1. New Beginnings
(LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

...ile there is still no sign of Xola, i know for sure he is gone. I think of him every time i consider leaving something out on the counter top and realize sadly that it will be "safe" because...

2. The Littlest Big Man
(LIFE/Latest)

... the end of him. I don't want to think that but there is no evidence of him anywhere; he was taken away by something. On Thursday night my friends came over and we walked up and down the creek beds...

3. Where do i begin?
(EAT/DRINK/Flavor Spot)

...ry new (or old) restaurant in this city! Did some one say "best burrito?"; well, yeah, "Super Something" was quite good. Or wait, did you mean those crazy twigs and nuts (aka healt...

4. Catching-Up Before New Years
(LIFE/Joie de Vivre)

...ith Santa Barbara - the great weather, nice beaches, killer restaurants, and endlesss opportunities to learn something new. To that end, i'm very intrigued by stand up paddle boarding which people wer...

5. The unexpected weekend.
(LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

...ter tweaking my back bottling 10 gallons of wine and bikram yoga. Which was great fun i might add - just not something i would do w/out help next time (the bottleing, not yoga).  Special thanks t...

6. Transformation...
(LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

...e - it reminded me of transformation; from caterpillar to butterfly - ourselves becoming free only to become something else. It's also about letting go... to unfurl one's fingers from the things we lo...

7. Among the Multitudes
(ART/BOOKS/Poetry)

...wind.   Someone much less fortunate, bred for my fur or Christmas dinner, something swimming under a square of glass.   A tree rooted to the ground ...

8. Cold Brewed Coffee
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

...ter, it's filtered and voila - coffee concentrate. I have to say, It's rather odd to wake up and drink something cold and caffeinated, but being me, i refuse to buy roasted beans when i can burn...

9. Abraham-Hicks
(Newsflashes/Newsflash)

... and think about things; your Inner Being likes to offer compliments and feel appreciation and contemplate something that is not fully understood and then feel the understanding come forth. Your In...

10. Coffee Roasting, Part II
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

Well i found something i am not good at and it's coffee roasting. I have eight pounds of assorted green coffee beans from Sweet Maria's to burn through (literally) and hopefuly by then i shall have a

11. Curry!
(EAT/DRINK/Today's Menu)

Well i didn't make it to yoga on Sunday but i did do something worthwhile with my time. I decided to cook up a batch of Jamie Oliver's East Indian Curry and it was the bomb. Last time i prepared this

12. Coffee Roasting
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

...ngs all in the name of research and self-sufficiency. I mean why buy it when i can make it right? Why order something out that i can cook? Blah blah blah. I also love my morning coffee ritual compo...

13. Tiffin Lunch Box
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

So i looked hi and low for something reusable to bring lunch in and found these stainless steal tiffin boxes. I love them! I was inspired to find out more about them after reading how dabbawallas deli

14. I felt like a lost soul today.
(LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

...d, to wipe the shards of glass from my eyes and pull myself up away from the mistakes, the lapses of love or something like it and into myself. These books spoke to me. they said "pick me up, li...

15. Cube Rot!
(Archived/LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

... same cube for 5.5 years and i'm sure i'll need a team of doctors to dive in and recessitate my brain or sew something back on... like a digit or an ear if this goes on much longer. What appears...

16. You Know She's Funny
(Archived/LIFE/Daily)

    Something tells me she's probably doing the exact same dance in Santa Barbara!

17. Frida
(Archived/LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

... I love the flowers and leaves. If i could go back it time, it would be here to this cafe, hopefully reading something interesting to Frida… and smoking;-) ...