Autumn in New York How I love this city! Sharing a few of my favorite things to do in NYC in Autumn from my recent trip. I have to admit that I spent more time than I care to admit humming the tune Danke Schoen over the 4 beautiful fall days I was there. You […]
The Anderson Collection | Stanford University I’ve been anxiously anticipating the newly opened Anderson Collection at Stanford University. The collection is a gift from Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson and Mary Patricia Anderson Pence. They have been collecting these pieces for more than 50 years. Stanford built a magnificent building to permanently house this private […]
Venice Travelogue Aahhh, Venice. Long awaited Venice, Italy. This was definitely more of a bucket list item for me than anything. I had always wanted to see the canals, people, architecture of Venice and am so glad I had the chance. Worth the wait for sure! I will say though, it wasn’t the best spot […]
Sardinia It’s officially fall I realize, but I’m missing summer. I’m missing the rhythm of my family when school is out. The family we are during the summer months when I actually get to be with my school-aged kids. At the beginning of fall, as beautiful as the world is during this time, I find […]
Hiking with Kids Hiking with kids is truly one of our favorite family pastimes. We’ve hiked parts of the Napali Coast, Waimea Canyon, Mt. Tam, Santa Cruz Mountains, Desolation Wilderness, Pacific Crest Trail, The Grand Canyon, Sedona, National Parks and State Parks all over Northern California. We start the kids as soon as they can be […]
This Robert Browning quote sums up how I feel about Italy. Each of my days there is forever engraved upon my heart. This trip I shared my love of Italy with my children. Seeing it through their eyes deepened my love and sense of home I have there, Florence in particular. What I witnessed in […]
Let me start by saying that I was so pleasantly surprised with how much we each enjoyed London. Neither my husband nor myself had been to London before even with our combine many trips to Europe over the years. Maybe it’s a bit of unconscious yankee patriotism that has kept me from wanting to explore […]