The Kasbah ChroniclesAugust 2018 Carlsbad Beach: 7:30AM Why travel in the summer when we can take an early morning walk along one of the most photogenic beaches in Southern CA? With the dramatic Orange County fires a mere 50 miles to our northeast, I can only count my...
Cooking Classes and Presentations
The Kasbah Chronicles July 2018: More Vietnam and more Morocco!
June and July 2018LA VACHE QUI RIT IS EVERYWHERE! A Vietnamese snack... MUSINGS. . . more Vietnam adventuresWhen in Hue, head for Han’sYou missed a good one: Book Club Bingo and Novel NetworkCalifornia Center for the Arts: Watercolor ShowGot art? Need frames?Very,...
The Kasbah Chronicles: May 2018, Vietnam (Part 1), Morocco, and more
The Kasbah Chronicles(now in its 10th year!)My Most Excellent Vietnam Adventure: Part 1 Has it really been 3 months since I last published The Kasbah Chronicles? You will soon understand why. Contents:On a “roll” in VietnamDining à la HitchcockFeasting à la Marocaine...
The Kasbah Chronicles Feb 2018 edition: It’s the process
The Kasbah ChroniclesFebruary 2018 edition Happy Valentine's DayCONTENTS:Musings:Note to self: It’s the process. . . .stoopid…. Last call for Niki de St Phalleat the Escondido Center for the Arts. I am off to Vietnam in April:any insights or special addresses to...
The Kasbah Chronicles: December 2017
The Kasbah Chronicles COUSCOUS, TAGINES AND ART My wish for you for 2018:A year filled with crimson sunrises, such as this glorious sunrise in Vista, captured from our rooftop terrace. To art lovers and couscous aficionados:Thank you so much for remaining on the The...
The Kasbah Chronicles November 2017: New York, Catalina, and much more
The Kasbah Chronicles: November 2017 Kitty travels Afar and Afield Lady Liberty upon my first visit to New York in 1961: Merci, Statue of Liberty New York todayThe new World Trade Center slices through the clouds like a silver blade CONTENTS:Musings on New York and...
The Kasbah Chronicles June 2017
Our lives have taken on a different turn since I wrote this blog in late June. My mother left us on July 11, 2017, two days before her 94th birthday, July 13th, 2017. Her last two months were spent at home, with us. It was a privilege to be able to take care of her,...
Our riad, Dar Zitoun, is up for sale in Azemmour
July 2018 Dar Zitoun, our historic riad, the subject of my memoir, Mint Tea and Minarets: a banquet of Moroccan memories is up for sale. Located 90 km south of Casablanca's Mohammed V airport, and accessible by freeway, Dar Zitoun is perched on the banks of The...
Kasbah Chronicles February March 2017
If you are nt yet subscribed to my rather eclectic, almost monthly newsletter, just send me an email, and I will add you to my list! THE KASBAH CHRONICLES FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 Contents: Musings March is French language month Overheard Classes and presentations News of...