• My Cup of Tea Gift Guide 2022

    My Cup of Tea Gift Guide 2022

    It’s been a minute since the last time I curated a gift guide, and I’ve forgotten how fun it is. I hope you enjoy it! Click on the images to go to the products. Tokens to Make Anyone’s Heart Expand Kora is one of my favorite skincare brands. The ingredients are clean, natural, and I…

  • It Takes a Village, A Village of Women

    I can’t help but wonder about all the women who inspired me in my forty-four years of life. Today more than ever, when I’m in the middle of a transition, a rebirth that could only take place with a team of women — angels, messengers, role models, companions, and support. Back in February, through the…

  • Olive Oil Cupcakes

    Olive Oil Cupcakes

    Do you have a favorite dessert when you offer to bring one to a gathering (remember those?)? This recipe is my go-to option. Pre-COVID I used to bake a whole cake and sprinkle it with powder sugar and decorate it with a sprig of my olive tree. It looked beautiful. Today, instead I make cupcakes,…

  • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

    2020 Holiday Gift Guide

    Whew! I’m definitely counting down the days until this year ends. Believe me, I’ve been trying to focus on the positive side of things, but man, this year has been __ (fill in the blank – challenging? disastrous?overwhelming?). Imagine describing 2020 as a pitch for a screenplay or a book. Would it get picked? I…

  • My Favorite Candles

    My Favorite Candles

    Candles are my cup of tea. There are candles all over my house and it has become a ritual for me to light up candles for different moments of my day. Before I sit down and write, when I start cooking, at dinner, when I take baths. For some reason, lighting candles is part of…

  • Three Audiobooks That Will Lift You  Up

    Three Audiobooks That Will Lift You Up

    Hi! How are you? Ok, hold on. Don’t answer. Let me tell you how I am… today. I mean, right now. Because I don’t know about you but I have been having something like multiple personality disorder during this odd period. I have to recognize that, overall, I am happy to be clustered with my…

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