I LOVE FARMERS MARKETS!

One of my favorite weekend pastimes is going to farmers markets. We have a number of good farmers markets, but Denver’s South Pearl Street Sunday market is a great one! Marla has been feeling stronger, so she loves to go now. As a bonus, Logan came along as…

HIDDEN BALI…EXPLORING THE SPIRITUAL PATH

Bali is often called the “Island of the Gods” and is on many wish lists for travel. Getting off the plane at the Ngurah Rai airport can be a little disconcerting as the adjacent areas are so commercialized and chaotic with traffic. Don’t be upset as…

LOGAN’S LAST HIGH SCHOOL PROM

I can’t believe this is Logan’s last High School prom. In reality I can’t wrap my head around the idea he will be off to the University of Southern California in the fall! Lisa and Ray invited a few of Logan’s friends…

MORE FAVORITE DINING EXPERIENCES…memories of special moments with family and friends

We all have remembrances of dinners with family and friends over the years which we’ve kept in our treasured memory vaults. The key ingredients of those special times are often not the cuisine or the ambiance of the restaurant but the extraordinary people you were with. Going over…

THE MAGIC OF LIVE MUSIC

I love live music in little clubs, grand concert halls, outdoor festivals, or just impromptu performances in the open air. Music is the expression of everything an artist is made of…their signature rhythmic DNA, joy & jubilation…inner conflict and turmoil, protest & revolution, awakenings and catharsis…

PLEASE DON’T COME TO POSITANO, UNLESS…

It’s already been discovered long ago by traveling Greeks, a few Roman emperors, Saracen pirates and even Beyonce. Positano, Capri, and Ravello inspired Frederico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, and even John Huston who loved filming here. You may hate all day-trippers piling out of tour buses for a…

THE SERENDIPITY OF A BRIEF ENCOUNTER: an update with happiness and sadness.

In 1984 we rented an apartment in Cannes with our girls. In the evening we enjoyed fancy ice creams at many of the outdoor cafes near the harbor. While taking a photo of Lisa and Stacy one night, a young man jumped in between them and said…”I…

LOGAN IS READY FOR COLLEGE

There is something very exciting when a grandchild goes away to college and selfishly, a little sad. Logan will be heading west for school later this summer. I remember how we felt when both of our girls went away to college. It was the start of a new beginning. The…

CANNES…A SPARKLING DIAMOND ON THE COTE D’AZUR

Our family started taking vacations in Cannes years ago. I remember our friend Philippe Auzas once saying…”Dick, you need to go to Cannes because you would love it! I have the perfect beach for you!” It really was enjoyable and of course our daughters loved the…

MY LITTLE BROTHER IS COMING FOR A VISIT

Marla and I are super excited to celebrate my brother Gary’s very BIG birthday at our home next month! He is coming from Hawaii with my nephew Kekoa. We are all very stoked about it! Of course, it would be great to have a birthday party on the…