The perfect time of year to go get lost for a bit, but always have your escape route planned!

So my best friend might kill me for this post, but after wandering around on the grid yesterday and getting lost, I find myself thinking of her and her adventures into the wilderness alone.  Now, if you have ever had a chance to witness a conversation between the two of us, or if you have…

“What you had and what you lost. They’re all memories in the wind. Those days go by, and we all start again.” The Offspring

Not quite sure what has me reminiscing today, but I have been thinking about the years I spent traveling back and forth between Phoenix and Huntington Beach, California back in the mid-90’s.  I met a lot of interesting people and had a lot of fun, though there was a lot of pain in my life. …

“Love is not in our choice but in our fate.” John Dryden

For many years now I have firmly believed that love is an ever elusive creature, hard to catch and even harder to keep.  Once upon a time I had my fairy tale wedding with lofty dreams of a beautiful forever that was crushed by the darkness of abuse.  Though I have been in a couple…

Classic styling with a modern twist from Amarelo Manga

As we have talked about previous posts, if I could live in an era it would have been the 1920’s but I have never talked about my second choice, which would have been the 50’s to early 1960’s at the height of the Chanel suit.  The classic lines created all those years ago continue today…

Sensual beauty in black and white

I love color, as I think you can tell by looking at my blog, but sometimes a photo catches my eye as I take it and I wonder what it would look like in black and white.  It is a very rare occasion that I end up posting one of these photos as they just…

She is beautiful but deadly

“The true man wants two things: danger and play.  For that reason, he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.” Friedrich Nietzche A beautiful woman is something many take for granted as being vapid and easily manipulated, which makes her in all reality, incredibly dangerous.  But a beautiful and intelligent woman is probably the most…