We woke up today and decided to take to the water. It’s been so nice having the time to do so. We were in for such a wonderful surprise! We saw these beauties swimming together and I knew I had to catch it on video. I still catch my breath every time I see them. I know I am talked about this before, but there are thin...
2021-08-31 20:57:49 +0000 UTC View Post
We went out this morning for about an hour. Visibility was still low from the hurricanes turning up the water and the tropical storms we’ve had. I have had New Orleans on my mind so heavy this week. I have so many beloved friends there and am hoping beyond hope for their safety. We decided to go ahead and shoot anyway even ...
2021-08-30 21:45:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the rest of the photos from my morning at the beach, experiencing the unusually warm waters. Here's that article again on ocean warming.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
2021-08-27 19:17:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you remember the other day when I was talking about all of the Sargassum that is accumulating in the ocean and on the beaches since our last big storm? We decided to go take a look today and see if there was more visibility and if the Sargassum had died down yet. Upon driving up to the beach, the water looked clear enough....
2021-08-27 19:15:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Ever since I first learned about her, I've been in love. Josephine Baker is a shining beacon of standing in your power and is the very best of humanity.
Years back I found what I believe is one of her original banana skirts, found in the Follies Berger by Bridget’s Cabinet Antiques. Josephine Baker performed the...
2021-08-26 21:56:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes the world gets loud. Two of the best ways to drown it out are through music and through actually drowning it out with water. Going under the surface, everything gets quiet. Sometimes that's scary! But most of the time it's super relaxing. Being able to only hear my heartbeat and the sound of the moving water is all ...
2021-08-26 01:06:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody, meet my friend Tish, our occasional road dog, new to our travel pack. She’s been accompanying Mike on the road every now and again and am I ever grateful! Rolling around from town to town, making everybody smile, offering interesting and refreshing new perspectives. It’s a beautiful thing to be able to roll...
2021-08-24 20:41:58 +0000 UTC View Post
"There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them. Whenever I'm sad I'm going to die, or so nervous I can't sleep, or in love with somebody I won't be seeing for a week, I slump down so far and then I say: 'I'll go take a hot bath.'" - Sylvia Plath
Bathing has a long and fascinating ...
2021-08-23 12:28:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Lorraine Gail Smith was a creative, cute, petite, brunette off stage, but as a featured performer and costume designer, she could create another world on stage. One where she could melt away her troubles and let the spirit of Jean Harlow wash over her under the hot stage lights at the Combat Zone's Two O'Clock Lounge in Bosto...
2021-08-23 12:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post
This photo is from 2010-11ish. This is a little cancan mannequin that I had forever. I swear she was haunted. It was either her or the house, but she was very…animated let’s call it.
2021-08-20 00:26:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Fashion has been at the heart of humanity for thousands of years, since the inception of clothing as a construct. It is the silent expression of self. It allows the wearer to say everything while never uttering a word. From animal hide, beads, and bone to elaborate silks and powdered wigs to shutter shades and parachute pants...
2021-08-18 21:54:33 +0000 UTC View Post
It feels so damn good to be home! Woke up this morning and cuddled with Jeremy and the dogs although now the dogs are kicked off of the bed and couch due to muddy paws and pee pee accidents.
We hopped out of bed and went straight to the beach this morning. Just a little tiny beach where nobody is usually hanging out. We...
2021-08-18 21:50:53 +0000 UTC View Post
We found this sweet girl on our steps back in June. I was cooking dinner when all of a sudden the dogs started going crazy Jeremy bolted out the front door. I was so confused! I went to go check on him and saw him swaying around in the middle of the road, all helter skelter. I thought maybe he was drunk and caught a bad case ...
2021-08-17 23:30:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Is it the feeling of freedom or the waves of comfort that wash over our naked skin as we drink in the sun and are continually refreshed by the never ending surf of saltwater?
Maybe it’s the idea of being naked in public. That naughty feeling that someone might be looking even though they’re not really supposed to. ...
2021-08-17 00:21:13 +0000 UTC View Post
A friend of mine owns the wellness center Centro La Paz here in Rincon. They do yoga, pilates, colon hydrotherapy, massage therapy, and facials at the center. It's an incredible place. She also has a little farm. Every once in a while we get to go out and help her on the farm. The other day her family came over and brought us...
2021-08-16 06:29:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Yep, that’s Momma Susie outside the Hotel with her “feel better belly kit”. She heard I was feeling a bit constipated so she brought me a little gift for my B hole 🕳 butt... as we looked on the box, we saw that it was years out of date😂 so we threw it out together.
The second photo was at my sisters wedding...
2021-08-15 00:52:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Super volcano Tier had first access to this post and photo set, now I’m sharing with my entire crew of paid Patreon subscribers.
The endless grind is so idealized in America. If you don't have a hustle mentality, or portray enough hustle you're viewed as lazy. Sometimes that means working two or three jobs to live a ...
2021-08-15 00:51:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Where do red and blue meet? In the color Purple of course!
But when exactly did folks start wearing purple?
Would you believe that it was a cute little snail that was first noticed leaving a trail of this unusual purple color that is so difficult for the human eye to distinguish? In fact, Hercules's famous pup was...
2021-08-13 03:31:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another ride in the way back machine. Here's a photo circa 2011, about a year after Pickers started.
2021-08-13 01:14:15 +0000 UTC View Post
“Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.”
Brené Brown,
This photo is an oldie but a goodie.
... 2021-08-12 13:53:11 +0000 UTC View Post
You know how much I need my morning yoga! And if you didn't, now you do. I don't always do a full yoga flow, especially if I have a busy day ahead of me, but I try to at least get a few poses and stretches in. I find that headstands help to put things into perspective sometimes, too. Getting a different view on a problem or s...
2021-08-11 18:52:58 +0000 UTC View Post
These little fish are called blue tang. They’re bright blue with yellow spots and live in coral reefs. The blue tang is probably best known for being the lovable and forgetful Dory (sounds like someone I know!). In fact, any time I took the kids to the Shedd aquarium all the kids would scream, “DORY” any time th...
2021-08-11 17:35:25 +0000 UTC View Post
"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it." - Lao Tzu
2021-08-11 17:14:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Earth's the right place for love:
I don't know where it's likely to go better.
I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree,
And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk
Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more,
But dipped its top and set me down again.
That would be good both going and coming back.
O...
Being a woman of larger build, vintage lingerie was never really in the cards for me under normal circumstances. Occasionally I would find a beautiful piece here and there but for a variety of reasons, all stemming from the ideation of a smaller size frame, it was difficult, to say the least, to find plus-size vint...
2021-08-10 02:35:08 +0000 UTC View Post
After a long week of filming and running around, I'm clocking out and taking some downtime. As much as I love working, I also know I HAVE to take time to rest and recharge. I get burned out so much more quickly if I don't take the time to rest a little bit. Sometimes all it takes for me is sitting down and indulging in tv for...
2021-08-09 00:46:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I love waking up and moving my body. Even if it's just a little bit of yoga to get my mind and body flowing in sync with each other. I woke up and went for a run with Haley. Running is one of my favorite things ever, but it's so hard to do back in Puerto Rico right now because we're experiencing the Sahara dust which makes br...
2021-08-08 02:50:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a few behind the scenes photos from filming the other day. I adore the time I get to spend with my chosen family. Going home again always reignites a little spark in me that burns low until this place fans the flame. Having good friends around for a hug and a laugh ain't too bad either. If you have friends like that,...
2021-08-06 19:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
