An Introduction to Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture – Part I

An introduction to the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture including famous Southern California examples

An Introduction to Hollywood Regency Design – Part I

A historical exploration of the interior design style we know as Hollywood Regency from legendary designer William Haines through contemporary...

An Introduction to Hollywood Regency Design – Part II

A historical exploration of the interior design style we know as Hollywood Regency from legendary designer William Haines through contemporary...

The Seven Elements of Hollywood Regency Style

These in my mind are the seven big ideas to take away when you think about how to achieve a...

My Photography Journey – Night Photography Lessons Learned

by livinthelifeinla
Posted on September 19, 2018September 19, 2018
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Join me to see what I’ve learned along the way during my photographic journey. This post focuses on a cloud filled night shot at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago.

Looking for a gourmet special occasion splurge of a dinner idea? Here is one from a favorite five-star restaurant. I absolutely love the Michael Mina chain of restaurants and have visited the San Francisco and Las […]

One woman’s list of the seven eye care and makeup products for healthy, beautiful eyes

I’ve been participating in and posting about my baking experiences with Rose’s Bread Bible Bakers for just over a year now and it has been a fantastic experience. Rose’s Bread Bible is so rich with […]

Update on the free classes for Beauty Insiders at Sephora with a focus on the new Age Defying Skincare and an exclusive class from the Sephora PRO team.

I recently attended two classes that I signed up for this summer to improve my ability to bake pies from scratch, and I made my very first lattice pie. I think as a result that […]

Here in the U.S. we are about to enter the long July 4th holiday weekend, and we also have the Wimbledon tournament starting up. The upcoming start of Wimbledon reminded me of the classic tournament […]

Did you know that one in four women report experiencing domestic violence in their lifetimes, and that finances are the number one reason that victims can’t just leave? I had the opportunity last week to […]

In golf, as in life, it is the follow through that makes the difference. Dr. Seuss One of my planned chores this weekend was to clean out and re-stock my golf bag. I had a […]

“Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread. Without it, it’s flat.” Carmen McRae Crispy on the outside with a soft moist interior. Wow, our assignment this month was a big winner! Our June […]