Flying to Atlanta Today to the AARP’s Life@50+ National Event
Today I’m flying to Atlanta for a three-day conference devoted to those of us who have already reached 50 years of age. It’s the Fall 2o13 Life@50+ National Event of the AARP. You might recognize these people as voting bloc that politicians fear the most–and the people who mail you […]
A New Cafe Will Bring Life to Sleepy South Deerfield Next Week
I am so excited about our town’s newest addition….Mosaic Cafe! Ever since we had to close the GONOMAD Cafe in the center of town, I have been thinking about how much a little village needs a cafe. When Mary began taking a writing workshop at Ruth’s cafe (in the former […]
“Your Horse is Ready”
I was relaxing after a sumptuous lunch of chicken with walnut sauce at Hosteria Hacienda Pinsaqui. GM Alex Roman came up to the table. “Your Horse is ready,” he said. With that I walked out to the green lawn near the stables to meet my steed. Maradona is an eight-year […]
Hosteria Caballo Campana Welcomes Horse Lovers in Cuenca
Our final night in Ecuador brought us out to the country, it was a welcome relief from the crowded streets and noisy bustle of Cuenca. We took a taxi out to Hosteria Caballo Campana about 15 minutes from the center of Cuenca and were soon patting some friendly horses and […]
Ecuador’s Countryside Is Full of Creative Souls
Jose Jimenez makes dyes from walnuts, insects and other natural things to weave in spectacular shawls. Rosita Loja, miniature maker
Cuenca Has a Trout-filled River Running Through It
We spent the day in Cuenca, which is a very pretty city, as so many people in Quito told us. There is a trout-filled river that runs through the city, and lots of churches and houses that go back to colonial times. Along the river, green mowed lawns line the […]
Quito is Building a Subway, It Can’t Come Soon Enough!
Quito is an exciting city and over the past three days I’ve gotten a chance to talk to a lot of locals about what is coming up and what’s exciting here in Ecuador’s largest city. I also got to get a feel for the place when I took a long […]
Ecuador Almost Made a Grand Bargain to Save their Rainforest
Inside Café Cultura, a boutique hotel in Quito three fires crackled in the fireplaces, as we were welcomed warmly by Lazlo Karolyi, a Hungarian immigrant who owns this and five other boutique hotels in Ecuador. He was happy have us, having sent a car to fetch us at our hotel, […]