The Sunday Salon: Vacation Wrap-Up

It’s Sunday and I am back from vacation. Palm Desert was hot hot hot. Over 110 degrees most days but very dry so if we stayed in the shade, it wasn’t too bad. We went to the movies. We went to the air museum. My son and Hub went to Soak City (water park) and [...]

Vacation Reading

I am thoroughly enjoying my time away, but the lack of Wi-Fi has given me a bit of the “shakes.” On the other hand, I have been doing a lot of reading.
I am about 50 pages from the end of The Shadow of the Wind and I am loving it. I also have The Blue [...]

Spring Break 2009: Palm Springs, California

It’s Spring Break and we are in Palm Springs, California for the weekend. The weather is gorgeous and I am enjoying the down time.
Palm Springs is great because it’s desert-y hot yet so green and lush. I’m always amazed at how green the grass is here. Today we are heading to the Living Desert. I [...]

A Book To Sink My Teeth Into

I don’t like trends. Or fads. Or whatever you call them. I am not the first one to run out and get Oprah’s picks (although several of her picks are really quite good). I don’t read the bestseller list either. I like to pick and choose books based on my mood. That is why it [...]

Vacation Wrap-Up

Family vacations, especially in the summer, are always near and dear to me. A time to re-group, spend time with the family and hopefully check out some new stuff along the way. This year we decided to tour a city that we have never been to. That city was…drum roll please…. Denver! We also [...]