Jill Gallien

Summer Fresh Cocktails

Summer Fresh Cocktails

It’s summertime and that means lighter, fresher, healthier cocktails are in season! Fruits and herbs are perfect choices this time of year to integrate into a variety of libations. My spirit of choice is Cointreau…

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The Old LA Zoo

The Old LA Zoo

  There’s something exciting about wandering through an abandoned area, left as it once was many years ago, lost in time. My mind wanders off as I imagine which animal each cage held. I climb through a… View Post
Inspiration 4: Adapt

Inspiration 4: Adapt

  How does a tree survive with its roots hanging over the edge with no earth to delve into? What an amazing sight. It must have spread other roots above where I can’t see. It… View Post
Up Close I See Her Beauty

Up Close I See Her Beauty

  This flower is most often passed by without a second glance. Its shades of brown camouflage into the grass that the blazing sun turned mute. The bright blue sky, the vibrant pops of color… View Post
Inspiration 3: Courage

Inspiration 3: Courage

  Sometimes we are afraid that the current is too strong or that the water is too deep, so we second guess ourselves, overriding our gut feeling and over-rationalizing the risk. Playing it safe will… View Post
Inspiration 2: Free to Fly

Inspiration 2: Free to Fly

  Floating weightless in the sky, wings spread out, earth beneath you and nothing but the horizon in view No troubles holding you down, no worries or I can’ts plaguing your soul Just you and… View Post
Layers of Blue

Layers of Blue

  Malibu and her topography are stunning with beauty. Point Dume stands tall over Zuma Beach with views that expand deep into the horizon. Rock climbers take to the wall, beach goers bathe in the sun… View Post
500 Steps

500 Steps

  Hiking is a sort of therapy for the soul. Feeling accomplished about achieving great heights and leaving behind what doesn’t matter anymore because who you are becoming is way better than who you used… View Post
Murphy’s Ranch

Murphy’s Ranch

  Through rain and foggy skies, I hiked Murphy’s Ranch Trail, which leads to a 1930’s Nazi camp hidden in the Pacific Palisade Hills that was raided and closed by the FBI in 1941. Now, it stands… View Post