It’s All Maya!

Of course we couldn’t go to San Francisco and not head up to Sonoma and Napa Valley!  The weather wasn’t cooperating, but the  countryside is so beautiful there.  In any case, we had our minds set on drinking wine!  Years ago when I was living in Marin County, a friend and I use to head […]

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If you haven’t heard Plushenko crying like a baby because he didn’t win the gold medal in Men’s Figure Skating in Vancouver, then you probably don’t watch figure-skating.  Instead of Plushenko being gracious and admitting that Evan Lysacek had a much better performance in the long program, giving Lysacek the top honors, Plushenko took the […]

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Maya Muses:  For all you Geraldine Larrosa fans who have been asking about her new album and/or concert dates, Geraldine sent me a clip from her new album that will be out at the beginning of March.
If you’re in Paris you can see her in Zorro le Musical at the Folies Bergère until June.  […]

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6 of us went to New York City.
8 of us flew to Texas.
10 of us traveled to Phoenix.
6 of us continued on to Las Vegas.
So when the decision was made to fly to San Francisco, you know it wasn’t going to be just Patrick and I getting on that plane!  Nope, there were eleven of […]

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Maya Muses:  Hope everyone has a Happy Valentine’s Day!
Photo Credit: Alex Jimenez  (Such a beautiful photograph of a rose!  The lighting and shading are pure perfection!)

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C.C. and Izzy blowing out the candles!

Okay, so here’s the scenario when we got to Phoenix!  Ten of us in a rented mini bus arrived for Isabella’s 3rd birthday (my brother’s grand-daughter).  His youngest daughter C.C. was celebrating her 18th birthday as well,….. so we were ready to party and party we did!
A few days […]

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Maya Muses:  Just a little update!  We’re still in the Southwest, 70° weather, sunny blue skies.  The type of weather where you just go out with a light jacket on.  My brother Bob just e-mailed us photos of the latest snowfall in Pittsburgh!  Over 30 inches and you can’t even see our cars buried underneath […]

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Probably a lot of young people have never even heard of the song, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, but for any Baby Boomer, this was a big Glen Campbell hit back in the 60s!  Well, we got to Phoenix (ten of us!) and after the snow in New York and Pittsburgh, a balmy, […]

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I’ve always heard that New York City during the Holiday Season takes on an entirely different atmosphere as New Yorkers get caught up in the holiday spirit.  People slow down and the snow not only covers the streets with a blanket of white and everything seems more hush-hush, but there’s also a blanket of goodwill […]

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