Buying Mother’s Day gifts year-in and year-out can be a challenge with respect to keeping ideas fresh and unexpected on Mom’s part. I personally love gifting unexpected things—products that may not have been on her radar, but that she’ll absolutely adore and make great use of to simplify and enhance her lifestyle. ‘OMG’ gifts likely […]
An Interview with UK Fine Artist, Katie Bright!
UK-born artist Katie Bright is a rare creative force whose work spans the gamut and includes everything from ornate costumes and hand sewn masks to illustrations that are often accompanied by stories she’s written. Over the last year Bright has lent her unique creative genius to designing the wallpaper for the Surftides Lincoln City hotel […]
Expect the Unexpected at the Four Seasons Scottsdale
Arizona’s high desert has a unique magic and mystique all its own and, when it comes to the Four Seasons Scottsdale, guests can also expect the unexpected—starting with its Sonoran Desert locale. For one, “lush” and “desert” aren’t normally two words one would associate, but in the high Sonoran Desert you’ll find iconic saguaro cacti […]
7 Bathroom Design Trends Set to Explode in 2015
Practically every year, a specific remodeling movement sweeps the home improvement industry with a vengeance. For the most part, 2014 was dominated by a surge in kitchen renovation. In 2015, you can expect bathroom remodeling to be a hot topic. Overhauling a bathroom can greatly boost the comfort of a home as well as its […]
New Year Homework Helpers
With the New Year comes a fresh and renewed focus for students to dig in and work toward keeping, or getting, those grades up in the academia second half and school years beyond. Here are four fab productivity tools and homework helpers that can give kids a smart kick start: Turnstone Buoy ‘Active Seat’ (www.MyTurnstone.com) […]
“The (Republican) war against the poor must end”, demands Rep. McGovern of Massachusetts
On May 7, 2014 Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes regarding the issue of hunger in America: “Mr. Speaker, I have come to this floor once a week during the 113th Congress to talk about hunger–specifically, how we […]