In this episode Alisa discusses faith and how the church has changed to meet the challenges of covid. They discuss family and friendship and the need for the community to come together globally to make a difference in the lives of others. To watch our online services go to St. Catherine’s of Sienna in...
Alisa Murray martini talks with Cherie Kennedy. In this week’s episode Alisa and Cherie discuss childhood cancer, dealing with this strange new world as mothers and so much more. Join us for the conversation and become inspired to live your sweet life to the fullest each day! Want access to all of my columns...
In this Martini Talk Alisa is with her friend Eberhard Lucke discussing our global social responsibility to convert energy from waste. Eberhard is an engineer, a consultant and owner of Lucke Consulting Technology Services LLC. He has some wonderful solutions for cleaning up planet earth and making a difference for the next generations to...
In this episode my friend of nearly 20 years, Sonya Brazeal come for a “Martini Talk” where we share and reflect over many topics from arranging a marriage for my son and years of friendship to the most important focus of my show…how we are all pivoting into our passions and shifting during this...
Hey Sweet Lifers! In this episode Micheal and I chat about being small business owners and the changes that we have seen in our businesses during the pandemic. We talk about community and the uptake he has seen in his floral business for funerals during this time. If you are a small business and...
Hey there Sweet Lifer’s! In this episode of Martini Talks I visit with my dear friend and dentist Dr. Tammy Osina. We discuss Covid and how that affected her practice with protocols for patient care. We talk about family and just check in to make sure everyone is doing OK , feeling safe and...
Hey Sweet Lifers! My friend Eshantee Bell and I discuss her business model and company and how they develop a network of resources to assist others in our community. The resources we have available to us are in many ways astonishing and at the same time confusing. Eshantee and her team specialize in discovering...
Hey Sweet Lifers! Chuck and I discuss ways to be a great speaker and up your game on communicating your message to your audience. Coaching people who really want to develop and hone in their presentations is his specialty. He prepares professionals and entrepreneurs to get comfortable and highly skilled to effectively present their...
Alisa Murray discusses friendship in the wake of COVID and her 50th birthday and surviving a heart attack. Tonight she emphasizes the importance of faith and friendship in her weekly evening talk. Martini Talks is the commentary from her award-wining column LIVING the SWEET LIFE where she gives you a peek into the artist’s...
Well my Sweet Life friends we have been studying Aristotle this year and in reflection there was no better year to go through the virtues. This year has been an exercise in testing all of us both individually as well as globally and justice as complicated as it is to understand and define is...
The virtue Temperance is described as having attained the ability to maintain self control and show restraint. Some scholars refer to this virtue as it pertains to the pleasures such as drinking and taking drugs, over eating or really over doing anything. As with most of Aristotle’s virtues and vices the constant continuum...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Patience as a virtue is probably...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! My friends as we continue...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Well my sweet life readers we...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! According to encyclopedia.com Liberality is the...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Ambition is defined as “a...
Vallone’s restaurant located at 947 Gessner @ I-10 is one of Houston’s Finest Dinning establishments. “Conceived by Houston restaurant legend Tony Vallone and protégé Scott Sulma (general manager and partner), Vallone’s is its namesake’s latest entry in Houston’s expanding fine dining scene.” Originally from Houston,Tony Vallone has been an icon in our city for...
In the garden it’s time to plant carrots, beets, turnips, mustard, onion, radishes, collards and spinach. Keep the plants and seedlings moist and away from critters as they are doing their best to forage as we go into the cooler days. This year I am collecting items for The Little House of Tiny Tots...
Yes, you read that title correctly! In the most outlandish time for feasting each year I began to think about what a detox would look like…especially during the holidays. With that in mind I discovered that it’s really 12 days and it’s not scary at all and even may perhaps start off the new...
Perhaps there is no other place like Rome. The history, the architecture, the food …ahhh! It is a rare opportunity to actually find in one place the richness of culture that Rome has to offer. This makes Rome both a desirable place to visit but an intimidating one as well. Things to know before...
