travel | living | design
Our first visit to the state of Alabama started out with a bang—of lightning, that is. The whipping wind in Birmingham warned us of the…
Continue reading → A Whirlwind (literally) of Grandeur in Tuscaloosa at the University of Alabama
Jubilant students on TV rushed to ring a chapel bell as Georgia beat Alabama in the college football national championship game. A few weeks later,…
Continue reading → Finding a Haven at the University of Georgia
Just a couple blocks from the South Carolina State House, we enter through one of two openings in the brick "Horseshoe Wall" that once protected…
Continue reading → Guided by Warm Charm at the University of South Carolina
Mostly improved, but missing one thing—the restaurant The centerpiece of the 1962 World's Fair, the futuristic Space Needle got a $100 million renovation—mostly for the…
My life took a detour, years ago, when I settled for a while in one of the world’s most majestic settings. From here I was…
Continue reading → My Personal Soul-Searching Journey to Lake Tahoe, California
Honored to have been chosen as my son's interviewee for his 8th grade writing assignment for which he was to interview someone who could recall…
National Mall — “America’s Front Yard” — is the heart and soul of Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital of the United States of America;…
Café Sevilla Restaurant and Tapas Bar Nestled in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego is a wonderful Spanish restaurant. My husband and I…
Winter Deluge Enhanced the Beauty of this Natural Treasure Original article on Medium Yosemite Valley — photo by Caden Giaudrone Wet Winter February 2017 — according to reports, this was…
Our visit to Los Angeles over Thanksgiving reminded me of how fortunate I am, how grateful I feel... and how much there is to see…
AMG Inspired 