make your moment: life list #38 - host a grown-up dinner party

This weekend, I completed a life list item: hosting a grown-up dinner party. And I'm so grateful it happened.

random thoughts: on friends, friends-in-law and couple-friends

It's hard enough to make friends on your own -- and when you have a partner, it can be even more complicated.

make your moment & hassleblad friday, roll #20: the sonoma edition (& the difference between film & digital)

Can you tell the difference between film & digital?

make your moment: my morning in healdsburg, and all you really need to know about wine

I had a serious wine-tasting last week, and had a bit of an epiphany. Here's what I learned.

journey to sonoma

Today I'll be exploring the wonderful world of La Crema wines. But first, the story of how I got here.

on travel, photography, and giving kids a shot at life

Photography is truly a poor substitute for travel. So while I share my images, I hope you'll also go out and find your own stories -- and also, I hope you'll help give kids a shot at life.

houston area women's center, at&t, and finding joy

This week, I got to play Santa on AT&T's behalf -- except I feel like I was the one who got the gift.

on diversity of cultural experience & ganesha's sweet tooth

I was given this very charming children's book to review -- and also, to give away!

binging it on home

This past week, I've done ever single browser search using Bing instead of Google, for the Bing It On Challenge. Here's what I thought about the experience.