The story takes place in Nigeria and revolves around Baba Segi and his four wives, who are all such multi-layered characters, you feel like…
I got to know Jami Kelly when she emailed me after reading about our Viking cruise and wanting to share her own experiences. I really enjoyed reading her fantastic blog, Two Men and a Lady (and an RV), and invited her to submit a guest post whenever she wanted. Well, I’m happy that the one…
