That age-old adage “’tis better to give than to receive” certainly holds true for Diana Dodge. Birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, the holidays—any holiday—I love ’em all because they permit me to provide for loved ones. Being a devoted doyenne of our fair city, a favored token of my affection is Brandini Toffee. Not only is…
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Face it. There are plenty of parched households in the desert of the Palm Springs Valley that do not have access to a swimming pool. And even if one is fortunate enough to take the plunge at their home or hotel, it’s sometimes extra special fun to get out there and frolic aquatically with the…
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Even though I don’t have any friends coming to visit with their wee ones in the next few weeks, I feel compelled to write a few words about all the amazing programs available this summer at my favorite repository of reading in the whole world—of course I’m referring to the Rancho Mirage Public Library! There…
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I love exploring the communities of the Greater Palm Springs Oasis. There are always so many fun and interesting places to go, people to meet, and things to do. One of my very favorites is a quick drive just a bit north of my place in Rancho Mirage to Cabot’s Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot…
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Recently an amazing organization came to my rescue. Dear friends begged me to babysit their six-year-old twins for the afternoon, explaining that they just needed a little “alone time.” Remembering the Children’s Discovery Museum in Rancho Mirage, I put in a call and got the low-down. This amazing facility with over 60 hands-on exhibits is…
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Here in the Greater Palm Springs Oasis we are so fortunate to have more than a few places that merit multiple visits. The Living Desert is certainly near the top of that list of attractions. Located in Palm Desert just a stone’s throw from my home in Rancho Mirage, this zoo devoted to desert flora…
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Just to set the record straight, I am not the most delicate eater in the world. There, I said it. I love to chow down with the best of them, and even though I know my limits, I usually get exactly what I want. And that often includes a big ol’ side of beef! Steak…
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Marilyn Monroe is arguably the most famous—nay, infamous—film star in history. And with great fanfare she has landed in Palm Springs. Arriving recently in three pieces on a flatbed truck from her former home in Chicago, “Forever Marilyn,” artist Seward Johnson’s 26-foot tall sculpture of the leggy legend, has been lovingly reassembled and unveiled at…
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April is gone and with its departure came the close of the famous music festivals—Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival—that favored our fabulous Palm Springs Valley for three weekends in a row. As a die-hard music fan, I could have gone on forever attending week after week at the…
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I was absolutely beside myself when I recently returned home to my Rancho Mirage abode from running errands in the Palm Springs Valley to find in my mail stack the brochure for the monstrously magical McCallum Theater, which is located right down the 111 from me in Palm Desert. This gem of a performing arts…
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