In White Oleander, Janet Fitch describes the Santa Ana blossoms as desert survivalists, as “delicate poisonous blooms” with “dagger green leaves”. Throughout this novel, the words sing a poetic duet with the reader and, from her opening description, I was humming along. “Oleander time” is a time when white oleanders blossom and “lovers who kill…
Marissa Jaret Winukar, star of the Broadway show Hairspray is starring along side Pamela Anderson, Christopher Lloyd, Elon Gold, and Brian Scolaro in the new Fox comedy Stacked. The main set of the show is a bookstore / coffeeshop owned by the Miller brothers, Stuart and Gavin, called The Stacks. The brothers hire a scantily…
I had an informative and inspiring weekend surrounded by women. I went to a “Dee… Stress and Be Happy” conference for women on Saturday. The all-day event included lots of treats (healthy and not so healthy), four workshops and a nice lasagne lunch for $25. Is that a great deal or what? I thought so…
Taunia Soderquist is the entrepreneurial mind behind Big Diva Fashions. She has elaborated on an old idea morphing it into a new shoppe with the plus-size diva in mind. If you don’t already know, Big Diva Fashions (BDF) is an online consignment store for plus-size fashions. Recently, I had a chance to chat with the…
Starting a new job? Need some new clothes? First impressions are everything. You want your future boss’s first impression to be a good one but at the same time you want to be able to pay the rent. Buying clothes for the office seems expensive but if you have a plan dressing for a new…
Rita Farro worked with what she affectionately calls “gifted” women (or women any size over 10) for over a decade; first as a fabric store owner, then as a workshop presenter. The knowledge behind Life is Not a Dress Size also comes from her personal experience at being gifted herself. This book is about working…
I tried this quick and easy frozen dish the other night. Crazy Plates Meal Kits, Wowie Maui Chicken. “Crazy Plates” sound familiar? Wasn’t there a cook book by the same name? You betcha. Janet Podleski and Greta Podleski authors of the successful cookbooks Looneyspoons and Crazy Plates have made it even easier to have a…