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Race Toward Your Dreams

Bonjour! This image has captured my imagination. I see a talented yet undiscovered woman running toward her dreams…confidently racing toward her destiny…The moment I saw this photo, I knew it could be no other place than the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, one of my favorite places to visit in L.A.

Speaking of LACMA (as it’s affectionately known), they have a film program and lecture series which showcases prominent film directors and movies.   The current series is: The Naked City:  New York Noir and Neorealism.  I hope to watch a screening before  the series closes next week.

Now, I must return to my studies—I enrolled in a French I class in preparation for our trip to France, and embarrassingly, I admit, it’s a bit over my head.

Why is it, that the most enriching, fulfilling, and rewarding things in life don’t come easily…without challenges?

À Bientôt (see you soon).

source:  Alexi Lubomirski photographed Karlie Kloss for Vogue Spain February 2013. Click here to view more images via FGR.

The Struggle

Good Morning Friends...Rise and Shine! I hope you had a deliriously wonderful weekend!

My weekend was filled with school (I’m taking Lightroom 4 that meets every Saturday morning from 9:00 am to Noon for the next 18 weeks); organizing business receipts in preparation for filing our income taxes; and a belated yet romantic St. Valentine’s celebration.

Darling hubby and I celebrated at the recently remodeled Spago in Beverly Hills.  One highlight of the evening was their hand-crafted signature cocktails.  I ordered the Xiang Li—a vivacious concoction consisting of: Absolut pear vodka, Canton ginger liqueur, pear puree, lime juice, and ginger syrup.  The first sip tasted like biting into a juicy fragrant sweet pear spiked with a splash of chilled vodka.  Simply sublime!

Wishing you a joyous and productive week!

source:  Wee Khim photographed Caitlin Lomax for L”Officiel Singapore via FGR

Quite Lovely!

Absolutely divine!  I adore Dior’s ultra chic and feminine neck tie.  Daniele + Iango photographed Kate Moss for i-D Magazine Pre Spring 2013.

Click here to view all images in Fashion Editorial.

source:  Visual Optimism

So Much Chic

Andreea Diaconu photographed by Sølve Sundsbø for the Vogue Italia February 2013 issue.

source: Visual Optimism

Puglian Dinner

Such a lovely setting!  These charming images from Le Marché St. George, a restaurant and boutique residential rental in Vancouver, B.C., are inviting; and convey warmth and understated elegance.

I’m in the early stages of planning a road trip to Vancouver.  Hubby and I will drive from Los Angeles passing through Oregon, Washington, then to British Columbia.

I’m super psyched as this will be the longest road trip we’ve ever driven; and naturally…we plan to visit Le Marché St. George.

source:  photographers: Michelle Sproule and Luis Valdizon via Le Marché St. George and Scout Magazine.