Captured Moments – Necessary Deception

When my daughter turned sixteen, she and I began a tradition of celebrating her birthday together, just the two of us. We typically went  for an overnight stay at a nice hotel nearby, where we enjoyed a spa treatment and dinner out. It was our special mother/daughter "bonding" time and a treat that I always …

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Captured Moments – Weekend in Santa Ynez, California

If it were not for a wedding invitation, California and the Santa Ynez Valley might not have been on our radar this year.  We have visited San Francisco, simply because it is a city that you have to see at some point in your life, San Diego, because it is a cruise port, and Napa …

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