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2025 has been an amazing year for me and my book, MAYA BLUE A MEMOIR OF SURVIVAL. I’m excited to say MAYA BLUE was nominated for the prestigious 2025 Kirkus Prize. It was chosen as one of Maria Shriver’s 2025 Best Summer Reads, received the 2025 Readers’ Favorite Bronze Award, and was named one of

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If you’re regular readers of my blog then you know I admire the talented makeup artist and Ambassador at Every

  I’ve been thinking a lot about one of my favorite places in the world, Tulum, the walled Pre-Columbian city

In the last few years my clothing style has changed. Gone are my power suits, but I still look polished

Deborah Kaercher is one of my favorite women. We met a few years ago when I was shooting a television

A few years ago Diet Chef, a home delivery diet food company in the UK, surveyed 2,000 women and asked

My girlfriend said she would never share the kind of things I share on my blog. She was referring to

Jan Barboglio’s chic, unique designs have long been a staple in upscale homes in Texas, Mexico, the Southwest, California and

Eleven years ago this month I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Being told you have cancer is one of the

Like many women I have vertical lip lines, I wish weren’t there. While I’ve never been a smoker, mine are

When I was in my 20s, every few months my first husband and I traveled to Mexico, Central America, The

Until today, there’s been a box under my bed I haven’t opened since before James died. It’s full of architectural

While my biggest problem is thinning hair, as in I have open runways big enough to land a passenger jet

My girlfriends and I had a blast at the Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour last weekend in Arlington, Texas. To

Recently 1010ParkPlace profiled Kathy Gutierrez, owner of The Secret Garden boutique in Fredericksburg, Texas. Kathy and I met in 2005,

What’s nude and smooth and hot for summer? Pantyhose! Pantyhose are back in a big way. So big, they’re considered

This week 100 women came to Neiman Marcus La Cantera, in San Antonio, to be inspired by Ken Downing, Fashion

GRACE AND FRANKIE I feel another summer television binge coming on, starting with Grace And Frankie, a new comedy series

Every Mother’s Day I think about how my own mother and I role reversed when I was 12. After my