CS sends me a vintage cape with rabbit trimmed fur on cashmere. She wonders if the tiny moth holes suggest that it is NOT worth the price tag of $120. Does the historical value trump the rarity value? The answer is NO – late 19th century capes are not rare! The cape has been part […]
The other night I was at a meeting and two different people at the table were doing the clickety click clack of their pens. You know what I am talking about. It is an unconscious habit, like whistling and passing gas, that only brings relief to those doing it, and annoyance to those around them. […]
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On Thursday, October 9, Karen Neary RN and her team held a celebratory party for Montecito Med Spa’s 3rd year in business at Coast Village Circle. I attended the event, which was packed with their clients, friends, newbies, local businesses and of course Beth Sullivan, executive director of the Coast Village Road Improvement Association. Neary […]
PS is curious about a pair of silver stirrups necessary for riding a horse. We can all imagine a time when cars were not in our world yet, and we rode horses – or were pulled by them. And for thousands of years stirrups have been a ubiquitous and recognizable equine accoutrement. PS is wondering […]
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MC, who is NOT from Santa Barbara, has inherited a pottery floor vase – a quirky and unique work from the mid 1970s by our genius Santa Maria potter, William “Bill” Shinn (Santa Ana, CA 1932-2011). Was Shinn’s inspiration for the design a native American marriage vessel, typically with two spouts? Wait, this has THREE! […]
Dance has always felt like the truest artistic expression of the soul… an untamed yet measured outburst of our innate and most intimate instrument – our body. Similarly, fashion feels like the truest artistic expression of the body… a chance to show the world the hues, textures, and lines – framed by the canvas of […]
You might not know Roero yet – but if you love Nebbiolo from Barolo or Barbaresco, with deep tannins and perfume, you should. I just returned from Piemonte’s Roero wine region, where the same grape produces red wine that feels noble and graceful, and where Arneis, its white counterpart, shines brightly. Roero is nestled just […]
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More than 100 years ago, two medical clinics in Santa Barbara were taking shape, both grounded in the ethos that group practice with a variety of specialties was the best way to provide high quality healthcare accessible to all. Some 80 years later after decades of growth, the two groups joined forces and adopted the […]
2019: what a year that was. The art and design world CHANGED. More of us want to forget 2019 than want to remember it, but it marked a watershed moment in the art world, especially at the end of 2019 as we learned of the impending lockdown of our world. The dust has still not […]
A Westmont art professor has the toast-worthy talent the California Avocado Festival judges wanted. They unveiled Scott Anderson’s playful illustration – an avocado sunbathing on the beach – at the Carpinteria Farmers Market. Available now, limited-edition posters and T-shirts featuring his design will also be sold at the 39th annual celebration, “Peace, Love & Guacamole,” […]
Alumna Kailie Grinder (‘16), who earned a doctorate in intercultural studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, has returned to campus as Westmont’s intercultural programs (ICP) interim director. A student leader in ICP during her college years, she created spaces where all students, including students of color and those from international backgrounds, could feel they belonged. “God […]
Santa Barbara County’s wine festival of record is reinventing itself. It’ll be same in all the right ways: consumers mingling with winemakers and chefs, and plenty of samples of some of the best wines California has to offer. But Wine Camp is new for 2025, promising immersive moments meant to both enlighten and delight. The […]
