Tag: Pacific Palisades

NEW YEARS – 2010 resolutions

As we enter a new era (a 21st century challenge), the picture It’s A Wonderful Life comes to me with some nostalgia. Memories of the great actor James Stewart includes his ability to make the average American be presented as a real human being (as opposed to the shallow “15 minutes of fame” pursued today),…




FIREPLACE CARE

This is the time of year where everyone with a fireplace uses it actively. Who can forget Cinderella’s fireplace with all that cleaning? Remember to have a Chimney Sweep check out the one you use, which should be done annually. Tell A Friend Chimney Sweeps inspect and clean out the chimney, make minor repairs, and…




BATHROOMS – GIFTS

During the holidays gifts for bathing are enjoyed by everyone. Luxurious French milled soaps have always been my favorite. You can have both luxury and natural, like the marvelous concoctions Gianna Rose Atelier creates, with great designs and lovely packaging that can be given without needing to wrap (money saving and less paper wasteful). You’ll…




AUTOMOBILES – GREEN RACING

MORE ON GREEN AUTOMOBILES. Sexy, fast, fun, green and chocolate! (Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates are for humans, not cars) Yet, see video on the speed racer car at a great website called IMPACT featuring the Formula 3 racer (open ‘click here to explore‘, then ‘quick menu‘, click on ‘racing green‘), with other new terrific research…




PETS – Lost Prevention and Training

Many of our clients have animal trainers and pet-care staff they hire for their beloved animal companions. In our wonderfully reclusive and animal friendly canyon where we live (both wild and tame), we’ve had to rescue lost animals to keep them from harm too often. Some of our neighbors are unconscionably neglectful, repeatedly losing their pets….




SERVING FOOD – Tips Do’s and Don’ts

It has often been written that the passion of an artist is found deep within the soul, separating those who settle for the mediocre or the good, from those compelled to provide greatness and seek perfection. I personally practice the understanding that any act undertaken can become a yoga, and a work of art. Such…




HAPPY HALLOWEEN – Recommended

Only four more days until Halloween, so get your costumes ready if you haven’t already. We love vintage graphics for their “back-to-the-past” time machine glimpse of how it was. Here are some for your pleasure to trigger memory of movies, scary stories, iconic baddies, and then some. With the current craze of Vampire stories and…




WATER – Home and Travel

According to Reuters – Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte (dubbed the first clown in space) arrived in a Russian space craft at the International Space Station yesterday, for a 10-day trip on the space shuttel that cost him over $35 million. Laliberte is a former fire-breather and founder of the Montreal based Cirque du Soleil….




WATER FILTRATION

Myths of mermaids is one of our earliest about planetary mysteries of oceanic life. As artist Martin Waugh puts it: “Throughout history, water has calmed the soul, soothed the spirit and healed the wounded. Martin’s free-flowing photography evokes images from rolling, rhythmic oceans to drops of water falling upon a lake, taking one on a…




ECO BABY – HAPPY BABY

Tracy at our office is expecting her first child. We are all so excited!! She’s got me thinking babies and I found some great things. TIPS you can use, items to buy, and to inspire a unique nursery to be eco friendly. More then ever we need to be conscientious about what we put into…