Blanche Hutzel Ewart - 16 months I never knew my mother's mother. She and my grandfather were killed in an auto accident 4 years befor...

When I was a kid, one reason Sundays were great was the fact that you could ride your bike - not just the two blocks to school, but all ov...

Trilogy I have admired Seth Apter's art for awhile now and when I saw this piece on his blog recently I just knew that when I got to ...

Finding Frida Kahlo Awhile back I did a post on Self Portrait in a Velvet Dress which detailed dozens of pieces from Frida's wardrobe...

In between book and paper shopping, fine dining and watching the sea lions in Santa Cruz, Lisa and Margot were doing shoes. A quick trip...

Bingo! That's right, this week's cigar box is full of bingo cards. Some vintage, some foreign, even a couple that have their own li...

Two wild and crazy gals Here we are on the wharf in Santa Cruz being serenaded by dozens of sea lions. We had a blast watching their antic...

Pacific Street, Santa Cruz After spending yesterday afternoon with Lisa doing all things Sassy and shoes, today we plan to hit Pacific Str...

Spending some time today and tomorrow with the wonderful Lisa Hoffman up in Santa Cruz. Lots of great food, fun shopping and catching up s...

Earlier this week I had a phone message from the San Luis Tribune - our county's big newspaper. AND the reporter said that they were go...