RWA National: Day 1 Recap

Posted by mimi on Jul 31, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Squeezed in a treat before the conference got into full swing by traveling to the Woman Impressionists exhibit at the Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum. That’s Avon assistant editor Tessa Woodward on the right, with my “Art of Voice” buddies Nancy Robards Thompson, Teresa Elliott Brown, and Catherine Kean.Seeing so many gorgeous paintings in one place, all by women artists,...
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RWA Bed Bandit Strikes Again!

Posted by mimi on Jul 30, 2008 in dish | 3 comments When they interview neighbors of the serial criminal, you usually hear things like, “We’re so surprised! She was so quiet!” or “I never expected anything like this.” But when I came down the hall to our room at the Marriott and spotted a neatly made rollaway bed just sitting there, I had flashbacks to Reno.Sure enough, my roommate can now be brought up on multiple...
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The State of Northern California

Posted by mimi on Jul 29, 2008 in dish | 0 comments I feel so Lewis and Clark! Having spent my summers at Atlantic beaches and the Gulf, the deep blue waters and unpredictable surf of the Pacific are a treat. Our inn in Ft. Bragg is just a couple of blocks from the famous Glass Beach. Years ago, this area was a dump, literally. Folks from the lumber company and the town tossed all kinds of things over the cliff. Decades later, the junk is gone,...
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On the Road Again

Posted by mimi on Jul 26, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Last day in San Francisco. If this bunch of Floridians is going to fly all this way, we’re damn sure going to check out some Pacific coastline. Before we left SF, we treated ourselves to one last gift: the Dale Chihuly special exhibit in the DeYoung Museum. You really have to hand it to someone with the vision to create this:After the feast, we piled in our Rent-a-Jetta and headed north....
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