Hometown in Winter
Walking in my hometown is good for the body and soul. This seaside Massachusetts village, called Annisquam, is part of the city of Gloucester, America's oldest fishing port. The village...
Dec 2018 23
Travel
Jul 2018 22
Luigi Storms Costume Class
At the Lake Placid Horse Show, the doggie costume class is an audience favorite. This year our two-year-old rescue mutt, Luigi, took first out of more than thirty dogs. We knew Luigi...
Feb 2018 18
A Gasparilla Getaway
Valentine's Day: a good reason for a 24-hour escape. My husband, Philip, and I drove across Florida to spend the night at a friend's house in Boca Grande, a tranquil town on the...
Oct 2017 26
A Visit To Reiner Country
The Legacy Reining Breeders Sale is a premiere two-day auction of performance-bred horses. It takes place across the street from Tom and Mandy McCutcheon’s ranch, where my reining...
Jun 2017 15
Miraval: A Magical Desert Retreat
Just outside Tucson, AZ, overlooking the Santa Catalina Mountains, Miraval is a luxurious retreat for healing, meditation, outdoor adventures, spa treatments, yoga, healthy eating,...
Sep 2016 27
Maine, With Photographers
Our friend D. called this a sacred place, and that's what it is, to my family and me. The lone farmhouse on a hill, overlooking the vast meadow and Penobscot Bay. Reached by boat,...
Mar 2016 30
Easter on an L.A. Rooftop
The Petit Ermitage in West Hollywood is an eccentric, otherworldly escape: carved-animal benches and Moroccan-red fabrics, roof-garden dining, tangerine trees, herb-infused cocktails,...
Dec 2015 14
Showtime In OKC, Part II
12/4/15 We’re staying at one of the two nice old hotels in Oklahoma City, near the Bricktown shopping district. By the door to the restaurant, between wine racks and brass door handle,...
Dec 2015 8
Showtime In OKC, Part I
12/3/15 Oklahoma City has the ghost-town feel of hard times and early winter: parched grass, brown-leaved trees; strip malls and empty parking lots; rusted oil-drilling equipment and...
