Fashion Slow Lane!

We just got in production of Rocco Sauvage small leather goods.  Handmade in USA. Buy online at www.roccosauvage.com  

I recently drove  9 hours across the desert from San Diego to Sedona, Arizona.   The drive was the long, boring and hot.  (not sure how else to describe the Arizona desert).   The average outside temperature was 104 degrees.   Driving across the Arizona desert in a 10 year old Jetta after the engine light comes on is not exactly intelligent - but we made it.  We made it after several stops to cool down and to make sure the engine did not overheat.   Over the years I have heard about Sedona being a place for New Age types and a great place to visit. We met up with my parents in Sedona for the weekend.   I have head all about how the spa treatments in Sedona are a must do.   I did not book in advance so the best I could do was a chair massage, 20 minutes for $30.00 plus tip.   I signed my mom and I up for our mini chair massage.  An older woman was the masseuse and during our short session to tried to explain how energ...

Just Landed!  We have new belts in from our factory in Southern California.   We have several new styles of men's leather belts..all handmade.  The buckles I get from a Florence designer and the belts are designed and made right here in Southern California. The design featured here "SAGEBRUSH"  is one of our best sellers, with a vintage finished brown paint buckle and a cowhide strap with hand fitted studs.   This belt feels like it has been handed down a few generations ago to your own closet, and its was built to last .  Wait. That sounds like a Ram commercial tag line or is it Ford?.(ooooppps!)  Anyway, our belts are made to last for a few decades so its more of an investment piece you can count on for many years to come to hold up your jeans, pants and maybe your next of kin later on down the road.   Life is a journey..let Rocco Sauvage be part of it. hm mm..this tag line is not sound much better than built to last... To check out this d...

I have never taken a real painting class.  I don't know anything about paints or how to paint.  The other day I had some time to browse a local La Jolla book store.  They had a small section of paints and brushes.  I picked up some cheap brushes and paints.   Here is my first creation.  It looks kind of like something a 3rd grader would paint, but also there is a touch of magic to it.  One of my friends said they would buy it at a flea market.  That does not help my creative ego, but the nice thing about painting with no agenda is that there is no rules. A face with a box around it? Cool.  Add some grass.  That's is fine.  Does it mean anything? Not necessarily.  Was it fun and relaxing?  Yes.  Then, perfect, that is the whole point. What is your inspiration?   NO RULES.   My first painting in 10 years.  No rules.  

I stumbled across a new website that is devoted to bags of all types and covers everything from reviews to the backgrounds of the designers behind the various brands.   If you are bag geek like me you will love this site!  It is based out of Australia and the name is Carryology . The website is www.carryology.com The name is a fun play on words.  I love this site!  Right now its just for fun, but if you love their site, like them on facebook and help spread the word.  This is the only site I have ever seen in the past ten years that is devoted to bags of all types.   Yes, there is the purseblog.com and bagsnob.com and those type of sites dedicated to women's high end designer handbags, but this site is for bags in general for both men and women.  The site is owned and operated by the team that is behind a wallet brand for men that can be found at better boutiques and department stores in Australia and the United States. Worth a look! Ciao...

“We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one.”  ― Tom Hiddleston What a wonderful quote.  Enough said.  

If you want to be interesting.. If you are a good listener people will find you interesting just because you listened to them.   In general I am not a good listener.  I have selective hearing.  I got that from my dad.  He could tune us all out and read the newspaper.  It was an art.  Children also have selective hearing.   Anyone who is a parent knows what I am talking about.   In business it is important to be a good listener, often you will find the answer just by listening.  It could be the tone of voice or even what is not said in the conversation that is the clue to what you are listening for. In business, especially as a freelance consultant, I have learned to listen and then know when to put up boundaries.  People often want to tell me their life story when they are working with me on a project.  That is nice, but we are here to get work done.   I listen, but I know when to listen and when not to listen.  ...