A recent visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam revealed a surprising highlight. While I expected a crowd to surround Rembrandt’s famous “The Night Watch,” I hadn’t expected it to truly be completely surrounded…by a glass enclosure. Although disappointed a clear
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Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART II)
Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART II) Written July 2017Introduction: My dad and his family lived in California during WWII. This is a brief look at what life was like for a
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Recollections of Bill Moffett as a kid during WWII: for his grandson and family (PART I) Written July 2017Introduction: My dad and his family lived in California during WWII. This is a brief look at what life was like for a
Continue readingA Trip Down the Spanish Steps
In my recent thriller, To Die Again (see description at end of blog), the characters of my story are evading bad guys and do the unthinkable…they drive their small car (think Smart Car) down the famous Spanish Steps in Rome,
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On a recent visit to Japan, our last few nights in Tokyo involved a unique twist on hotel rooms. We stayed on the 31st floor of the Park Hotel with an amazing view of the city. What made this room unique
Continue readingVisit to the San Diego Zoo
My last clear memory of a visit to the San Diego zoo had been thirty years ago when my husband and I pushed my beloved, and adventurous, grandmother in a wheel chair up and down the hills of the rambling zoo. No
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