9/4/25 – I’m packing my bags again… time to hit the road!

Hey there happy reader!

Summer may be winding down, but my travel life is revving up! I’m on my way to Carmel, California for the wedding of my BFF from childhood’s son. It’s a whole weekend of festivities and I’m sure it will be absolutely beautiful – how could it not be with these vineyards as a setting!

And to top it off, there are two ceremonies, one Indian and one American. 

It’s a wonderful blending of cultures and I can’t wait to experience all of it!

The above picture is what I’m wearing to the Indian wedding – it’s a lehenga. 

I had so much fun shopping for this gorgeous outfit. Some of the lehengas I saw were studded with beads, rhinestones and sequins, and they were quite heavy and because I knew that I had to fly this across the country, I picked one as simple as possible.

It still has three wide can-cans, or stiff petticoats under the skirt, making it quite difficult to pack. Let’s just hope that my hotel room has a steamer to undo any damage to it from being squished in my luggage on a long flight…

Then, early Sunday morning, I’ll be heading to Greece! 

I’m very excited because I’ve never been there, and even more thrilled to be sharing the experience with our oldest son, our daughter-in-law, and their two-and-a-half-year-old.

My grandson is looking forward to swimming and eating olives and hummus (favorite foods of his.) I’m curious as to what he’ll take away from this trip. He’s been to New York, Boston, Oregon and Vermont, but has never taken a plane ride quite this long. Let’s hope the crayons and coloring books I’ve packed help keep him occupied. If not, there’s always the episodes of “Bluey” his dad has downloaded to the iPad for this eventuality.

My goal for this adventure is to write as much as I can. 

I’m pretty good about using my time on long haul flights for work. I just hope that the overnight ride to Athens is smooth and uneventful. If it is, I might just have an almost completed novel by the time I stand in the shadow of the Parthenon. Or at least, I sincerely hope so!!

There won’t be a newsletter next week because I’ll be island hopping in Greece. (I know. Tough work, but someone’s gotta do it!) I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures that I can share with you once I’m back in New York.