SPAIN’S FASCINATING ANDALUSIA REGION. We’ll visit unique “white villages”, unusual Sentenil de las Bodegas, and beautiful Marbella.

I have fallen in love with Spain’s Andalusia region. The history and diversity of the area is breathtaking! I’ll take you on a visual tour of the “white villages”, amazing Sentil de las Bodegas, fabulous Ronda, and finish with beautiful Marbella. On a future…

WONDERFUL ANTHONY BOURDAIN QUOTES ON TRAVEL, FOOD,…AND LIFE.

“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” The writings of Anthony Bourdain have stayed with me over the years. I’ve included some of my favorites with images from my archives. I know the feeling of his quote above very well and have…

POUR A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE AND TOUR A STUNNING HOME IN DALLAS

Our daughter Stacy and her good friend Bart have worked on various charity events in Dallas for many years. During our last trip Bart invited us to see their new home. We couldn’t wait to see Bart and this latest creation of his and Steven (who was travelling…

MY FAVORITE PLACES ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA

 “The French Riviera is a place where the combination of sea, sun, and the simple pleasures of life never fail to inspire.” – Brigitte Bardot British and Russian aristocrats started arriving on the Cote d’Azur in the 19th century. Its’ fame began not as a…

LET’S GO SHOPPING IN…FLORENCE

I truly love touring the famous sites of wonderful and iconic cities. Florence is among the world’s most historically rich cities on the planet. No matter how many times I visit this place it always awakens something new. I spent a few days solo exploring before heading off…

A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY WEEKEND IN BOULDER

For Marla’s birthday we drove to Boulder to celebrate. Experiencing a false spring day, we took a little hike at Chautauqua Park west of town. Hiking is way up toward the very top of Marla’s favorite activities list! The iconic “Flatiron”mountains looked majestic…

THE EVOLUTION OF A BIRTHDAY DINNER

I always felt a really BIG birthday called for a really BIG birthday dinner celebration. I talked to my party planner (Marla) and she said…“I hate to disappoint you but we have a couple of problems.” “I understand you want to go big but we…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARLA!

Happy Birthday, Marla! And I must say…“What a beautiful baby!” It is easy to see she has a happy spirit, very intelligent, generous, tenacious, confident, full of energy and charisma. Wow…that is SOME baby! She is looking elegant at a Denver Art Museum fundraiser…

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY TO ALL OF YOU! TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT.

This Valentine’s Day card is too big to send so I’ll wish you the very best for a great day of love and happiness. And to Marla some words from an Elton John song…“I hope you don’t mind that I put…

PART 2…REMEMBRANCES OF MY LIFE SO FAR AS I CELEBRATE MY 80TH BIRTHDAY.

I’ve always loved live music! This is Marla at a Rolling Stones concert. I’ve been fortunate to see U2 and The Ramones in a small club, James Brown, David Bowie, The Jackson 5 (Michael Jackson lifted Marla onto the stage from our first row table to…