Beautiful: The slow drone of four radial piston engines on a crystal clear November morning as I stepped back in time with this great warbird. This morning, I drove out to a small airport...
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Good Music on a Hot Afternoon
Hot Damn. I need a drink. I took three teenage girls to the Austin City Limits Festival. The original plan involved having another mom with me, but it didn’t go down that way. So...
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Redford’s Sundance
At the Crossroads of Art and Nature My stay at the Sundance Resort in late September was full of crisp fall air and leaves turning golden yellow, orange, and red. What a gorgeous time...
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Rome: Beating the Crowds
Ciao Roma! My sister and I spent a week in Rome before heading to Civitavecchia to board the Royal Clipper — always a wonderful pre-cruise or post-cruise extension to a vacation. You’ll find my article...
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Land of Tall Trees and Fat Fish: My Cottage on Puget Sound
Ten days on the water. The mountain. The ferries. And the fish. Oh, god. The fish. I came to look at the water, write, cook, and spend time with friends. I visited Alaska in...
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Monochrome Madness and a day on Vancouver Island
Writing here on WordPress has given me many gifts, the chief among them is some of the wonderful writers and photographers I’ve had the chance to meet. One of my favorite sites is The...
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Inside Passage Alaska, Minus the Cruise Ship
Yes, you can see coastal Alaska WITHOUT a cruise ship. This is a review of my 2016 vacation using the Alaska Marine Highway to travel to different towns along the Inside Passage in Alaska. I’ve taken...
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Using Expedia’s Vacation Waiver
What do I think about Expedia’s Vacation Waiver? Well, the jury is in . . . my refunds processed the next day. Here is a review of how the Vacation Waiver worked. Three weeks ago, I...
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The Lady in the Hermès Scarf
Elena tugged at a corner, and the heavy silk twill slipped from beneath the stack of scarves in the drawer to fall open in her hands. In the field of cerulean blue, the silver bark of the tree shone....
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Of Paper and Books and Ink
In an age where everything is increasingly digital, why do we love paper so? It’s the delicate scrollwork of a printed design. The fragrance of a leather book. The way a thick sheet of paper...
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