My first trip to the Napa Valley area will forever be one to cherish. My dear friend Jason was celebrating his 50th birthday and what better way for a wine aficionado to celebrate than to visit the wineries. That said, along the way I met some wonderful, knowledgeable people that help made this a memorable experience of a lifetime.
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The holidays are a wonderful time to enjoy friends and family and to celebrate the good cheer, good times and good will. This past week I ventured into the city to meet up with a group of friends for the yearly tradition of the annual Christmas walk and dinner. My friend Don is the one who religiously plans this yearly festival—he’s truly the spirit of Christmas. In fact, he’s the most into-Christmas person I know, so much so that he refers to himself as “Elf” during the holidays. So this year I wanted to step up the festivities so I brought one of my elves to help celebrate the season and it got everyone’s attention. I called him “Elfie” and he was a big hit.
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Recently my dear friend and former Westport neighbor Barbara asked if I was available to join her on a wonderful mini vacation to Vermont. As a superb destination for country drives, mountain trails and walks both Violet and I were delighted to check our schedule(yes she too has a schedule) and regrettably I was booked for some appearances and unable to say yes. Before I was even done whispering my regrets “no” the question came—the one that any proud Daddy would fear: “Well, what about Violet?” Although I was busy Violet should not be punished and should go without me. And wow, she would be staying at the prestigious Equinox hotel, so of course I said yes. (I tried to train her to take a towel or two as a souvenir for me, but I don’t think she caught on.) Read more
Well actually, I went to her.
To my surprise yesterday my CFO, Paul Michel coordinated two 2nd row center seats to the Carrie Fisher Broadway show Wishful Drinking in New York City at Studio 54. I was more than delighted to head back to the city for a night out as I’ve always enjoyed her work and was looking forward to seeing her. But wait, this gets even better.
It was time for me to take a well deserved vacation so I decided to head off like so many other New Yorkers to Fire Island for an extended long weekend.
With its pristine sand dune beaches and magical scenery, Fire Island takes my breath away each and every time I visit. The perfect place to read, relax and visit some friends, and with no cars on the island one never has to worry about other people drinking and driving. Everyone greets you and people are polite. It’s a great mixture of families, groups of friends, and those in search of a get-away—like me!
It’s Friday and tomorrow is the 4th of July. Where has the year gone? With only five more months till December I feel 2009 has been zooming by. This 4th of July weekend I will fill my home with friends and spend some much needed time at the beach reading and taking in the New England shoreline beauty. That said, Thursday was my one-day to prepare the house and get all my shopping done. Read more
Welcome back everyone,
I’m seriously considering trading my car in for an ark. It’s hard to get motivated with the continuous rain here in Connecticut—frustrating because every time I went to New York this I had the best weather. So while I was here in Westport I needed some fabulous fun rain activities to get me out of the depressing funk. I decided I might as well enjoy all the movies playing and activities that are available to me. With New York less than an hour away, last Friday I treated my CEO, Paul Mitchell, to the Broadway play 9 to 5. It just happened to be perfect weather that night in the city but regardless of what was happening outside I found some much-needed fun and excitement inside. The show was fabulous and transferred onto the Broadway stage perfectly. With only minor changes, 9 to 5 was very much like the original movie. This is a great show to take your friends, family or neighbors to see. You will love it—it is so cleverly done with great singing and dancing. Read more
Hey Everyone! Getting ready to hit the road..with the kids? Our organizing expert, Ellen Damaschino gave me some great ideas to keep the little ones occupied during the long drive or long flight. She calls them kid kits. Each kit is packed with fun activities including games, books, dvd players, a watch, and a map .. so they’ll stop asking you, “are we there yet?” Watch Better next Thursday, May 14th for her kid friendly ideas.
