Archive for the 'Places' Category



Madame Chocolat + Domaine Carneros = Fabulous decadence

Published on May 10, 2012

Tweet I’ve been writing about how much I love Madame Chocolat since she opened her fabulous factory/atelier. Her latest addition to the scrumptious lineup of chocolate treats? Champagne truffles, made with Domaine Carneros champagne! Barrie and I recently attended the very sweet launch of the fabulous duet and confirmed yet again that we are addicts […]


Caine’s Arcade – Entrepreneurship Goes Viral

Published on May 2, 2012

Tweet The things I would miss if I didn’t keep up with the PBS Parents Facebook page! I can’t begin to say all the things I love about this story – Caine built an entire arcade with business systems in place out of cardboard and repurposed objects out of his dad’s East LA auto parts […]


MTA’s Character Assasination of Beverly Hills Obscures Truths

Published on April 27, 2012

Tweet This was in my inbox this morning: Beverly Hills Courier Publisher Clif Smith on the MTA 044712 I’ve tried not to post about the situation that is currently happening with the MTA and Beverly Hills, but the mud has been flung in a way that prompts me to share. We (the citizens of this […]


Spring Break 2012

Published on April 19, 2012

Tweet . . I am slowly becoming accustomed to the fact that Spring Break is always going to be right after Easter. Since my Perfect Husband is trying to wrench the last bit of snow out of the ski season during this time,he’s in and out of Mammoth, leaving the Critter and I with some […]


Rosie Pope IS Pregnant in Heels and has Fabulous New West Coast Store

Published on April 16, 2012

Tweet Never have I felt such empathy with a reality show as when I was watching Rosie Pope in Bravo’s Pregnant in Heels. The reality series made her a household name to stylish mommies to be, and I found myself wishing that not only did I wish I had had her fashions and practical advice […]


Two Evil Queens + Mirror Mirror Premiere = Wicked Fun!

Published on April 6, 2012

Tweet I was feeling a bit guilty for leaving the Perfect Husband and the Critter home to attend the premiere of Mirror Mirror with my two main gays, it being a “family” movie and all. A ski trip for my hubs and kidlet had been postponed, and my plus two had already been invited. Truth […]


LAArt Show for Generations of Art Lovers

Published on March 9, 2012

Tweet . . You may recall that Barrie and I went to the LAArtShow Premiere Opening Party awhile back. My Perfect Husband thinks most contemporary art is bulls@*t, and I needed some catch up time with the gay husband, so we made it a downtown night. We started with cocktails and nibbles joined by a […]


Happy Valentine’s Day, Y’all xoxo

Published on February 14, 2012

Tweet I have been a heart loving baker lunatic for twenty four hours. I love Valentine’s Day and get excited about it just like Christmas, in fact, I think I stayed up this late Christmas Eve setting up Santa Claus! Here’s hoping everybody has a day full of LOVE xoxoxo


Peter Pan returns with Jake and the Neverland Pirates

Published on February 8, 2012

Tweet The Critter and I had a discussion a couple of weeks ago that made me realize that although he has watched Jake and the Neverland Pirates since it premiered, he doesn’t know who Peter Pan is. He challenged me on my opinion that Peter Pan is the boss of Neverland, thinking that Jake is […]


When I LOVE to say “I told you so” – Chris Mann kills it on “The Voice”

Published on February 5, 2012

Tweet Remember my post last year about my “date” with Chris Mann? I sat with four people at Genghis Cohen and he played his heart out for us, even though we were such a small group. I am so happy that I got to know him now, because he is now on the road to […]