Glover Gardens

My cousin’s kid is a baker with big dreams about the Culinary Institute’s summer camp and a future bakery.

A live big band recording of a jazz take on a pop song – it works! The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra hits a home run with “Baby I”.

An early morning foray into the empty streets of the city as it prepared for another day of a vibrant festival.

Monteith’s Close on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile really knows how to make you feel like they are glad you’re there. And they have an award-winning bartender who created The Outsider Cocktail.

I thought this picture was about the birds, until I saw the sky.

Everything was eye candy on the Santa Monica Pier.

Even a broccoli-hater will eat this salad. Guaranteed. (Hint: it’s the bacon!)

Food is art! These beautifully arranged culinary exhibits at a workshop in Paris made me feel satisfied before I even took the first bite.

A deepening interest in photography and following certain blogs has me seeing things differently these days.

House-made pasta makes for a wonderful meal at this authentic Italian restaurant in Pasadena.

Edinburgh colors “pop” when the skies turn blue and the sun comes out, thus a haiku.

Looking out the hotel window at Edinburgh Castle, it was one of those magical moments when the light is just right, and you get a photo you didn’t expect.

Street art makes the modern area of Paris more interesting.

twilight on the piersanta monica sunset the benediction Overrun with tourists and souvenir-hawking vendors, the Santa Monica Pier remains a worthy destination. The sunset guarantees it. Trust me on this. Note: because February is National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo) and I’m a habitual haiku-er (is that […]

Being sleepless brings a haiku to mind, and an Irving Berlin song.

A photo and a haiku capture momentary peace from the usual airport chaos.