First Day of Spring

Atlanta and New York were my stops this week.  Blissful weather in both places and I met many wonderful people. If you're in or near Atlanta, the Botanical Garden, where I spoke, is such a serene place to wander.  My cousin is taking classes there in shade gardening and hydrangeas.  Several Dale Chihuly glass sculptures adorn the place, their vegetal glass shapes rivaling the flowers.

In New York, I stayed at the artful Gramercy Park Hotel. Danny Meyer's newish restaurant there, Il Maialino...