What a nice surprise to happen upon such a great new band! I have been beyond fortunate to have seen many of what I consider the greats of all time live in concert. In no particular order and some multiple times: Michael Jackson, The Eagles, One Republic, Brett Eldredge, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, George Benson, B.B. King, Joe Williams, The Black Eyed Peas, Louie Bellson, Andrea Bocelli, Lindsey Stirling, Etta James, Charlie Byrd, Eric Clapton, Spatz Donovan, UT, James Taylor, Boston, Blood, Sweat Read more [...]

This was taken directly from Beast's website. It's a great story. If you ever find your way to Portland, Oregon and are able to snag a res at Beast, go!! "Naomi Pomeroy was born and raised in Corvallis, Oregon. She spent her childhood hanging around the stove and in backyard gardens with her mother, who spent her early years in Rouen, France, and with grandmother Vivian, who hailed from New Orleans. Before opening Beast, Naomi and Michael Hebb started up Ripe Catering in 1999 and soon thereafter Read more [...]

Not one to follow fashion trends, I noticed recently with the passing of Kate Spade that I have a few pieces by her that I love - readers, pink suede shoes, and especially my laptop computer case. Over the past few years I have carted my computer all over the United States and to several countries and my beautiful  Kate Spade case that protects it still looks brand new! I was saddened to hear of the loss of Ms. Spade. I can imagine how low a person must get to find themselves contemplating Read more [...]

Really I should do two separate 5 Heart Ratings for Go Out On A Limb and A Leg to Stand On, but I'm gonna see how this goes because I'd like people to know about both of these great orgs. Keep in mind that in their own right they each deserve the attention of a 5 Heart Rating. I'll start with Go Out On A Limb. The featured image here is a photo of my friends and me where we participated in a Yoga fund-raiser for this great organization at an art studio in Santa Monica, California. It was sponsored Read more [...]

I agree with the opinion that typical dryer sheets are not the healthiest thing. But I love the smell of fresh laundry so I went on a search for an all-natural version and found Sprouts brand lavender dryer sheets. And I love them! If you have a heightened sense of smell as I do you may not think they will get the job done since, by comparison to other dryer sheets, the scent is very subtle. But the result is a nice clean lavender smell that gives laundry a fresh and natural botanical aroma. Of Read more [...]