


The phoenix, rising.
Last night was opening night of Cirque du Soleil at the Cow Palace here in San Francisco. My family was lucky enough to have been given some tickets to see the show. We had a fun night of dazzling colors and crazy acrobatics. On the drive back home we chatted happily about our favorite acts and...
Tsunamis, waves, and ripples.
SIMPLY CELEBRATE NEWSLETTER: MARCH 2011 When I heard the news about the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, I was lounging in my cozy animal print pajamas in an oceanfront hotel in Laguna Beach. My beau and I were in town on a quest. We’d driven down the coast from San Francisco so Ian could meet...
Confessions of a packrat.
My name is Sherry and I am a packrat. I don’t want you to know this about me because it isn’t pretty. I mean that literally, as well as figuratively. I don’t like the piles of papers in the corner. I don’t like the boxes of baby clothes I can’t let go of. I don’t like the book project that never...