Ciao! I’ve returned from my first-time visit to Milan. It was wonderful, or as they say in Italian– è stato meraviglioso! It’s a sophisticated city filled with high-end fashionistas, artistic architecture and design, authentic Milanese foods and cocktails, and Italy’s largest…
Warning: This blog post may make you hungry! Last year I wrote about my foodie adventures during my snowbird stay in Naples, Florida. Most recently I shared my favorite culinary experiences during my 2025 winter in Sarasota. While Sarasota is…
My 2025 Snowbird Search for Great Places to Eat in Sarasota
As I mentioned in a recap about my 2025 snowbird stay in Florida, this year I spent my first winter in Sarasota. When I travel I’m always on the hunt for tasty establishments. If I’m going to spend the $$$,…
As I write this post, this week marks the first day of spring. Soon my 2025 Florida snowbird stay will come to an end. This was my first winter with my boyfriend E at his Gulf Coast home in Sarasota….
This week I was interviewed on “My Curious Colleague” podcast. The host of the podcast is a former colleague from my corporate days, Denise Vennieri. Denise usually interviews experts in the consumer products industry. Newly retired, she was interested to…
Brooke Shields Shares “Thoughts on Aging as a Woman” in New Memoir
Last month, I was invited by SHE Media Collective Flow Space to attend “An Evening with Brooke Shields in Celebration of Her New Memoir.” While I wasn’t able to attend live in New York City, the SHE Media team shared…





