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MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH . . .
After reading my last blog, one of my blog friends asked who takes my Christmas ornaments down when the holiday is over. Of course I do, I said. And so I thought I’d do a new blog around that . ...
CHRISTMAS 2013 AT THE RANCH
The extended family gathered outside Santa Fe over Christmas and we were treated to a few glorious snow storms which blanketed everything and gave my grandson, Malcolm, several chances to go skiing in...
A FAMILY THANKSGIVING VACATION IN NEW MEXICO
We’ve gotten a lot of snow in New Mexico and we came prepared. I love seeing the snow-covered trees and identifying all the tracks left by deer, rabbit, coyote and even, we’re pretty sure,...
TED TURNER & PRAIRIE DOGS
There’s a lot that Ted Turner taught me during the decade we were married and during the more than a decade that we’ve been unmarried but close friends. But one of my most favorite things ...
AT THE PREMIERE OF “THE BUTLER”
The New York premiere was last Monday, I just haven’t had a chance to post since then. Sorry. It was a huge success. I am so proud of this movie directed by Lee Daniels (“Precious“, ...
FAMILY AT THE RANCH
My daughter, Vanessa, and her family are with me at my ranch outside Santa Fe. They will have been here 10 days. I couldn’t come when I’d planned because I had hand surgery and there were ...
GCAPP AUCTION WINNERS WITH ME IN NEW MEXICO
I have spent the last 5 days at my New Mexico ranch with 8 wonderful women from Atlanta. Some I have known for a long time, some were new to me. Let me explain. Every year my non-profit, The Georgia C...
FOUR DAYS AT THE RANCH
I've been here with Troy and Simone and it has snowed and been beautiful. I've waited 13 years to see wild turkey on the place. I'd been told there were flocks of them in times gone by. Suddenly ...
NEW MEXICO NEW GARDEN
At my beautiful ranch. As I sat at my desk today writing, I watched the perfect snow storm…big, dry snow flakes coming down like in one of those glass shake ‘em up snow ball things. It didn’t la...