Category Archives: Odes to Joy

La douceur de la vie

Tonight the thing I cherish most of all is the sweet balm of friendship and love. There are some people whose hearts are so wide that you can easily find yourself falling into them. There are some so honest and profound that listening to them talk steals away all your unhappiness, until you have forgotten [...]

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A Fairy Tale Life

Well, almost anyway. Have you seen the latest series by Dina Goldstein? Absolute genius. The image above has me written all over it, as my girls back in L.A. will attest. First, it’s titled “Snowy,” which was their favorite nickname for me. And while I have just one, well — he’s two and a boy, [...]

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Monochromatic Love

Note to self: If you want to have a great looking blog in color, then stick to one – the most beautiful color you can find – and then, “ride it ’til the wheels fall off,” as my girl Niecy Nash is wont to say.
Case in point: Erin Olson’s House of Turquoise, a startlingly well-curated [...]

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