That Vintage Girl

The stars have aligned for a truly magical October in 2026 with five cozy Saturdays culminating in a magical Halloween on the last Saturday.   This rare cosmic alignment won’t return until 2037! But the spirits have cast one more magical spell.....as midnight passes on All Hallows' Eve, time itself will bend as the clocks fall back one hour granting an extra hour of bewitching enchantment under the October moon. 

During a recent visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) , I viewed their collection of 19th century French Impressionism art that included masterworks from revolutionary artists like Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Edgar Degas.  Their curated collection captured a pivotal moment in art history when painters abandoned studios for en plein air painting - a practice of painting outdoors that was made possible by the invention of premade paint tubes.  To capture the shifting shades of natural light, they used a palette of bright hues. By stepping outside the studio, these painters captured fleeting moments in time. Rather than focusing on historical or mythological themes, Impressionistic painters captured the beauty of daily life: summer sunlight filtering through trees, the rhythmic dance of water lilies, the bustling crowds of Parisian boulevards, or the smoky haze of train stations.   Visiting the museum offered a quiet passage through time, where t...

Baking lemon cookies fills the kitchen with aromatic citrus scents of sunny days, making them the ultimate cheerful treat for summer.  Ingredients 2 cups flour 3/4 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup lemon juice  Making & Baking Combine the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Mix the sugar, egg, vegetable oil, vanilla, milk, and lemon juice in a separate bowl.  Add the flour mixture to the batter and mix until fully combined. Drop tablespoon size cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degree Fahrenheit  Makes 24 cookies