Unhealed Wound – Page 33

“Wine Shop At Home”—The Art of Wine “Gifting”

Written by diana on December 10, 2010. Posted in Unhealed Wound.

It’s that time of year again, when all of us curmudgeonly folks have to think about that tired old ritual of gift giving. Each year I try to figure out what to give—a thoughtful gift which will be enjoyed, something original or unexpected. But, I think I am the world’s worst gift-giver. I love any gift given to me, and I have very...

“Ascent Aspirations: Up, Up and Away!”

Written by diana on December 4, 2010. Posted in Unhealed Wound.

I recently discovered a gem: an online art and literary journal, entitled Ascent Aspirations (www.ascentaspirations.com), based in British Columbia. (It is also published semi-annually in print media—“hard copy”.) I love the fact that Ascent Aspirations’ mission is to give aspiring writers, poets, and artists a chance to present their work...

Off & Away: Travel Auction Sites—Why Am I Not Surprised?

Written by diana on November 21, 2010. Posted in auction sites, Travel (Domestic), Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on Off & Away: Travel Auction Sites—Why Am I Not Surprised?

I discovered the auction site, “Off & Away”, after reading a New York Times article in June. Off & Away has what seems like an ingenious business model: bidding on hotel suites for what could be pennies on the dollar. I thought I would give it a try. Being susceptible to becoming obsessed over the idea of bidding in an auction –one of...

Blogger Nube—What’s Up with That?!

Written by diana on November 16, 2010. Posted in Blogging, Unhealed Wound, Writing and Blogging Tips.

This Friday, November 19, will be my blog’s two-week anniversary. So, for those of you out there who have been contemplating writing a blog, here are my Top Ten tips from my past two weeks’ blogging experience. Obviously, I need to do a lot more blogging to give advice to non-nubes. But what I learned in my first two weeks is very fresh, so I...

What’s not to like? Post Ranch Inn’s Wine and Food Event

Written by diana on November 7, 2010. Posted in Unhealed Wound. 4 Comments on What’s not to like? Post Ranch Inn’s Wine and Food Event

On Saturday afternoon, our daughter Maya and her boyfriend joined us for an afternoon at Post Ranch in Big Sur, for part of the Big Sur weekend wine and food extravaganza. What makes this event different from other wine and food events is that you can sip wine, eat and then work some of it off walking from one station to the next on the Post...

Lacerated Tongue–In the ER on Halloween

Written by diana on November 5, 2010. Posted in Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on Lacerated Tongue–In the ER on Halloween

Last night during a delicious dinner made by my husband, Doug, amateur chef extraordinaire, I bit down hard into my Thai pork basil curry with yams, zucchini, and eggplant and hit the calloused divot on my tongue, which I have clamped on before. That’s what happens when I eat and talk at the same time—my two favorite activities. No doubt about...