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Still away, but….

Posted July 1 2010 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

….Travis is sick. Something he ate? Too much fun? Not sure. But I must give props to the resort, and to Connie Orsak, in particular, who is the guest experience manager here. When she heard of Travis being up all night retching, she asked if she could help. I said all that works for him is yogurt, the plainer the better, and 7-up. Not a half hour later there was a knock on the door and there was the yogurt and the 7-up. When I was in the thick of travel writing, it was treatment like this I looked for because that was what set a place apart from the rest. Connie is one reason we continue to return to Rancho las Palmas, year after year.

More photos, from last night, pre-sick stomach….

And from earlier in the day and the night before….

Desert getaway

Posted June 30 2010 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

We’re on our annual after-school desert getaway–a family tradition–at Rancho las Palmas in Palm Desert. So here’s what I saw last night as I stood on our balcony. The turquoise against the darkness is what gets me, turquoise being one of my favorite colors. Trying to have a true vacation–no writing (except for a few words/ideas jotted in a journal), only a bit of work with my online writing class (I actually do wish my students would post more), and lots of floating around the Lazy River, which you see here, dinners, walking early early before the sun heats the day to 111 degrees or more, knitting, and reading (John Irving’s Last Night in Twisted River; he’s on the show next week).

Speaking of which, I should post a podcast. I will–right now.

Pen on Fire Speaker Series: Debra Ollivier and Karen Karbo

Posted June 25 2010 by Marrie Stone

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett hosts Debra Ollivier, author of What French Women Know: About Love, Sex, and Other Matters of the Heart and Mind, and Karen Karbo, author of The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman, at the Pen on Fire Speaker Series.

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(Event Date: September 26, 2009)

Tomorrow’s Show

Posted June 22 2010 by Marrie Stone

Join Marrie Stone as she interviews Richard Wirick, author of the collection Kicking In, and Ben Greenman, author of the collection, What He’s Poised to Do.

Tune in tomorrow morning, June 23rd, at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific time) on 88.9FM in Irvine or www.kuci.org. Podcasts of the show are always available, right here, so be sure and check back!

Thanks for listening!

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