Laurie Fagen
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Publisher’s Note
Where in the world?
With SanTan Sunarea children back in school already, summer vacations are mostly just a fond memory.
For those of you who were able to get out of the desert heat, were you part of the Zonie migration to San Diego for surf, sun, SeaWorld and other Southern California attractions? For Geoff, Devon and me, one of our preferred places was Paradise Point, just a few minutes from the whales and dolphins, with great sand, lots of shells and a very peaceful time.
Or maybe you hit the high seas and took a family friendly cruise? We have great photos and recall wonderful times sailing Alaska’s Inside Passage and to Mexico, to mention a couple.
While just about any place is cooler than Chandler in June and July, the Midwest can be muggy and humid. However, this year I managed to arrange for lovely temperatures in Chicago and Iowa City this summer, much to the delight of my dear Illinois and Iowa friends. We took in the Mississippi Valley Blues Fest in Davenport; the Iowa City Jazz Fest, where I also reconnected with a high school chum whose son was playing there, and whose dad was our jazz band leader; took in a Second City comedy show; got to see a sneak preview of “The Newsroom” prior to its nationwide season premiere; toured Lake Michigan on a water taxi; and just relaxed and ate way too much good food.
Prior to that trip, it was a spa girls weekend in Los Angeles, which also included a trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art or MOCA, and an audio tour of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, part of the amazing Frank Gehrydesigned Los Angeles Music Center.
It’s been a summer of travel for me, with a trip to Charlotte to see a long-time girlfriend from our Iowa hometown; and an almost two-week stay in the Hawaiian islands, where I met my Chicago friends for a week on Maui, then took another few days by myself to enjoy Poipu Beach on Kauai, one of Geoff’s and my absolute favorite places. I wrapped up that trip in Honolulu and had lunch at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, where Geoff and I honeymooned more than 25 years ago.
But now I’m back for the foreseeable future. Other than a short jaunt to Tahoe with girlfriends later this month and a polymer clay cruise to the Caribbean in October, I will be trying to figure out what my “new normal” is going to be without my beloved Geoffrey. It’s hard to believe it’s been five months this weekend since he passed away of recurrent pancreatic cancer. It’s been tough without him, but thank goodness for my wonderful family, friends, former SanTan Sun News colleagues and neighbors who have been there for me all along.
I have been grateful not to have the daily deadlines of the newspaper, and the SanTan Sun News team has been doing a solid job of continuing to produce this paper you have in your hands or are reading online.
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