Today marks the celebration of Holi, my most favored and vivid experience to date. India is full of energy and hypnotic hues, but the flying colors that explode during this festival create unforgetta...
These images were sent to me a few months ago, and I still come back to them time and time again. Artists Laurent Laveder and Sabine Sannier created these "moon games" without Photoshop or an...
I often say nothing beats real mail, but unexpected, glowing press on my new business landing in my Inbox trumps all—especially when it comes from the gals behind Houston Tidbits. Tidbits has the ins...
What started as a small break from the computer unintentionally turned into a sabbatical blog leave, and my world has changed tenfold in the process. In January we moved from our overseas adventure b...
My friend is traveling Germany fulfilling a lifelong wish: to experience Berlins Charlottenburg Schloss Christmas Market. She emailed this photo and I instantly felt a holiday rush like no other! Is ...
Ive made the switch from paperbacks to pixels, and Im sold by how quickly I can coast through verbose books. Unfortunately for aesthetes there are few well-designed Kindle cases on the market, but th...
I love stumbling upon random photos that share a common thread. My recent finds err on the side of towering, textural, leafy greens.[Mischa Barton in Elie Saab; Karl Fritsch emerald ring; Tartines La...
I often ramble about being a stranger to cool fronts, coats and boots. Malaysia always has sunshine, even when its masked by cursory rain. So while Stateside family and friends are reveling in droppi...
A quick glance at the images amassed on my computers desktop, its evident Im on a chair/seating fixation.[photos via Rue, Lonny, Garden & Gun, Erin Martin and Justin Coit.]
My obsession for textiles is no secret, and perhaps one of the best parts of living in Southeast Asia is being surrounded by ethnic batik, ikat and hand-embroidered fabrics. I just finished a 3-day b...
[Warning: If raw meat gives you the heebie-jeebies, ignore this post entirely. Boning is not for the faint of heart, as I quickly learned.]Because misery really does love company a few friends and I ...
Im a firm believer in learning something new every day. Especially when its trivial knowledge that comes in the form of a daily calendar. I have no idea whether these factoids are, in fact, true, but...
Not a new trend by any means, but I adore the ombré hair movement thats still making waves throughout Hollywood. The graduation of colors from dark to light is both playful and edgy, and has me conte...
Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Foodie Holidays is a gourmands ultimate checklist. While Im proud of my appetite for having feasted on 3 of the 10 dishes [New Orleans gumbo, NYC hot dogs and Malaysias nasi go...
Ive been doing a lot of moving and shaking since my trip to the US back in, ahem, July. It may take some time to dust the cobwebs off this site, but Im ready to get rolling again. For starters Im imb...
This week I celebrated a birthday, the last of my Twenties! I ate lots of yummy confections and toasted to the adventures awaiting Year 29. Because I sometimes like to end the week resurrecting one o...
Tomorrow Im taking off on a 30+ hour flight bound for American soil. I havent stepped foot inside the good ole USA in over 16 months and my heart misses it dearly. I plan to spend all of July smother...
Im forgetful. If its not written in my planner, its likely Ill never remember to call Aunt Sue on Friday or pick up my husband from work, luckily the latter only occurred once. Because of my absent-m...
The Doctors Orders Bag and Vérité cinema short are well earning their stripes.
Right now Im dreaming along the lines of geometric prints and linear patterns, all textural, three-dimensional and yummy.[1] String Bikini; [2] Sally Campbell Throw; [3] Lizzie Fortunato necklaces; [...
When BP representative Randy Prescott proclaimed "Louisiana isnt the only place that has shrimp," I thought of my favorite man Timmy Cheramie and wondered if Mr. Prescott has ever peeled his ...
Its summertime, its scorching, and my seasonal summery sweet tooth is in full swing. Heavy desserts are out of the question in this heat so I turned to berries, passion fruit puree, mint and fresh wh...
Artist Timothy Paul Myers created prodigious Mothers Day window installations for all Tory Burch boutiques inspired by a 1957 image of Tory’s Mother in Cuba. Using a staple gun and heaps of ingenuity...
Maybe its the new life I just potted, but lately Im drawn to lush, floral goodness like a moth to a flame.[1] Antique Spoon Garden Markers; [2] Growing Stuff: An Alternative Guide to Gardening; [3] C...
Beach Bungalow 8 posted this pagoda bungalow and Ive since had dreams of sweetly arched roofs and darling dormers. After living in a pint-sized Houston bungalow then moving to Southeast Asia, I cant ...
On a wing and a prayer I entered the KL Photo Awards, and out of nearly 1,700 submissions from 38 countries one of my portraits from India was selected as a Top 40 finalist. I cant quit pinching myse...
IKEA furnishings may not tickle my fancy, but their plant department gets me every time. Their succulents and I had a potting date, and we mutually agree this relationship is going to work out just f...
My friend, Keith, recently visited Phnom Penhs Wat Preah Keo Morakot and was mesmerized by the pagodas grounds. The site is a veritable visual playground for any photo enthusiast, but its the surroun...
Dog photographer Erin Veys behind the scenes Bark Blog will make you drool. Or maybe its the dogs drool, but regardless her work epitomizes cute and cuddly. After cooing over a recent tea party shoot...
I was recently turned on to author Elizabeth Gilberts highly inspiring TED talk. It may be a year old, but the topic is timeless: nurturing creativity, generating ideas and allowing your "genius&...
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