Thoughtful Holiday Giving: Arbor Day Foundation
This year I’m choosing to support the Arbor Day Foundation by giving holiday Give-A-Tree cards and Celebration Certificates. Giving to charity is so important and gratifying, consider this a new holiday habit that you can maintain throughout the year...
What to Buy RV’ers for the Holidays
During my recent trip to Ojai, I slept in an Airstream for 2 days. I brought back all the good memories (and frankly, some bad) about my 18 months on the road as a full-time RVer. One of the...
J’adore #80
I’m not doing a big gift guide this year, although I do have a specific one for RVers coming up. Instead, you can check out truly fantastic guides from my friends Kristin Luna on Camels & Chocolate or from...
Weekend in Ojai – Denali & Dogs with GMC
Disclosure: I was an invited guest to GMC’s Denali & Dogs event. All my travel, accommodations and food were covered by GMC. As always, all opinions are my own. I recently returned from a beautiful 2-day trip to Ojai,...
Currently November 2018
Currently | 11.20.18 Watching | A little bit of this and that > My mother-in-law is visiting for the month, so we are grounded when it comes to going out to the movies, so we’ll catch up on those after...
J’adore #79
Seriously it’s hard to believe that I’ve done 79 of these! That’s a lot of scoping on the interwebs for the latest books, gadgets, or culinary finds. But I take my work seriously, it’s tough, but I’m going to...
Currently October 2018
Currently | 10.30.18 Watching | Mad Men & A Star is Born > We finished streaming Mad Men and Mr. Misadventures is kicking himself for not watching earlier! I love the clothes and furniture and style of the 60’s...
Paris Profiles – 7th Arrondissement with Ann Mah
I have been a big fan and longtime reader of Ann Mah’s book. Every Francophile has a copy of her Mastering the Art of French Eating book. This summer she published The Lost Vintage, a beautiful story that takes place in...
A to Z – Patricia of Grab A Plate
Who better to end this season of A to Z than local food blogger Patricia of Grab A Plate because who better to get restaurant reservations than someone who is a food blogger and has lived in the area...
Francophile Library – Autumn 2018 Edition
Unless you live in the desert as I do, the weather is shifting and with the chill in the air, it’s the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book inside the house, or if you are in...
A to Z – Zoe of Born Geek
I met Zoe of Born Geek when Mr. Misadventures and I did a farm tour with the Arizona Farming Bureau. We also just missed each other when I did the Catch Me at Luxe event and she did the...
J’adore Jambu Shoes
Let me just get right to the point. When it comes to fashion, I will ALWAYS choose comfort over style. Sometimes there is a rare intersection of the two factors, but in my experience with shoes, that is a...