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Just recently, I had the pleasure of spending a warm breezy Sunday in the company of an extraordinary “woman of the vine” whose passion for wine, her love of gardening, and her warm personality have all come together to create one of the most unique wine experiences anywhere.  Mary Watson-DeLauder is the bubbly and outgoing [...]

Hidden away among the dusty archives of Rome’s marble institutions for four centuries, the truly spectacular story of one woman’s quest for love, wealth, power, and prestige lay slowly turning to dust among sheaves of letters, diplomatic dispatches, and contemporary Baroque chronicles. Silent and dormant between the pages were the loves, losses, intrigues, and [...]

Day by day the earth begins to yawn and stretch and prepare for the evening slumber that is winter.  As I see the trees begin to slowly transform their green leaves into vibrant swatches of amber, burnt umber, persimmon, chestnut, scarlet, and aubergine, my mind turns to brisk fall days that are dappled with [...]