A FASCINATION OF VINTAGE POSTER ART…1880’S-1955

The first Advertising Poster we purchased for our home was from “Librairie Elbe” on the Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris. On every trip to Paris, we walked by to see what they were selling. The photo above is Marla in front of the gallery. This was our first…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARLA…A LOVE SUPREME!

This is a birthday card for Marla. She embodies the very best as a wife, a mom, grandmother, and a friend. The “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” she has sometimes encountered in life are simply momentary setbacks to be overcome by her intellect and unique strength of…

AWE…STARTLING EMOTIONAL AWAKENINGS

I listened to a fascinating program on NPR featuring Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. He is the author of “Awe…The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life.” The…

“WOOF!”

We don’t have a dog or any other animal at the moment. Our lifestyle makes caring for a four-legged friend a little difficult. I get my dog fix every Sunday morning at the South Pearl Street Farmer’s Market where there are oodles of dogs and…

VILLA GALLICI, A STUNNING AND LUXURIOUS BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN AIX-EN-PROVENCE

Villa Gallici in Aix-en-Provence is unlike almost any other boutique hotel I’ve ever stayed in. I was fortunate to be here for two nights while on a Backroads Provence bike tour last September. I entered the lobby in my lycra cycling gear, somewhat out of place…

MY ATTITUDE TRANSFORMATION

I’m back in the house after 1 and a half hours plowing and shoveling from a huge snowstorm. I was cold, and it was a little difficult, but I was actually pretty happy with a song in my head I couldn’t get rid of. For some…

“A YEAR IN PROVENCE”…NO, BUT A GLORIOUS WEEK!

My cycling trip to Provence with Backroads last September was an experience of profound beauty and discovery. I had visited parts of Provence in the past but this was my first immersion in the amazing Luberon and Aix en-Provence to the south. I was captivated by the ancient villages…

REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST YEAR

2022 was amazing on so many levels! Wonderful moments with family, friends, and an adventure or two. After Marla’s doctor gave the “OK” for European travel we were all in for 3 weeks. It was a hard recuperation! I was overly excited and take full responsibility…

CHRISTMAS PANCAKES

Marla started teaching our Grandsons to make pancakes when they were very young. When Logan and Paxton stayed overnight on their Christmas break, they made scratch pancakes for us using my Mom’s old recipe. Master chefs at work! Logan looks very pleased with the result! They came over…

MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST

I love looking at photos of Christmas memories, past and present. Marla and I finished decorating the tree last week. A scary moment on Santa’s knee! Logan and Paxton last year. Logan in a school Christmas play as Jack Frost. A happy moment with Santa. Papa with his…