by niccolapiccola | Sep 8, 2013 | Camping, Desserts and Yum Yums, food
What’s “glamping” you might ask? It’s glamorized-camping, silly! I stole this hashtag from my friend Meadow who camps with wireless, iPhones and computers. Not me. Think camping in the most beautiful part of California, Big Sur, and in tow you...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 6, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, food
I am truly amazed by the countless ways you can use an apple, and I’m not talking about the device I’m using to type this post on! Apples. Green, red, yellow, brown. Apple sauce, jams, butters, pies, cakes, breads, juices, stuffings and I could go on, but...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 5, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, food, yoga
Nothing about my life is slow. I’m a mover and a fast-shaker, and I get tired when I slow down, so I don’t! That’s why I love practicing in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition. The practice itself is fast moving and there’s no time to talk or think,...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 3, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, food, yoga
For ten years I was a waitress. The first five years I spent were as a bitchy server and then I found yoga, so problem solved. I learned patience and also how to breathe. And here I thought I knew how to do that already, unconsciously! I was able to practice patience...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 30, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, food
I am an admitted impulse buyer. I see. I want. I buy. Then and there. And then I am left with extreme buyer’s remorse and end up returning whatever I bought and then I think it through again and am right back at said store usually a day later re-purchasing the...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 28, 2013 | animals and such, food
There. I said it. And I’m not taking it back. Andy and I just left the Oak Park Vet Clinic where we had to put down our cat Bear. This is a cat who made most nights sleepless for us, who would only drink water from the bathtub after Andy showered, who...
