Hamlet as a graphic novel? Yes, please! First of all, a confession: Someone pitched me the No Fear Shakespeare series over a year ago in advance of Shakespeare's 2,134th birthday on April 23rd. So two of his birthdays later (OK fine I actually looked it up and this year … [Read more...]
Beat the Heat at Whole Foods Oxnard’s Beer Tasting Party
In Oxnard, the Whole Foods has a bar inside it made out of an Airstream trailer. Yeah, that's how they roll. (Or not, since that would jostle the drinks.) The whole store is open, bright, and breezy, but the bar is super cool. When I went there for the store opening, it really … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Window Shopping
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes Your Butt Hurt: a Pure Barre Workout
I mean that in the nicest way. And actually, it was my hamstrings that hurt - a good hurt - for days afterwards. The lovely people of Pure Barre in Woodland Hills invited me to bring my friends and try one of their classes a few weeks ago. So one balmy spring morning, I and … [Read more...]
Book Review: Everybody Has Everything by Katrina Onstad
You know how there are so many, SO MANY, novels out there that make you cry and think about terrible things and yet you can't put them down because the writing is so beautiful or the story is so amazing or, conversely, the writing is so awful that you can't believe someone … [Read more...]
I’m a Happy California Homeowner in The Bubble
Agoura Hills, CA. Sometimes it looks like a fairy tale. When I married my husband, he already owned his own house, so I assumed ownership too but it never felt quite real. After going through the whole process of selling that house and buying our new one (with the help of our … [Read more...]