Machel's RanchGetting married can leave a person cynicalmachel.pennApril 27, 2009July 20, 2015 April 27, 2009July 20, 20151488 At what point in a friendship is an “opinion” really just “raining on your parade”? This has been occupying my thoughts as I cruise through...
Machel's RanchThe question of whether money buys happinessmachel.pennApril 9, 2009July 20, 2015 April 9, 2009July 20, 20150372 We live in a town where the trees shed their leaves four times and then they die. The roots do not find the earth inward,...
Machel's Ranch‘The Bachelor’ finale draws mixed emotionsmachel.pennMarch 12, 2009July 20, 2015 March 12, 2009July 20, 20150203 Were you one of the 15.5 million viewers that tuned in March 2 to watch the finale of the latest “The Bachelor” on ABC? I...
Machel's RanchYou never know what’s around the cornermachel.pennFebruary 26, 2009July 20, 2015 February 26, 2009July 20, 20150384 The day after the rains came in Rancho Santa Fe, my world stood still. I’m the girl in love with the rains, but the next...
Machel's RanchMy scary ordeal under the cancer microscopemachel.pennJanuary 29, 2009July 20, 2015 January 29, 2009July 20, 20152 178 I found a red blotch on my breast on Christmas Day. I didn’t think much about it. I figured it occurred because of an irritation...
Machel's RanchMissing a friend met in unusual waymachel.pennJanuary 15, 2009July 20, 2015 January 15, 2009July 20, 20150356 Recently I discovered a good friend of mine died from leukemia. I have been at odds about writing this story. Yet, feel inclined to share...
Machel's RanchTen fun things to do in 2009 in Rancho Santa Fe!machel.pennJanuary 5, 2009July 20, 2015 January 5, 2009July 20, 20150222 Happy New Year! I hope that this Christmas season was a joyous one, even though the economy is soft. I hope that you had enough...
Machel's RanchHow do you remember your favorite holiday season story?machel.pennDecember 18, 2008July 20, 2015 December 18, 2008July 20, 20150218 When I was a little girl “The Little Drummer Boy” was my favorite Christmas story. Have you ever seen it? It’s actually rather a sad...
Machel's RanchI know the reason women lie about their agemachel.pennDecember 4, 2008July 20, 2015 December 4, 2008July 20, 20150353 “In case you are wondering, I am 37 years old. I don’t lie about my age and neither did my grandmother.” Why do women lie...
Machel's RanchSan Clemente a great spot to escape from the day-to-daymachel.pennNovember 20, 2008July 20, 2015 November 20, 2008July 20, 20150214 Recent circumstances with my health and personal life left me thinking, “I need a vacation!” Do you ever feel like that? When I do, I...
Machel's RanchStill waiting to bundle up for fall in CaliforniaadminNovember 11, 2008July 20, 2015 November 11, 2008July 20, 20151301 I am sick of this hot weather. If you’ve seen me “around town” recently, you may have noticed I am decked out in suit jackets...