The COVID-19 situation has had us sheltering-in-place out of our usual element (in San Francisco & Oakland) and finding centeredness in body, mind & spirit amidst nature & the extraordinary Pacific coastal scenery. I have never before felt so much… Continue Reading
After one of the best Sundays ever, Sug & I spent it surfing for hours in the sunshine, under some of the greatest conditions, at one of our favorite places in the entire world, we were due to dive into… Continue Reading
Surfing is such a mental, physical & spiritual {t r i p} – full of contradictions. On one hand, floating on your board in the middle of the ocean is so serene & meditative. Present-mindedness is requisite. On the other,… Continue Reading
My best friend and I were in a “band” in high school. We called ourselves Trendy Wendy, for obvious reasons, which have yet to change. We had one die-hard fan; his name was Kyle. He drew this for sketch and posted… Continue Reading
i’ve spent a lot of time putting together complex recipes & extravagant menus for others – from perfecting a chocolate chip cookie for a boy i fell in love with (down to number of granules of volcanic sea salt i… Continue Reading
After a long Sunday afternoon at Lake Temescal, I wanted to prepare something really comforting and tasty for our Sunday supper, but I didn’t want it to take too long or require too many ingredients. Drumroll… so since I had… Continue Reading
Ever since I was a teenager, I often gave my friends life-changing haircuts. At University, most of them compensated me with a bottle of cheap wine that we’d share while I was cutting his/her hair (talk about trust…or more likely, we… Continue Reading
This is a very overdue post! But my darlin’ friend Carlina & I have decided to buckle down on our content posting schedules, so I’m making it a priority. We took a very spontaneous trip to Greece last month and one of… Continue Reading
Post-vacation depression is: The. Worst. Mostly because, Sweetheart, everyday life is so far from sunshine, beaches and rosé all day – especially if you live in the SF Bay Area. But, more on that later. I recently returned from two weeks in Greece… Continue Reading
About three years ago, I sat on the porch of this amazing beachfront bungalow soaking up the sunshine and yelling at Trigger to stay away from the stray perros that seemed to run the beach town of Tulum. It was easy… Continue Reading