Where living an amazing life never gets old
Michael and I have been married so long, we often finish each other’s sentences. Apparently, though, that doesn’t mean either one of us has any idea what the other one is talking about — as we were dumbfounded to discover today. Kia had given us a 2014 Sorento to test drive, and invited us to…
I just came back from a press conference for one of my favorite events of the year — San Diego Restaurant Week. This year, it runs from September 21-26, and more than 200 restaurants will be offering three-course prix-fixe dinners for $25, $35 or $45 per person and/or two-course prix-fixe lunch menus for $10, $15…
Totally hooked by classics like “The Age of Innocence” and “The House of Mirth,” we already knew literary master Edith Wharton had substance. The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, Wharton nailed the hypocrisy of upper class conventionality with her scathing portraits of the turn-of-the-century New York society into which she was born as…
I have always been fascinated by Amelia Earhart. I’ve devoured countless books about the adventurous aviator, listened to Joni Mitchell’s haunting “Amelia” on repeat for hours and, after being terribly disappointed by the movie version of her life, seriously considered writing my own screenplay. If my firstborn had been a girl, there’s a good chance…
Just a couple of notes of Carole King’s “It’s Too Late” and I’m right back in the summer of 1971, with long, straight hair, wearing my pink cotton Indian shirt with the tiny mirrors all over it – a shirt I so wish I still had. I can actually feel the heat and smell the…
Because of the pandemic, I haven’t been anywhere since the beginning of March. As a travel writer, this is a bit of a shock to the system. I’ve – surprisingly – been invited on a few press trips over the past few weeks, which I immediately turned down because I can’t even imagine getting on…
I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since I did the last Boxes of Books promotion! Sorry! No wonder my house looks like it’s been turned into a library! (Note: That photo is from last time and doesn’t even begin to show how many books I actually am ready to send you.) Many of…
I’m thrilled to have become a Love, Hallmark blogger because, well, I really do! I’ve spent more time and money in Hallmark stores than Michael should know and, with Mother’s Day coming up, I’ll be spending even more. Oh, speaking of mothers, my mom needs to stop reading now because she just may be getting…
