by Francie | Aug 2, 2014 | Blogs, Celebrities
Last week, I went to my first blogger’s conference, BlogHer14 in San Jose, a three-day affair. For my readers, BlogHer is what I call the BIG BLOG in the sky, a website home to just about any type of blog imaginable in one place– a directory and community of...
by Francie | Jul 29, 2014 | Food, Travel
Doughnuts and LA go together about as well as candy bars and diet pills, at least that’s what I used to think. To me, LA conjures up images of beaches, bikinis, movie stars and Malibu Barbie. A recent trip to LA was anything but a suntanned and slender experience. We...
by Francie | Jul 17, 2014 | Age, Medical
For about a week, I had a “smudge” at the corner of my left eye. All I wanted to do was clean my glasses or my contacts but the smudge didn’t go away. I kept thinking of a photo a stranger took of my husband, my 14-month-old and me in front of the Louvre in 1999, his...
by Francie | Jul 12, 2014 | Francie, Tech Rants
Four years ago, I didn’t know much about blogs or how the camera on my phone worked. Now I know three platforms for blogging. I have a camera app on my phone so I can edit photos creatively and easily. I have a personal page and a blog page on facebook; I...
by Francie | Jun 30, 2014 | Family, teen scene, Travel
A family reunion on the Oregon coast drove an eating frenzy across the state a couple of weeks ago. My family of four is all about the food so we planned our trip by the menu. Road-tripping was the way to go so we could combine it with a college tour at the University...
