If I had a magic wand I would change only one thing about my life, and that’s to have become an architect.  Well, maybe a couple of things, like buying Microsoft stocks in 1986 and collecting CHANEL ten, twenty years earlier…but I digress. Today I’m taking you to Taliesin West, a Scottsdale property on 550 acres in the Sonoran desert …
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The Sanctuary I Seek
 I lived in Phoenix for a very short time right after grad school. It was a somewhat confusing time in my life, but the aesthetics of the desertscape left a huge impact on my mind’s eye and it was clear that regardless of my internal chaos, I would always find the calm in the center of any storm by heading to the desert. …
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Could You Say No To This Face?
The few weeks before a big trip are always the worst. Things seem to pile up from nowhere, emergencies unfold, and then there’s still the dreaded packing. Not to mention the unknown element of travel plans within the trip. But that’s the routine of a nomad, and as chaotic as it may seem, I secretly enjoy the uncertainty. I’ll surprise you …
Go Bruins!
 It’s November so it must be football season. I’m just starting to finally learn the rules of this sport which makes going to the games a lot more enjoyable. Today let’s go watch my alma mater  play  the Huskies  at the Rose Bowl…  which is just around the corner from my house. I know we’re just …
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Another Year Of Roaming
 Exactly one year ago I published my first post at this blog, and it was a recap of the CHANEL Mobile Art exhibit in NYC.  If my life hadn’t worked out the way it has, often full of fashion frivolity, I would have liked to have been a photojournalist covering stories from the front line. Richard Engel is the person …