Duchess Digest: Serendipity
As I sit under the cloudy gray, blue skies of England’s beautiful Cotswold region I can not help but wonder about the idea of serendipity; the occurrence of fortunate discoveries by accident. It’s a pretty powerful thing. How many times have you stumbled across an amazing restaurant that soon became your favorite simply because you [...]
Destination: Destiny
September 4, 2009 by melanien
Filed under Destinations, Travel
What does being a single woman who makes her own decisions, without having to ask anyone else, have to do with your next vacation? Everything!
But why is it when single women need something most, the thought of having it (even though it’s within our power) eludes us? Even our most basic desires begin with a [...]
Alone and Falling, Halfway Around the World
August 28, 2009 by melanien
Filed under Destinations, Travel
I stood on the edge of the cliff, peering down thousands of feet below to the tiny green spot where I was supposed to land.
Paragliding in New Zealand seemed like a great idea from the confines of my small, dark apartment in Los Angeles. Single woman scene: I’d just been dumped by a pretty cool [...]
The Duchess Digest: Going Bi-Coastal
I’ve grown up largely in an age of wealth and prosperity. Fancy cars, cellphones, vacations, houses, clothing and all the nice dinners I could ever want have made up the majority of my life’s experiences. Sure I worried about paying the rent or the mortgage from time to time, but there’s always been more then [...]
Duchess Digest: Listening to our Gut
I have been living in Los Angeles for a year now. I’m happy here. I like the city. I like all there is to do. With my one year lease expiring this month, I’ve been deciding where to get a new apartment. I’ve felt certain I would stay. I like who I’m becoming. I like [...]
What Santa Will See As He Circles the Globe This Year!
When it comes to looking at the night skies for Santa and his band of reindeer, we all tend to think locally. But Mr. Claus and the crew are thinking globally as they circle the Earth.
As you can see from this composite satellite photo of the night skies, Santa must have a helluva time finding [...]
Movie Lovers Hit the Jackpot with Slumdog Millionaire
Very rarely do I blog about a film. Like most of us, I go to the movies once or twice a month. In recent years it has become customary to save the films of real merit for December for the Academy Awards sweepstakes that start early in the following year.
This year that pattern holds true [...]
The Duchess Digest: Yogi, of Yogi! Wherefore Art Thou, Yogi?
Several months ago I found myself deep in the doldrums. I knew a handful of people in my new home town of Los Angeles, I was feeling lonely and stuck. My career was not doing much (I think I saw a snail actually zoom by it in a blur), my romantic relationship was D.O.A. [...]
LA, Confidentially
July 14, 2008 by allison
Filed under Destinations, Travel
You’re on your way to the land of celebrities and the Sunset Strip. Are you ready for your close-up?
You will be, after some of LA’s finest shopping and pampering. Afterward, check out these local hot spots, where they’ll treat you like a star:
Shop…then Plop and Get Pampered
Rodeo Drive
For whatever reason, everyone ends up at this [...]
Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres: Yes She Can!
If you love the woman warrior, the “never say die “athlete (and God only knows most of us do), then join me in a resounding round of e-plause for Dara Torres, 41, the Olympic swimmer who laughs in the face of age.
Certainly in athletics, time is not on your side. Few of us, from writers [...]
