Egads!!! It’s countdown time and I’m sooooooooooo excited and anxious and nervous and running around the house making sure i’ve got everything, and feeling guilty about leaving my Kismet and Roxie (but they have a wonderful house-sitter, and will go to uncle Ken and Terry’s for play-dates with cousin Hank). … Continue reading
this morning i woke up in a totally great mood and sprang out of bed to a totally blue-blue sky and lots of buds and little baby leaves on the trees. my bed faces an open sitting room that is 3 walls of windows looking out over our back yard, and … Continue reading
As promised, here are some more tidbite about Bhutan. Just reading about it gets me soooo excited! Less than a week to go! Bhutan is often referred to as the Last Shangri-La due to it’s isolation and unspoilt beauty. It is one of the world’s most isolated nations, only opening … Continue reading
OMG!!!!!!! In a week, honeykins and I are leaving for the journey of a lifetime! We’re going to Bhutan, to celebrate my 5-0! Many people, most, in fact have the same initial reaction. “Where?” Exactly!!!!!!!! That’s why we’re going there. We love to travel off the beaten path, and Bhutan is just … Continue reading
I’ve said it before, recently in fact, that there’s just something about opening your home to share food, or “break bread“, that truly warms the cockles of my heart. Last night, H.K. and I hosted a cooking demonstration at our home. We had about 22 people, several of them arrived at … Continue reading
Life is Good. But it can be even better. Have you ever actually taken the time to write down the things that you really want to do before you “kick the bucket”? Before watching the buddy-flick starring Jack Nickolson and Morgan Freeman, I have to admit that I had not … Continue reading
There’s something about sharing a meal with people you love that just makes everything seem, well, right. This weekend a friend flew in from NYC, Indian spices in tow, and we set to work cooking up an Indian feast. We donned our aprons (I let Ram have the more “masculine” … Continue reading
I have been working on my book diligently lately, but have been having a helluvatime staying on track. Distractions are everywhere, and as soon as I hit a rough patch or a brain drain, my mind wanders, and I find myself trying to decide what color to paint my toenails, or looking through … Continue reading
This weekend, after a nice hike with our pups, HK and I took advantage of the fabulous weather (70), and sat on the rooftop deck of one of our fave restaurants for beer and oysters. The moon was in the sky, the sun was about to set, and it was … Continue reading
Last nite I went to a local meeting held by Best Friends Animal Society. If you’ve read much of my blog, you’ve seen me mention them several times. They are my favorite charity organization in the world. They have a wonderful Animal Sanctuary in Utah. Their philosopy is: kindness to … Continue reading