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Island Girl

12″x 16″ Original Watercolor and graphite on handmade paper Archival Giclee and Standard Prints available “I go to Florida sometimes for vacation. I actually really like Florida. It’s a weird place, it’s surreal. It’s so close, but you feel like you’re in another world or on an island.” —Jemima Kirke

My Latest Recipe: Pecan Encrusted Red Snapper w Remoulade Sauce

Remoulade (serves 4) Ingredients: 3/4 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons cocktail sauce 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish 1 tablespoon chili sauce 2 teaspoons Creole mustard 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon Louisiana-style hot sauce, or to taste 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1-1/4 medium scallions, chopped 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley 2 [...]

Ten Books That Have Changed My Life

I read voraciously—much like I eat and drink; a good book sates the hungry mind. A great book satiates a thirsty soul. If read thoughtfully at fateful times, great books can shape one’s destiny. I offer ten tomes for your consideration and in no particular order that have nutured my soul. As any bookworm knows, I could [...]

My Top Ten Happy Songs

These songs make me happy. And I like happy. 1.)  I’m Alive Hooters 2.) Drops of Jupiter  Train 3.) Beautiful Day U2 4.) Feeling Good Michael Buble 5.) Secret Crowds Angels and Airwaves 6.) Joy Hiromi 7.) Uprising Muse 8.) Dog Days Are Over Florence and the Machine 9.) Adagio for Strings Barber Tie 10.) Jai [...]

Quick Relief For Real Life

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is. We plop on the couch and our lives fizzle away like a proverbial Alka-Seltzer tablet. I did it last night, did you? We are wrapped around by pop culture. News that runs twenty-four hours creates info junkies. Local newscasts find the goriest accidents, the most salacious scandal, [...]