This month about 40 of our Cloverdale Connect readers and I, plus our travel partner Cloverdale Travel, are headed to Alaska aboard the beautiful Crown Princess. This is the first annual Cloverdale Connect cruise and I am so excited. Alaska has extraordinary scenery...
The warmth of the spring sun feels so good after our rainy winter. Now it’s time to haul out the outdoor cushions, the shade umbrellas, sweep the patio, clean out the fountain, make some iced tea and grab a good book. I just finished Sir Patrick Stewart’s book and...
As I write this, I am sitting on my balcony on the Crown Princess cruising back from Mexico. This is the exact ship that we will be on for the first annual Cloverdale Connect Cruise to Alaska this May. We will sail out of SF under the Golden Gate Bridge on the Crown...
It’s February – the LOVE month. I read this recently: “I am grateful for precious friendships in my life. The joy of sharing with others and finding humor in our mutual flaws – that’s friendship. Relationships are precious.” Let’s have this month be about...
It’s a fresh new year! Are you the type of person who writes out a detailed list of New Year’s resolutions or are you more like me – a shrug and a sigh “Well, I’ll do the best I can”? A fresh calendar is like a clean house or a clean car, it’s satisfying and...
I’m a warm weather person. However December is my favorite month. Everyone makes an effort to be kind and generous, there are sparkling lights everywhere, all the kids are so excited – there’s just a positive feeling of celebration and joy. Here in Cloverdale, we...
