Category Archives: Travel Journal Today is filled with roses! Earlier today, I drove to Rose Story Farm, an old fashioned rose farm in Carpenteria, California. The 15 acre farm nestled between the Santa Barbara Foothills and Pacific Ocean grows 18,000 rose bushes with 120 varieties. I took the hour long group tour which meandered past charming cottages, fruit...
 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is one of the most magnificent places to visit in Los Angeles. Located in San Marino, there are 14 separate gardens spread across 120 acres with 14,000 different plant varieties. While attending fashion design school, I studied elements of composition which include color, pattern, repetition, texture, etc.,...
 Paris: Life and Luxury, on exhibit at The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, is a must see! During my visit, I couldn’t resist taking photographs of the lush Getty grounds. source: photo 1: Lady Fastening Her Garter (in detail) painted by François Boucher in 1742. © Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid via Getty Center Los...
 Had a marvelous time during my recent whirlwind visit to Manhattan. Some of the highlights: Walking along the Highline while enjoying People’s Pops plum shaved ice. Viewing the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Truly amazing! Dining at Balthazar…the homemade sweet corn and ricotta ravioli with lobster, celeriac, and lovage was sublime! Shopping at Assouline and purchasing American...
 More photographs from my recent trip to Italy. Photo 1 was taken in Vernazza, one of the five villages in Cinque Terre. What I remember most—the steep hike up the hillside, so steep that I had to stop twice to catch my breath. But, my was the picturesque and stunning view worth the climb!...
 Monterosso al Mare is one of the five villages in Italy’s Cinque Terre along the Italian Riviera. Waves from the Ligurian Sea gently lap against the sandy seashore. I discovered Monterosso is the only beach in the Cinque Terre that has sand. One of the best restaurants in Monterosso is Ristorante Il Ciliegio. Il Ciliegio...
 The iconic Macy’s Herald Square Department Store on Broadway between 34th and 35th Street in NYC. I took this picture around 1:30 in-the-morning with temperatures in the mid thirties. Built in 1902, this location was the largest store in the world from 1924 to 2009. I would like to take a moment to thank all...
 Wish You Were Here, this year’s theme for Bergdorf Goodman’s Holiday Windows, is a fantasical spectacle of delight! Each window represents a different destination coupled with different modes of transportation. While browsing in BG, I discovered a limited edition book, Windows at Bergdorf Goodman, which showcases their jaw-dropping window displays. This collectors edition retails for...
 A Foodie Holiday is this year’s theme for Barneys New York Holiday Windows. The windows feature caricatures of celebrated chefs; and photo 2 depicts the celebrity chefs quarreling and engaged in a food fight. On a side note, I used to work as a pastry cook for Wolfgang Puck’s now defunct Malibu restaurant, Granita. I...
 These snapshots were taken during last week’s trip to New York City. Highlights from my marvelous and merry yuletide getaway include: Champagne Afternoon Tea Service at the Four Seasons Hotel, Cheese and Wine pairing flights at Artisanal Bistro, seeing the Broadway Musical “Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark” directed by Julie Taymor, visiting Rockefeller Plaza...
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