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CRESTED BUTTE WHERE I USED TO LIVE – SEPTEMBER 2021
Last week, we returned to Crested Butte, Colorado where we used to live. Our introduction to Crested Butte was in the winter of 1986 for...
Sep 24, 20215 min read


BLOGGING TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY – AUGUST 2021
I’m happy to say that it is the second anniversary of my blog. I’m amazed at the response my blogs received. They have had well over two...
Aug 16, 20212 min read


LOVE & PEACE-NAMASTE!-JULY 2021
Donna Grosvenor with her grandchildren who she loved dearly. It is with a heavy heart I write this blog because a very special person,...
Jul 20, 20215 min read


LATEST NEWS – JUNE 2021
It is finally getting to look like life is returning to normal. Yey! We made it through the pandemic without catching the virus. I hope...
Jun 25, 20212 min read


OUR BIRDS – May 2021
Let’s talk about birds. Yes, I said birds. Last month when I was preparing to post my monthly blog, a drama unfolded in our home. Our...
May 21, 20218 min read
UPDATE TO MY APRIL 2021 BLOG
Thanks to a friend and blog reader who directed me to the Gunnison County District website. In my recent blog, I said that the library...
Apr 21, 20211 min read


MY LAST JOB – APRIL 2021
We moved to Crested Butte, Colorado in 1998. I had a couple of part-time jobs after moving there. In 2001, the local newspaper advertised...
Apr 19, 20214 min read


THE SUNDAY GRAVY Blog – March 2021
Most Italians know what I’m talking about when I mention the Sunday Gravy. It is a big pot of tomato sauce usually with meatballs,...
Mar 19, 20214 min read


NEW YEAR BLOG – January 2021
When we rang in the New Year (it seems like only yesterday), I felt optimistic about 2021 but the events of the first week blew me away....
Jan 13, 20214 min read


CHRISTMAS EVE FEAST – DECEMBER 2020
The picture above is from Elodia Rigante’s cookbook entitled, Italian Immigrant Cooking. When I was a kid that’s what our dining room...
Dec 12, 20203 min read


BLOGGING FIRST ANNIVERSARY – AUGUST 2020
I had a feeling that the anniversary of my blog was coming up. When I checked, I found that I sent out my first blog on August 1st, 2019....
Aug 24, 20202 min read


MY LATEST NEWS – HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER - AUGUST 2020
Well here we are close to the end of summer and we are still under lockdown and still quarantined. How have I been handling it? I don’t...
Aug 11, 20203 min read


A LINK TO BOB Puglisi's INTERVIEW ON THE RICHARD EEDS SHOW-June 2020
If you would like to listen to my interview, please click the following link: https://santafe.com/podcasts/bob-puglisi-author-of-the-hana...
Jun 20, 20201 min read


bob puglisi INTERVIEW ON THE Richard eEDS rADIO SHOW
Friday, June 19th at 1:30 p.m. (MDT), I will be interviewed by Richard Eeds on his radio show here in Santa Fe. To listen live, the radio...
Jun 16, 20201 min read


HOW I SPENT PART OF THEQUARANTINE/LOCKdOWN – 2020
(A mailbox in my neighborhood) I couldn’t remember how long we’ve been locked down, so I looked it up. It has been since the middle of...
Jun 4, 20203 min read


WOW! WHAT A TIME WE’RE IN – MARCH 2020 BLOG
I was recently reminded by an internet news item that mentioned us baby boomers grew up with the polio epidemic hanging over our heads....
Mar 24, 20202 min read


HANALEI HOUSE UPDATE & aLBATROSS EGGS-LATE FEBRUARY 2020
The HANALEI HOUSE is getting closer to publication every day. I’m working with a cover designer from New York. Yesterday, she sent me...
Feb 25, 20202 min read


THE HANALEI HOUSE UPDATE – FEBRUARY 2020
Dear Friends, I haven’t blogged since last month because I have been busy getting my latest novel The Hanalei House ready for...
Feb 15, 20203 min read


Albatross Update – January 2020
Wishing all of you a Happy New Year! I hope all your dreams and aspirations come through this year. I been busy completing my new...
Jan 9, 20201 min read


The Albatross are Back!!!
In September, Anita and I visited an organic noni farm on Kauai where they grow and process noni, a tropical fruit with multiple...
Dec 17, 20192 min read
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