A Blog is an opportunity to talk about all of the wonderful things that I would like to discuss.
It’s also a great way to keep a record of these thoughts so that they don’t just dissipate in the wind when I am done talking about them………………………….

This past year has been a whirlwind of exciting events, ideas and visits to new destinations.
I have had no place to consolidate my thoughts, ideas and memories.
This new Blog is my place holder for these thoughts.
It comes with an invitation to all my friends and acquaintances to take a look and visit these places with me.
Perhaps it will lead to new discussions  and maybe all of the unwritten books that I have in the back of my head will start to creep out an onto the pages where they belong.

Here are some topics that I will touch on this next year:

Recent trip and places that I have visited and a brief discussion of the architecture and history including:

Hearst Castle
the new De Young Museum, San Francisco
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
FDR House, Hyde Park, NY
Valkil, Eleanor Roosevelt’s House, Hyde Park, NY
the Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park, NY
the Biltmore House (another Vanderbilt mansion) Ashville, NC
Charlotte, NC
Anchorage, Seward, Whittier and Valdez, Alaska

San Clemente issues and politics :

Dog and Cats at my house and their friends and where they like to travel…………..

Good food, wine, saki and friendships………………