While in Paris recently I stopped in for a quick visit at the Louvre. I always enjoy visiting my old favourites, like Venus de Milo and the pyramid. And then of course there’s the most… — Read More —

It can be most frustrating time to shop. The sun’s ablazing but fall merchandise is already taking over the shelves. Who's ready to go there yet? Not me! — Read More —

Every year or so it seems there is something new on the Socially Unacceptable List. Soon after that it might become law. Take drinking and driving. I don’t remember getting to and from a dinner… — Read More —

I’m kicking off my stilettoed sandals and embracing footwear that doesn’t wear me out. It's the summer of the sneaker and I couldn't be happier. — Read More —

That darn Gwyneth. She’s always stealing my ideas before I think of them. Last year I was considering what to do with all those clothes I don’t wear anymore and there she was selling off… — Read More —

I'm sitting in my backyard, trying to soak up a few rays, when my neighbour begins making the most god-awful squawking sounds. I go back inside the house, the squawking stops. Back in my lounge chair, it starts up all over again. He's literally trying to drive me out of my own backyard. — Read More —

Eugenie Bouchard is making history. As you surely know by now, never before has a Canadian woman made it to the Wimbledon semi-finals. (Same goes for Milos Raonic as the first Canadian male.) And tomorrow,… — Read More —

A few days ago I started to think about how lucky I am that my parents decided to immigrate here some four decades ago. Thanks mom and dad! They gave me a life of opportunity that I likely wouldn't not have had back in Croatia. — Read More —

I’ve been staying in a lot of hotels lately. Sometimes it’s for business and sometimes it’s for pleasure, but it tends to be in places where I don’t have many local connections. And that means… — Read More —

This past weekend I was extremely fortunate to be a guest at the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort on Vancouver Island. An amazing "glamping" style outdoor retreat, this weekend was even more spectacular due to the star power that came out in support of a Canadian charity. — Read More —