Jun 22, 2023 | My Wild and Precious Life
The following story is taken from a chapter in my book, My Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir of Joy, Grief & Adventure. This story describes my son’s dying process from cancer, the grief journey of a complex family and the aftermath of this powerful experience....
Nov 9, 2022 | My Wild and Precious Life
Our driver, Hakeem, picked us up at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5, to whisk us off to our beloved Santa Barbara airport to begin our exciting adventure to the Mediterranean. Our first short flight took us to LAX, and after a two-hour layover we were off to...
Sep 1, 2022 | My Wild and Precious Life
Originally, we planned to take Dennis’ entire family of 14 on a cruise around Tahiti to celebrate his 80th birthday and graduation for some of his grandkids. However, the pandemic had other plans. We tried to reschedule twice to no avail. Finally, it looked like the...
Aug 27, 2022 | My Wild and Precious Life
It was the beginning of our grand adventure: a week of hiking in Wales, a week of cycling through Scotland, and a visit to London to meet my new sister, Susie. Our driver, Hakim, was scheduled to pick us up to take us to the Santa Barbara airport for a leisurely Noon...
Dec 13, 2021 | My Wild and Precious Life
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We made the most of the pandemic challenges of 2021 even though many of our planned excursions overseas were cancelled because of Covid. We quickly switched our focus to exploring the U.S. and it worked out well. The photo above...
Sep 14, 2021 | My Wild and Precious Life
Dennis, his son Jeff, and I were off on a grand adventure to visit friends in Alaska. I was so excited about the trip because I had never been to Alaska, and it was at the top of my bucket list. It turned out to be a trip of a lifetime! On Thursday, July 29, 2021, we...
