We found ourselves in Los Angeles. Not abducted then released by aliens … but plane tickets. Nancy’s lovely guesthouse was available, and that is where I’d be getting my Amazon deliveries [wink]. David would stay for a few months for shoulder surgery and recovery; I’d be in town for 4…

This story is a celebration of girl friends, with a side dish of foods. But if you love cilantro-centric Mexican food beyond all others, be warned that our palates will disagree. The idea for a get together started while I was talking with my elementary school friend Wendy about where…

BAILAME MANCINI Born: (circa) June 2015 Adopted: 5 June 2016 Died: 1 June 2023 Bailame was smart, beautiful, and well-loved. Born at Poggio dei Medici Golf & Resort to “Fluff,” a tuxedo cat who was the only long-haired member of the colony, and “Ballchinian,” the orange tabby alpha male. She…

We were on the last leg of David’s birthday tour. We spent most of the day driving from Barcelona to the French Riviera, where we’d spend 2 nights in Antibes. We were staying at the lovely ROYAL ANTIBES. It’s across the street from the Mediterranean … and has a private…

It was our first full day in Barcelona, and we were wandering around after an amazing morning at Sagra Familia.

Up early … the new decade morning … David went to dip his toes into the Mediterranean before our French petite dejéuner in Fréjus. The HOTEL LE CATALOGNE had a lovely offering, and we enjoyed croissants, pain au chocolat, and café au lait. …

We were on David’s birthday tour … first stop, Milan. With no missed turns or major re-routing, amongst the usual mélange of Milanese motorists, we found the garage entrance to the SUNFLOWER HOTEL in the Bisvio district. We had arrived in the limbo between lunch and dinner. When we asked…

When you’re young, you can have a birthday party every year. In fact, people plan parties for you … bring gifts … play games … sing and make wishes … eat cake and ice cream. Then celebrations slow down … and you celebrate the ones with 0s. …

We weren’t going to attend my high school reunion. We’d gone to L.A. a year earlier, even though that reunion had been Covid-canceled prior to our trip. But, finally, we said why not … especially when we attached it to a couple weeks in Hawaii. We were lucky to get…