I drove up to the gym with the back of my truck loaded up with large cans of beans, tubs of mayonnaise and dressing, and a bunch of other foodstuffs that were a leftover legacy of the former GoNOMAD Café. I was heading for the Salvation Army, where I found […]
In Florence on Sunday, we got soaked in culture, steeping ourselves in the creative atmosphere of dozens of artists, who opened up their studios at the sprawling Arts and Industry building on Pine St. It was a day to pop in and pop out, we were welcomed with snacks and […]
A friend commented to me about how cute my two grandchildren were. I thanked her and then told her that soon, she too, would get to experience the joy and ultimate satisfaction that comes with spending time with tiny tots. She has two grown children–so it’s only a matter of […]
“That was really fun. I can’t believe that was in Greenfield!” On Friday night, this town once again shined a light on the creative talent that’s in such abundance in our valley by staging 11 different dramatic performances in eleven unusual venues all within walking distance in downtown Greenfield. The […]
The ever talented Helena came in today, as she often does, showing up and surprising me. I’ll be doing something, away from the office, like today, when I was taking stuff to the dump, and I’ll get a cheery text message. “I’m at the office, would you like me to […]
What a strangely appealing, predictable, yet charming movie! Despite dying at the box office, the Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts movie, “Larry Crowne,” was an enjoyable way to pass time between Dallas and Hartford. It cleverly picks up on so many topics on that are on people’s minds these days. […]
I drove out to the far western tip of Molokai yesterday, to the village of Maunaloa, which was once a company town for the esteemed Molokai Ranch. Many of the houses look identical, they have the look of housing built for workers. It’s a bit sad out there now because […]
At the windy open air commuter air terminal at Kahului airport in Maui, we waited to board the rickity Dash turboprop airplane. There were only four of us, in the 11-seater, and the pilot sat with the cockpit door open as he navigated us down the runway and in seconds, […]
Chuck and Lilly Boerner revel in the place they’ve called home since 1972. And can you blame them? Up on top of a mountain in the village of Kipahulu, the blue Pacific spread out before them, and all around, a garden of Eden: hundreds of fruit trees they harvest organically […]
Last night the rain pounded down so loud on the metal roof of my seaside cottage, it woke me from my slumbers. I had a quick thought that I should record the mayhem to share with my readers…but when I finally got my gizmos all ready and turned on, the […]
The drive to Hana is legendary. We passed the homes of Richard Pryor, and George Harrison, Kris Kristofferson, and the Macademia nut plantation of singer Jim Nabors. After winding our way through puddles of water over tiny bridges, and through dramatically harsh curves, we got to this beach village that’s […]
