I just love summer in the Palm Springs Valley—one of the best times to visit our gorgeous California desert! It really is a true oasis for girlfriend getaways, family fun, and super shopping. And warm weather visits are not only an enormously enjoyable thing to do. There are also tons of terrific bargains to be…
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I simply cannot stay away from Sunnylands. As you probably know by now, the former Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage has been totally refurbished and is open for small-scale tours of its historic A. Quincy Jones-designed midcentury masterpiece of a residence (for a nominal fee) and free visits to its perfectly planned Visitors Center…
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We get an average of 350 days of glorious sunshine beaming down on our beautiful Palm Springs Valley each year. So it’s no wonder that Rancho Mirage’s landmark sign of the huge pink pachyderm—the one that does such a great job of advertising the services of Elephant Car Wash on Highway 111—would eventually need a…
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Buying groceries can be challenging under the best of circumstances. But add to that all the press about how our food is grown, raised, altered, salted, enhanced, and fattened, and it’s enough to drive a shopper mad. One way I’ve found to alleviate some of the trauma of finding food that will better fit my…
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With all the double-entendres associated with the name of one of my favorite fruits, I’m just going to come right out and ask it: Who doesn’t love a nice, sweet, juicy date?! Growing up in the Palm Springs Valley, I got spoiled knowing that dates were always around and that since the area produces 95%…
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When it comes to aviation, my experience is almost exclusively on the commercial side, especially as a steward (yes, I started in the airline industry before we were rebranded “flight attendants”!) for Pan American World Airways. And with all the things there are to do in the Coachella Valley, it’s taken me years to finally…
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RANCHO MIRAGE — (MyDesert.com) It seems that not even Mother Nature can defeat Yani Tseng today. But she did at least slow Tseng down a little Saturday. Playing her entire round in winds that approached 30 mph and filled the desert air with dust, Tseng still managed a roller-coaster 2-under 70 in the third round…
DetailsThe Palm Springs Valley will soon be pleasantly packed with lovers of one of the largest ladies golf events in the world—the Kraft Nabisco Championship—taking place from March 26 – April 1, 2012 at the Mission Hills Country Club. My great gal pal Judy just called to say that she is joining me and our…
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One of my fave Rancho Mirage events—the Kraft Nabisco Championship—will be upon us in a blink, taking place from March 26th to April 1st, 2012. To usher in the main event, there will be some great fun immediately beforehand. And as a golf fan, I’ll be right there in the thick of it. Mission Hills…
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My latest obsession is the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. Living right smack in the center of the Palm Springs Valley in Rancho Mirage makes it so simple for me to experience all the area has to offer. I’m so super excited I can barely contain…
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