I'm so lucky to have been able to retire early with a pension.
After 33 years of working in an office cubicle, I'm finally able to travel!
“You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
in any direction you choose.”
Dr. Seuss
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| Mount Borradaile, Australia April, 2016 |
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| Kakadu National Park, Australia (guarded by wasps!) May, 2016 |
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| Night cruise on the Danube River at Budapest September, 2016 |
Belvedere Palace in Vienna in September, 2016
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| Gyor, Hungary September, 2016 |
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| Berlin, Germany November, 2016 |
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| Prague, Czech Republic December, 2016 
When I first auditioned on April 1, I thought it was an April Fool's Day joke. But I got a call back saying I got a part! I played a Country Music Fan on Tuesday, then a Pharmacist on Friday. Long days of filming, but so much fun!
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Movie extra for A Star is Born with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga April, 2017
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June, 2017
Singing with the Blues Brothers on the streets of Cologne, Germany
July, 2017
"When a (hu)man is tired of London,
(s)he is tired of life."
Samuel Johnson on September 20, 1777
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| Painting lessons from Van Gogh in Amsterdam July, 2017 |
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| Saw a Banksy Exhibit in Amsterdam July, 2017 |
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| Back to Vienna September, 2017 See the entire saga on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KACPchCNMLc |
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| LEGO Lisa on Halloween in Rancho Mirage, CA October, 2017 |
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| London, England November, 2017 |
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| Standing on the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich
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| Covent Garden in London April, 2018 |
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| In Windsor for the Royal Wedding May, 2018 |
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| King Henry VIII's Hampton Court Palace May, 2018 |
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| No luck finding Hugh Grant at Notting Hill :( June, 2018 |
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| Singing to the vegetables during a heat wave in London June, 2018 |
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| Toured Schlumberger Champagne Cellars in Vienna July, 2018 |
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| Free museum day in Vienna, visited six museums in one day! July, 2018 |
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| Used Google maps to help locate Hundertwasser buildings in Vienna. (Ten days in Vienna was not long enough) July, 2018 |
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| Three weeks in Bath, England was not long enough! July, 2018 |
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| A beautiful trip to The Cotswolds in England July, 2018 |
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| Went to Paris with a friend visiting from Santa Barbara August, 2018 |
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| English pub crawl with my sister September, 2018 |
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| Pretending to be entering the Prime Minister's door at 10 Downing Street in London, England September, 2018 |
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| Christmas with 'Prince Harry' the dog in Santa Barbara December 2018 |
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| Wildflower 'super bloom' at Joshua Tree National Park February, 2019 |
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| Visited scenic Hawaii March, 2019 |
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| Went on a movie site tour at Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii March, 2019 |
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| A trip to The Getty April, 2019 |
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| Lunch at Duke's in Malibu April, 2019 |
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| Lunch at Brophy Brothers restaurant at Santa Barbara Harbor May, 2019 |
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| Memorial Day weekend getaway with Aunt Lisa May, 2019 |
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| Back to Hawaii June, 2019 |
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| Donut shop in Santa Monica July, 2019 |
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Searching for 'Street Art' in London August, 2019
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Hamleys Toy Store on Regent Street in London :) August, 2019
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Tower Bridge and Saint Paul's Cathedral August, 2019
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| Recreating The Sound of Music in Salzburg, Austria September, 2019 |
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| Found a Klimt Mural in Vienna September, 2019 |
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| Starting to get chilly in London October, 2019 |
"When a (hu)man is tired of London,
(s)he is tired of life."
Samuel Johnson on September 20, 1777
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| Lisa taking iPhone photos of crashing waves at Makapu'u Beach, Hawaii November, 2019 |
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| Searched for petroglyphs on the Big Island of Hawaii for three weeks February, 2020 |
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| Seahorse wrapped around my finger at Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm in Kona, Hawaii February, 2020 |
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| March, 2020 :( |
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| Played with LEGOs during the 2020 lockdown... S'mores! |
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| Picnics at the Santa Barbara Mission Rose Garden (outside, six feet apart, wearing masks, using hand sanitizer...) July, 2020 |
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| Spent a week at Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach August, 2020 |
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| Montecito Country Club |
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| Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara |
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My first Zoom on Christmas Eve, so fun to see everyone again! |
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| View of Montecito, California January, 2021 |
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| Mudlarking in Montecito February, 2021 |
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Mudlarking continues in Montecito, CA February, 2021 |
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| Volunteering at a Covid-19 vaccination site March, 2021 |
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| Got vaccinated, woo hoo! March, 2021 |
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| A trip with Tia to Kualoa, Hawaii April, 2021 |
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| Who had more fun, the 20 or 60 year old? |
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| Fun in Waikiki |
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| Explored the Leeward side of Oahu June, 2021 |
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| Wahiawa Botanical Gardens on Oahu July, 2021 |
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| A rainbow in Ko' Olina, Hawaii August, 2021 |
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| A surprise visit from my best friend at the Disney Resort at Ko' Olina, Hawaii September, 2021 |
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| Finally back home in Santa Barbara September, 2021 |
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| Back to Hawaii November, 2021 |
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| Mele Kalikimaka from Kauai December, 2021 |
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| Volunteering at the Food Bank January, 2022 |
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| Happy Birthday to me, I'm officially a senior citizen! |
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| Searching for seaglass in Montecito April, 2022 |
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| Went whale watching with my neighbors April, 2022 |
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| And back to Hawaii she goes... May, 2022 |
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| Photographed coral in Hawaii (Hammer, mushroom, flowerpot, bowl and potato chip coral) |
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| I 💚 Hawaii May, 2022 |
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| Summer Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara June, 2022 |
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| Danced with a Fiesta flash mob during 'Old Spanish Days' August, 2022 |
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| Played my ukulele at a winery August, 2022 |
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| Back to Oahu! September, 2022 |
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| Aloha from the Polynesian Cultural Center September, 2022 |
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| A scenic trip to the Big Island September, 2022 |
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| Danced in Thriller flash mobs October, 2022 |
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| Mele Kalikimaka December, 2022 |
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| Hula Boot Camp in Waikiki January, 2023 |
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| View of Diamond Head February, 2023 |
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| Flower and Garden Show in Montecito April, 2023 |
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| Wildflowers along the Gaviota Coast April, 2023 |
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| Rooftop party in downtown Santa Barbara May, 2023 |
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| Made a star mask for the Summer Solstice Parade June, 2023 |
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| Enjoying free concerts at Chase Palm Park July, 2023 |
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| A baby dolphin with it's mother in the Santa Barbara Channel August, 2023 |
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| And back to Hawaii she goes August, 2023 |
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| Sunrise in Kaneohe, Hawaii August, 2023 |
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| Impersonating a car dashboard bobblehead September, 2023 |
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| I think I have enough photos of sunrises on Kauai to fill a calendar! September, 2023 |
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| Danced with a Thriller flash mob at Carpinteria Cemetery October, 2023 |
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| Built a Lego version of the North Pole December, 2023 |
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| Spent a month near Ko Olina, Hawaii February, 2024 |
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| Oscar Party March, 2024 |
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| Sunny Santa Barbara April, 2024 |
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| Hiking in Summerland April, 2024 |
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| Montecito, CA May, 2024 |
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| Summer Solstice Party (I made the moon mask) June, 2024 |
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| Collected 85 pounds of beach trash July, 2024 |
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| Alfresco dining at the Ventura Botanical Gardens August, 2024 |
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| Beach clean ups continue with 182 pounds collected August, 2024 |
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| Lobero Theatre Centennial Block Party August, 2024 |
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| Beach clean ups continue with 278 pounds collected September, 2024 |
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| Sunset along Cabrillo Blvd September, 2024 |
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| Beach clean ups continue with 508 pounds collected! September, 2024 |
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| Always so much fun dancing in Thriller flash mobs October, 2024 |
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| Happy Halloween from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch October, 2024 |
On the home page of TidySeas.org!
October, 2024
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| And back to Hawaii she goes! |
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| Adopted Kailua Beach on the 808 Clean Ups app. I removed 488 pounds of beach trash 🌊💪 January, 2025 |
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| Took a boat over to Secret Island. March, 2025 |
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| On the boat to Secret Island, Kualoa, Hawaii March, 2025 |
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| Some of the ladies in my Kani Ka Pila ukulele group in Kailua, Hawaii April, 2025 |
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| View of Waikiki April, 2025 |
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| Beach party at Rincon June, 2025 |
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| Summer Solstice Parade June, 2025 |
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| Waiting for the parade to start (I made the dolphin!) June, 2025 |
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| Photographed petroglyphs at Pokai Bay, Hawaii July, 2025 |
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| So surprised and honored to find my photo on the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's website for volunteering |
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| Removed trash from Santa Cruz Island and Anacapa Island September, 2025 |
Just heard my voice on NPR. Wow!
Update: This story won the Golden Mike Award
for "Best Radio Environment Reporting"
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| My Thriller 'star jump' was on the local news September, 2025 |
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| Went on a tour of a 'Gilded Age' mansion in my neighborhood. October, 2025 |
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| Party at the Ventura Botanical Gardens October, 2025 |
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| Boo at the Zoo October, 2025 |
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| Another fun season of Thriller flashmobs October, 2025 |
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| Obsessed with making gelato, ice cream and sorbet November, 2025 |
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| Made Grinch cookies for my neighbors December, 2025 |
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| Brought adorable dinner rolls to a potluck in Kailua February, 2026 |
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| Removed 51 pounds of trash from Nimitz Beach, Barbers Point, Oahu February, 2026 |
YouTube video of my original song 'Welcome to Hawaii'
April, 2026
YouTube video of my live version of 'Welcome to Hawaii'
April, 2026
"If adventures will not befall a young lady in her
own village, she must seek them abroad."
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey