My Journey Through Overwhelming Grief

My Journey Through Overwhelming Grief

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....
Our Wild Adventures in the Mediterranean

Our Wild Adventures in the Mediterranean

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...
Cynder’s 2021 Holiday Letter

Cynder’s 2021 Holiday Letter

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...
Our Wild Alaska Adventure

Our Wild Alaska Adventure

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...