December, 2006

Greetings,

I swore I wouldn't do the Christmas letter thing but I guess I shouldn't swear! As always, it has been a crazy and eventful year, so that”s my excuse.

As we all say, can't believe it's almost over. It was a year of travel for me, In May, I spent two weeks bopping around Italy, visiting my favorite spots and finding new ones too. Right at the end of my trip I flew from Milan to Munich to meet up with Arlette. We had a blast revisiting and meeting up with old friends. In September, Judy and I went to Vegas for what seems to be becoming an annual visit, (hoping to drag Mom and Aunt Ede along next year!). No (or very little) gambling, mostly just great food, Cirque de Soleil, and awesome accommodation. In October, I joined brother Steve and niece Myriah for a quick jaunt around Wales with a brief jump up to Scotland to visit friends Jack and Flora Goodall, then down to London and home just before Halloween. Beautiful and serene, nice to be back in the ancestral homeland again. Having Steve's global positioning to keep us on track on tiny Welsh roads was a blessing. Whew!, in between all that, I managed to find time to turn 50- Yikes!, where did that come from?

On the home front all is well. The store continues to thrive which is rewarding with all the efforts which have gone into it. It's been a blast to see the fruition of so many ideas. Villa d' Orsi is becoming evermore a complete house, and awaits your visit! Beyond the serenity of the place, it also sits within an hour of the Redwoods and the spectacular Mendocino coast.

This year, Aunt Joan passed away at 88 years, we had a nice memorial at her home with neighbors and family. All other family members are doing fine.

The world has seen many changes this year, let us pray that 2007 will bring some sanity and peace to this world.

May the coming year also bring health and happiness to you, your family, and all those dear to you.

Happy Holidays, Love, Richard

Richard Williams

2006-11-27T21:41:35

Richard Williams