Women love handbags, and particularly ones that are beautiful, well-designed, comfortable and durable. I come from a family of women who always had matching handbags, gloves, and shoes. Accessories were important for a trip downtown. In my Mother and Grandmother’s day, you dressed up for such occasions. That love for beautiful and functional accessories has continued on in my life everyday. I have found a wonderful designer in Seattle who designs accessories for real women, and is a real woman herself - Lisa Hoffman of Emilie Sloan. Her totes, bags, small accessories, and makeup cases are all WATERPROOF, a must... Continue reading

On January 10, 2012, The Body Shop celebrated National Human Trafficking Awareness Day by handing over a petition containing over 720,000 signatures to Attorney General Rob McKenna to stop Human Trafficking in the United States and the world. Video by Laurie Lyon. www.netmediamix.com Continue reading

On January 10, 2012, The Body Shop celebrated National Human Trafficking Awareness Day by handing over a petition containing over 720,000 signatures to Attorney General Rob McKenna to stop Human Trafficking in the United States and the world. Video by Laurie Lyon. www.netmediamix.com Continue reading

Brand new promo video for Cap Sante Boat Haven in Anacortes, WA. Just in time for the Seattle Boat Show! http://youtu.be/qoZSffDS69U Continue reading

Recently I went on an adventurous boat ride with a friend in the waters around Anacortes, the San Juans archipelago, and under the Deception Pass Bridge in scenic Washington State... Continue reading

Mayor Ramon Hayes describes what visitors can look forward to by coming to LaConner, shopping in the shops, first class dining and accomodations, stroll along the waterfront, experience Native American culture, and much more. LaConner, voted Best Tiny Town, and it is! Also....preview to the Swinomish Nation hosting the Tribal Canoe Journey Continue reading

Coming up on the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, in Mt. Vernon and La Conner in Washington State, USA - beautiful! Continue reading

Christmas Boat Parade on the Swinomish Channel in La Conner, WA USA. Music by Andre Feriante. Filmed and produced by Laurie Lyon of www.netmediamix.com Continue reading

I am excited to share this new online film featuring the multi-talented writer and fine artist - Nancy Canyon. Also included in the video is music provided by award-winning Andre Feriante - neo-flamenco/classical guitarist. Continue reading

I recently watched the award-winning movie based on E.M. Forster's novel - A Passage to India. David Lean's movie of Forster's book, magnifies and looms large in the epic and colorful landscape of India. Continue reading

Jack White and his supermodel/composer/singer wife Karen Elson are the inspiration for this post. Jack White - rousing guitarist, actor, producer, and now a record label head at his innovative Third Man Records studio in Nashville. Continue reading

A fun day whale watching in the San Juan Islands~ Continue reading

My father played this song on his guitar and sang it when we were little. He passed away May 23, 2010. He was 95 years old, he would have turned 96 on his birthday June 11, 2010. Goodbye Daddy. Continue reading

OVE BIRDS! My neighbor called me over to look at this pair of seagulls, who return each spring to cuddle on this same spot in his yard each year. They sit side by side and coo and cuddle each Spring, he explained. By Fall, one of them leaves, to return the next year. How sweet is that? Continue reading

Great shot of the Rainbow Bridge in LaConner taken from my yard. The second picture is a boat passing by on the Swinomish Channel. I used my iPhone camera with the Hipstamatic filters to capture the shot. Aneta Genova from www.bobbintalk.com suggested I try these filters on my iPhone camera and I love them!! More pictures to come. Laurie Continue reading

uite a site! Blooming Color! April is the Tulip Festival in La Conner, Washington, and it really striking. I recently moved to this area, and it is truly beautiful. A land of water and lush farmland that produces remarkable crops such as these tulips fields. These tulips draw crowds from all over the world. Continue reading

uite a lovely day for kayaking on the mostly unfrozen lake. Gliding through the water next to the ice made little bell like noises - almost like chimes. One of Nature's beautiful sounds. Though cold, it was sunny and beautiful. Most years, the lake is usually frozen at least until March or April. So this was a treat. I saw bald eagles, canadian geese - yet still too cold for the fish to dart about. Here is a picture of my young neighbors coming back from a great paddle. I had come back earlier, after being out for about three... Continue reading

is for love. Happy Valentines Day! Every Valentine's Day of my adult life, my mother would send me a vintage valentine from her own collection. Most of the vintage valentines in her collection had been previously sent to her favorite Uncle York years before, from a ardent admirer named "Alta." Alta had pursued my mother's Uncle York for many years, as can be traced by the collection of postmarked valentines my mother sent me years later. Uncle York had been rakishly handsome, and very kind. I know little of his admirer "Alta." Alas, York and Alta's love story was a... Continue reading