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Here are some of our favorite links on the World Wide Web.
CHOOSE A CATEGORY
AHHA! Art Gallery, Sedona, AZ.
Hillside Prints & Framing, Sedona, AZ.
Mockingbird Gallery, Inc., Bend, OR
Santa Fe Fine Art Gallery, Inc. (Bryon & Rachel Rainey) - 505-820-0045
Autry Museum of Western Heritage
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum of Russian Art, 5500 Stevens Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN
Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena)
San Diego Museum of Art (Balboa Park)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Art & Frames Unlimited, 2284 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View, CA 94043, 650-967-7033 (Store Hours: T-F 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM, Sat. 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM) (for ready-made frames and custom framing)
Documounts.com (the store for all your framing needs)
ARTISTS
Akiane (child prodigy)
Kathleen Alexander - beautiful watercolors
Jane Angelhart - watercolor portraits
Javier Arizabalo - terrific portraits
Debbie Bakker - vivid watercolors
Stefan Baumann - beautiful paintings of national parks
John Bayalis - hyper-realistic watercolors
K C Benson - beautiful alla prima watercolors
Jane Blundell - lovely watercolors, especially her flowers
Karl Bodmer - wonderful 19th-century artist of the American West - many paintings in watercolor
Joseph Bohler - lovely watercolors of children and landscapes
David Bottini - gorgeous landscapes in acrylics
Cindy Brabec-King - beautiful dense watercolors
Carol Z. Brody - brightly-colored abstract watercolors done to look like many layers. I love them!
Gary Bukovnik - beautiful flowers in watercolor - San Francisco Symphony art
Jim Caldwell - Bay Area Oil Painter - beautiful landscapes and still life paintings
Wende Caporale - Fantastic pastel portraits
Carol Carter - Brilliantly colored watercolors, lots of white
Katharine Cartwright - Fantastic complex abstracts
Douglas Castleman - beautiful detailed watercolor landscapes
Rod Chase Photorealist Artist
Guy Choi - Tuscany landscapes
Eric Christensen - Wine Country Watercolors
Robert Clark - gorgeous egg tempera landscapes/old buildings paintings
Nancy Collins - Vivid Watercolors
Lisa Corbiere - Provence landscapes
Steve Curl - Beautiful landscapes in watercolor
Brigitte Curt - Beautiful landscapes in oils
David Curtis - Landscapes in Watercolour VIDEO
Cathleen Daly - beautiful floral watercolors!
Richard Daniel - beautiful soft abstracts incorporating metallics
David R. Daniels - new book out "Watercolor Journeys"
Sandy Delehanty - Sandy's blog
Ric Dentinger - beautiful watercolors
Jeanne Dobie - wonderful watercolorist - has written my favorite book on watercolor - "Making Color Sing"
Dan Dozer - gorgeous photographs
David Drummond - Beautiful watercolors of the Southwest
George Henry Durrie - Beautiful farm scenes in oils
Robert Duvall - Beautiful landscapes in gouache and oils
Emily Falco - expressive watercolors
Joyce Faulknor - Beautiful crystal and glass in watercolor
Jane Freeman - beautiful still life and floral watercolors
Joseph Fuchs - Art Work of Venice
Diane Fujimoto - Beautiful watercolors
Brent Funderburk - gorgeous creative interesting watercolors
Paul George - Landscapes in Watercolor
Gil Gorski - Architectural Illustration
Steve Gould - gorgeous photography
Peggi Habets - beautiful watercolor portraits
Zaha Hadid - beautiful graceful architecture
Lee Hammond - I love her close-focus florals in watercolor.
Steve Hanks - GORGEOUS figures of women and children in watercolor!
Stephen Harlan - gorgeous large giclees on metal of fantastic rooms
Gary Hart - Yosemite photography
Candida Hofer - architectural photographs
Stephen Hoffpauir - architectural watercolors
Karen Honaker - beautiful still-life watercolors
Paul Jackson - Gorgeous watercolors
Jane Jones - gorgeous super-realistic still life paintings in oil
Suzanne Karlak - Fine Art Photography
Roland Lee - Beautiful watercolors of the Southwest and red rocks
Kevin MacPherson - beautiful landscapes in oils
Allen Maley - Ann G's favorite artist. He does Victorian Impressions.
Linde Martin - I LOVE her abstract oil paintings. They're GORGEOUS!!
Laurin McCracken - Gorgeous watercolor florals, still lifes, and architecture paintings - vivid colors
James McGrew - does GORGEOUS paintings of Yosemite in pastels and oils
Gabriel Metsu - Dutch painter
Paul McCormack - gorgeous watercolor portraits
Jeannie McGuire - Interesting and creative portraits in watercolor
Monika Meunier - French artist - very colorful landscapes
Stan Miller - beautiful watercolors - portraits and landscapes - also works in egg tempera on watercolor paper
Dianne Mize - a really nice blog with oils and watercolors
Karen Mumford - colorful flowing oil paintings
Gerhard Nesvadba - scenes from Tuscany and Provence
Cuong Nguyen - Gorgeous portraits in soft pastels
Alexander Orlov - some beautiful paintings of Paris
Michael Orwick - gorgeous landscapes in oils
Kris Parins - gorgeous rainbow-colored watercolor paintings
J. Scott Peck Huge Flower Photographs
Jean Pederson - portraits in watercolor
Pietro Piccoli - nice combination of realism and abstraction - some nice Venice scenes
Colin Poole - dramatic landscapes
Joel Popadics - Plein air landscape watercolorist
Maggie Price - Gorgeous landscapes in pastels!!
Ramon Pujol - striking Italian landscapes - hill towns
Joseph Raffael - gorgeous detailed flowers in watercolor
Joseph Raffael Videos - see how he paints
Chris Rainier - amazing photographs
Michael Reardon - beautiful landscapes and old buildings in watercolor
Robert Reynolds - gorgeous watercolor landscapes - very colorful
William Trost Richards (one of the Hudson River Valley artists) (has some gorgeous watercolors!!)
Ian Roberts (Landscape painter in oils)
Marilyn Rose - loose, vibrant watercolors
Teresa Saia (Beautiful rich colors in landscapes and city scenes)
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society
Debbie Sawin (Beautiful animal portraits in watercolor)
Koo Schadler - detailed egg tempera paintings
Thomas W. Schaller - beautiful architectural watercolors
Robin Scholl - landscapes in watercolor/pastel
May Shei - Oriental painting
Ann Smith - Gorgeous watercolors that are colorful, graceful, and almost abstract. I love them!
Lucio Sollazazi - Italian landscapes
Eileen Sorg - Gorgeous pencil drawings
Gene Speck - I love his extremely detailed landscapes - gorgeous!
Nicholas Simmons - gorgeous, creative, interesting watercolors
Jack Standish - watercolors, egg temperas, peaceful indoor scenes
David Taylor - loosely-rendered landscapes in watercolor
Johannes Vermeer - Dutch painter
Michael Wheeler - computer art - oil paintings with lots and lots of tree branches - winter scenes - beautiful
Maria Winkler - teaches at CSUS
Donna Jill Witty - beautiful landscapes, street scenes, still lifes, and indoor scenes with great value patterns in watercolor
Kevin Woodson - paints flowers plein air in watercolor
Yan's Design - Fine Handmade Embroidery Art
Keiko Yasuoka - Beautiful realistic watercolor landscapes and still lifes
Hiroko Yoshimoto - brilliantly-colored abstracts
Stephen Scott Young - wonderful watercolors
BED AND BREAKFASTS, INNS, AND
HOTELS
Jerome, Arizona - Ghost City Inn 888-634-4679
Sedona, Arizona - Apple Orchard Inn 800-663-6968
Sedona, Arizona - Casa Sedona
Sedona, Arizona - Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa 928-284-4040
Bakersfield, Ca. - Clarion Hotel 661-326-1111
Big Sur, Ca. - Ventana
Carmel Valley, Ca. - Carmel Valley Lodge (800-641-4646 or email info@valleylodge.com)
Carmel Valley, Ca. - Hidden Valley Inn 831-659-5361 102 W. Carmel Valley Rd.
Death Valley, Ca. - Furnace Creek Ranch Resort 760-786-2345
Mammoth Lakes, Ca. - Cinnamon Bear Inn (1-800-845-2873) (behind Schott's Bakery) - Mike & Gabi MacMillan, Innkeepers - cinnegear1@aol.com - 113 Center St.
Mammoth Lakes, Ca. - Tamarack Lodge (760-934-2442)
Mendocino, Ca. - Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino (recommended by a friend)
Pacific Grove, Ca. - Andril Fireplace Cottages - 569 Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 - Phone: (831) 375-0994 - Fax: (831) 655-2693 - reservations@andrilcottages.com
Sacramento, CA - Le Rivage Hotel, reservations@LeRivageHotel.com, 4800 Riverside Blvd. - 916-443-8400
Santa Barbara, Ca. - Cheshire Cat Inn and Cottages, 36 West Valerio St. - 805-569-1610
Santa Cruz, Ca. - Villa Maria Del Mar Retreat Center, 21918 East Cliff Dr. - 831-475-1236
Santa Monica, Ca. - The Channel Road Inn
South Lake Tahoe, Ca. - Inn by the Lake, 3300 Lake Tahoe Blvd., 800-877-1466
Denver, Co. - Castle Marne
Durango, Colorado - The Leland House and Rochester Hotel 888-753-3557
District of Columbia - Morrison-Clark Inn
Savannah, Ga. - Bed and Breakfast Inn
Savannah, Ga. - The Foley House
Harrodsburg, Ky. - Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
New Orleans, La. - Andrew Jackson Hotel
St. Francisville, La. - Barrow House Inn (Shirley took great care of us!)
Mackinac Island, Michigan - Grand Hotel, 800-33 GRAND (1-800-334-7263)
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Radisson University Hotel, 615 Washington Ave., SE, 800-822-6757
Omaha, Neb. - The Cornerstone B&B
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico - Chalet Montesano 800-723-9104
St. Louis, MO - Parkway Hotel, 4550 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63108, 314-256-7777 or 866-314-7700
Asheville, N. C. - Grove Park Inn
Asheville, N. C. - Richmond Hill Inn
Nags Head, N. C. - First Colony Inn
New York City, N.Y. - Grand Hyatt New York, 109 E. 42nd St. (at Grand Central Terminal), 212-883-1234
New York City, N.Y. - Shelburne Murray Hill Hotel, 303 Lexington Ave. (at 37th St.), 212-689-5200
Niagara Falls, N.Y. - Red Coach Inn (wonderful B & B and restaurant)
Monroe, Ohio - Hampton Inn Monroe, 40 New Garver Road, 513-539-4400
Bend, Oregon - Phoenix Inn - Phoenix Inn Suites, (541) 317-9292, 300 NW Franklin Ave, Bend, OR 97701, or 888-291-4764
Klamath Falls, Oregon - Quality Inn - (541) 882-4666, 100 Main St.
Newport, R. I. - Marshall Slocum Guest House, 29 Kay St., 401-841-5120 or 800-372-5120
Myrtle Beach, S. C. - Cypress Inn B&B
Chattanooga, Tenn. - Bluff View Inn
Nashville, Tenn. - Union Station
Park City, Utah - Old Miners' Lodge
Williamsburg, Va. - The Colonial Houses
Greenwater, Washington - Alta Crystal Resort, 68317 Washington 410, Greenwater, WA 98022
Sturgeon Bar, WI. - Scofield House Bed and Breakfast, 908 Michigan St., 920-743-7727
London, England - L'Hotel
Paris, France - Hotel du Jeu de Paume, 54, rue Saint Louis en L'Ile, Tel. 01.43.26.14.18, Fax 01.40.46.02.76
Florence, Italy - Hotel Burchianti, Via del Giglio, 8 - 50123 Firenze, Tel. +39 055 21.27.96, Fax +39 055 27.29.727, www.hotelburchianti.it, info@hotelburchianti.it, MARIO is the manager.
Rome, Italy - (Call from US) 011-39-06-688-095-04, Hotel Fontanella Borghese, Largo Fontanella Borchese, 84 - 00186 Roma, Tel. 0668809504 - 0668809624 - Fax 066861295, fontanellaborghese.com - E-mail: fontborghese@mclink.it
Venice, Italy - (Call from US) 011-39-041-27-70-841, Hotel Violino d'Oro, San Marco, 2091 - 30124 Venezia - Italy, tel. 041.277.08.41 - fax. 041.277.10.01, e-mail: violinodoro@violinodoro.com, web: www.violinodoro.com
Barcelona, Spain - (Call from US) 011-34-934-450-000, Hotel Condes de Barcelona
Seville, Spain - (Call from US) 011-34-954-225-858, Hotel Las Casas de los Mercaderes, C/ Alvarez Quintero, 9-13, 41004 Sevilla (Espana), Tel. 34 954 22 58 58, Fax 34 954 22 98 84, www.casassypalacios.com, e-mail: mercaderes@casasypalacios.com
Ubeda, Spain - (Call from US) 011-34-953-750-345, Parador de Ubeda, Psa. de Vazques Molina, 1, 23400 Ubeda (Jaen). Tel: 953 75 03 45
Xativa, Valencia, Spain - (Call from US) 011-34-962-275-081, Mont Sant Hotel - Restaurante, Tel. +34 962 275 081 - Fax +34 962 281 905, www.mont-sant.com e-mail: mont-sant@mont-sant.com
Wengen, Switzerland - Hotel Regina - with spectacular views over the Jungfrau, the Lauterbrunnen valley and the beautiful small village of Wengen - wonderful restaurant as well - Ariane & Guido Meyer, Amanda and Maximilien - Skype with us: hotelregina.ch OR www.facebook.com/hotelreginawengen OR follow us on Twitter: reginawengen - Tel: 03 38 56 58 58, Fax 03 38 56 58 50, http://www.wengen.com/hotel/regina/, E-Mail: regina@wengen.com
B & B Guide -
bnbstar.com
Kathleen Alexander Blog (KathleenAlexanderWC.blogspot.com)
Chris Beck (Brush-Paper-Water.blogspot.com)
Janet Means Belich Watercolors (janetbelich.blogspot.com)
Katharine Cartwright (k-cartwright.blogspot.com)
Sandy Delehanty (HavePaintsWillTravel.blogspot.com)
Annemarie Everett (annemariebakes.blogspot.com)
Annemarie Everett (AnnemarieAbroad.blogspot.com)
Joyce Faulknor's Blog (JoyceFaulknor.blogspot.com)
Lara Ferroni (LaraFerroni.com) - Food Photography
Jane Freeman (Watercolorist.blogspot.com)
Jan Grady (jangrady.blogspot.com)
Dale Laitinen Bristle Online Magazine
Making a Mark (makingamark.blogspot.com)
Michael Reardon (michaelrreardon.blogspot.com)
Thomas Schaller (http://thomasschaller.com/blog)
Seriously Simple (Diane Rossen Worthington) (SeriouslySimple.com/blog/)
Nicholas Simmons (NicholasSimmons.blogspot.com)
Myrna Wacknov (MyrnaWacknov.blogspot.com)
Yosemite Art Center (yosemiteart.blogspot.com)
Donna Zagotta (DonnaZagotta.com/blog)
Floy Zittin (floyswatercolors.blogspot.com)
Alibris.com (for hard-to-find books)
Audible.com (subscription plan for downloading books onto MP3)
Webpac.SantaClaraCountyLib.org (This site allows Santa Clara County Library users to go to a catalog of books, find the book you want to reserve, and then have them notify you by e-mail when the book is available. NOTE: You have to give them your e-mail address at the library.)
Panetta's Catering - "Let us help you with your wedding plans.", 408-559-7733, 1340 White Oaks Road, Campbell, CA 95008
CHARITIES, CHURCHES & NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Eastside College Preparatory School (This is the web site that Jan created and supports.)
Los Altos United Methodist Church
Women for Women International (to help women in developing countries)
ELECTRONIC
GREETING CARDS
123Greetings
American Greetings
BluemountainArts
Sean and Amber's Wedding Site
Registered at:
Macy's
Bed,
Bath and Beyond
Williams-Sonoma
Eastside College Preparatory School (This is the web site that Jan created and supports.)
Terri Snyder, Life/Relationship Coach - Coaching.biz (This is a web site that Jan created but no longer supports.)
Retired HP Women lunch group photos
Dorothy McNett's Happy Cookers
Nancy Anderson's Historic Cabins in Texas
Sherry Harvey's business - Big Sur Mill
Allen M. Browne Photography (gorgeous black and white photos)
Floratique (Flowers
& Chocolates - free delivery to Palo Alto, Los Altos, LAH, Mtn. View &
Sunnyvale)
Awbrey Glen Golf Club (private), 2500 NW Awbrey Glen Drive, Bend, OR 97701, 541-388-8526
The Bay Area Golf Zone (guide to golf courses from Carmel to San Francisco)
Blackberry Farm Golf Course, 22100 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 408-253-9200
Black Butte Ranch Golf Course, 541-595-1545 (for Big Meadow Course) or 541-595-1270 (for Glaze Meadow Course)
Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club, 16901 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek, CA 831-338-2121
Cerbat Cliffs , 1001 Gates Avenue (off Stockton Hill), Kingman, Arizona, 928-753-6593
Crystal Springs Golf Course, 6650 Golf Course Drive, Burlingame, CA 650-342-0603
Deep Cliff Golf Course , 10700 Clubhouse Lane, Cupertino, CA 408-253-3000 Map
Eagle Crest Golf Course, Challenge Course, 541-923-4653, 1522 Cline Falls Road, Redmond, OR 97756
Eagle Mountain, 14915 E. Eagle Mountain Parkway, Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268, 480-816-1234
Golfheaven.com, Contact Gene Fasano for great deals on golf clubs.
Golfweb.com (worldwide course guide)
Intelligolf.com (golf scorecard software for Palm handhelds and PCs)
Juniper Golf Club, 1938 SW Elkhorn Ave., Redmond, Oregon 97756, 541-548-3121, 800-600-3121
The Los Altos Golf Company 650-948-4455 (See Jim)
Los Lagos Golf Course, 2995 Tuers Road, San Jose, CA 408-361-0250
Lost Tracks Golf Club, 60205 Sunset View Drive, Bend, Oregon 97702, 541-385-1818
Mountain Springs Golf Club, 1000 Championship Dr., Sonora, CA 209-532-1000
The Old Back Nine at Mountain High, 60650 China Hat Road, Bend, OR 97702, 541-382-1111
Pacific Grove Golf Course, 77 Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 831-648-3175
Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, 1875 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA 650-856-0881 Map
PGA West, Greg Norman Golf Course, 81-405 Kingston Heath, La Quinta, Ca. 92253, 1-800-PGA-WEST
Pin High Golf Center (golf driving range in San Jose)
Rancho Canada Golf Club - East & West, Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel, CA 831-624-0111
Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club, 5155 Stars & Stripes Dr., Santa Clara, CA 408-980-9515
Sedona Golf Resort, 35 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, Arizona 86351, 928-284-9355
SFBayGolf.com (San Francisco bay area golf guide)
Shoreline Golf Links, 2940 No. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 650-969-2041
Snowcreek Golf Course, Old Mammoth Rd. and Mineret Rd., Mammoth Lakes, CA 760-934-6633
Sunriver Resort - Meadows course, Sunriver, Oregon, 541-593-1000, 800-962-1769
Sunken Gardens Golf Course, 1010 S. Wolfe Rd., Sunnyvale, CA 408-739-6588
Sunnyvale Golf Course, 605 Macara Ln., Sunnyvale, CA 408-738-3666
Tetherow Private Golf Club, Bend, OR
Twain Harte Golf Club, 22909 Meadow Ln., Twain Harte, CA 209-586-3131
SF Golfer (map of bay area golf courses)
Widgi Creek Golf Club, 18707 Century Drive, Bend, Oregon 97702, 541-382-4449
LiveStrong.com (for health advice)
MyLifeStages.org (for women's health)
Kahn Academy - learn almost anything - for free
Tutor.com (to match you with a tutor)
eSylvan.com (for grades 3 to 9)
TutorCafe.com (connects you with a tutor in your area)
Morningstar.com (to compare investments and look at their recommendations)
Fool.com (to get financial recommendations)
SuzeOrman.com (for some very informative and well-written articles on investing)
Vanguard.com (for a no-load mutual fund - recommended by Suze Orman)
Validea.com (for stock
recommendations via their free Guru Analysis program)
Evite.com (for email party invitations)
indeed.com (Christine Sadler - christine@indeed.com)
http://www.taskrabbit.com/ A place to sign up to pick up jobs/errands/projects to do for people.
www.santaclaracountylib.org (to access Santa Clara County libraries)
www.svls.lib.ca.us (to access Silicon Valley libraries)
IMDb.com (The Internet Movie Database)
San
Francisco Chronicle Movie Reviews
Century Theatres - Northern California
NetFlix.com (to rent DVD's online)
Codamusic.com (for a free downloadable application called NotePad, which has a subset of the capability of Finale for creating musical scores)
EHow.com (to find out how to do almost anything)
Gomez.com (to find the best e-commerce sites)
Salon.com (has a great "advice column" by Garrison Keillor)
TruthOrFiction.com (to see whether a warning in email is a hoax or not)
UrbanLegends.about.com (to see whether a story is true or not)
PrintRates (to compare digital photo print prices)
ShutterFly.com (to share photos online)
Emule.com/poetry/
(for poetry by classical poets)
Epicurious.com (for recipes with reader reviews)
RecipeSource.com (for some great recipes online)
RESTAURANTS (See our Restaurant Guide)
OpenTable.com (for US-wide restaurant reservations)
RoadFood.com (for unique
informal local eateries along U.S. highways and back roads)
Become.com (for internet shopping)
Jeteye.com (for social search using people's input)
Trulia.com (for real estate)
search.twitter.com (for current news)
Loopt.com (Discover the world around you - find restaurants and shops close by.)
Yelp.com (for customer reviews on providers of services)
DiamondCertified.com (for recommendations on providers of services)
OverNightPrints.com (for beautiful and inexpensive business cards)
mfiles.co.uk (for sheet music)
scribd.com (for sheet music)
AccentArts.com (for art supplies - store in Palo Alto on California St.)
Alibris.com (for hard-to-find books)
Amazon (for books, CD's, and lots of stuff)
Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite (for gifts and photographs)
Barnes & Noble (for books)
Bed, Bath and Beyond (for housewares and bedding)
Bo Danica 7722 Girard Ave. in La Jolla (for gorgeous table ware and gifts)
Bushart.com (jewelry)
Buy Outside the Box (for creative gifts of art and crafts)
Byron Hoyt (for sheet music)
Calyx & Corolla (for flowers and plants)
CDNow (for CD's online - nice search capability for classical music CD's) (NOTE! Be careful. I cancelled my order for a CD on 1/9 and they still shipped it to me on 1/25!)
ChefsCatalog.com (for kitchen ware)
Chicos.com (for great women's casual clothing)
Cnet.com (technical information and links to buying sites)
CoastalSeams.com (for colorful mesh shopping bags)
ColdWaterCreek.com (for gifts)
The Company Store (for bedding and gifts)
Cooking.com (for cooking gift baskets)
Cooking Gallery in Truckee, CA (for lots of great cookware)
Crutchfield.com (for electronics)
Dean & Deluca (for fine food, wine and kitchenware)
dpreview.com (for digital camera reviews and news)
Drugstore.com (for all drugstore items)
Eden Garden (to order wonderful California fruit)
Edwards Luggage (for luggage and travel)
Exposures Online (for personalized photo albums and new pages for albums)
Fabric Book Sand Toys (for handmade fabric books and toys by LEARN AND PLAY - 209-376-2388 or 209-485-2697)
FlowersAcrossAmerica (to order flowers to be sent)
Gamescape (gamescape.com) - Palo Alto's Game Headquarters, 3731 El Camino, Palo Alto, CA 94306, 650-424-9891
GardenSmiles.com (for gardening gifts)
Gumps (for fine gifts)
Hammacher Schlemmer (for gifts)
Hanna Andersson (for great children's clothes at good prices)
Harry and David (for food and gifts)
HerringtonCatalog.com (for some really creative gifts)
HPShopping.com (HP direct sales for consumers)
Illuminations.com (for candles)
KBToys.com (for toys)
Keep Filing (for office and scrapbooking supplies)
L. L. Bean (for clothing for the family)
La Belle Cuisine (for cooking products)
Lands End (for clothing for the family)
Levenger (for tools for serious readers)
Lorrin & Nina Lee (www.business8.com) (for Hawaiian Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts)
Macy's (for everything)
MarthaByMail.com (for getting organized and for gifts)
MrsFields.com (for cookies)
MuseumCompany.com (for gifts)
NetFlix.com (for DVD rentals with free home delivery)
Nordstrom (for clothing)
Paul's Pantry, Carefree, AZ. (gourmet foods, housewares & wine cellar)
PeoplesPottery.com (for great gifts)
Personalization.com (for personalized gifts - quickly)
The Pharmacy (10072 Donner Pass Road, Historic Downtown Truckee, CA 96161, 530-582-1668) (for Bath & Body Products, Fine Lingerie)
PhotoSuite.com (for software that will help you stitch photos together into a panorama)
Pottery Barn (for housewares and gifts)
Productopia.com (consumer goods)
RedEnvelope.com (for gifts)
Reel.com (to order movies)
The Runners High (for running shoes and clothes - in Los Altos), 249 First Street, Los Altos, CA 94022, 650-941-2262
Saks Fifth Avenue (for clothing and gifts)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Gift Shop (for unusual gifts)
The Smiling Frog, 1673 Hollenbeck Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (for used baby clothes)
Smith & Hawken (for gardening tools)
St. Croix Shop (for gorgeous men's sweaters)
Stonewall Kitchen (for food and gift items)
Strouds (for bedding and bath items)
Sugar Butter Flour (for fine desserts, chocolates, and pastries) - 669 S. Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 - 408-732-8597 - M-F 630 am - 630 pm, Sa/Su 8 am - 4 pm
Sur La Table (for cookware and cooking classes)
Tiffany (for jewelry, silver, and crystal)
TowerRecords (for CD's)
Toys R Us (for toys and games)
TravelSmith Outfitters (for great travel clothes)
Williams-Sonoma (for great cookware)
Wine Country Gift Baskets (for wine and gifts)
Wish.Com (to register your gift wishes and do comparison shopping)
Wolferman's (for fine food gifts)
Wrappables.com (for gift ideas)
YourCookware.com (for gourmet cookware)
Zantman Galleries
(for fine original art)
SOFTWARE TOOLS
GIMP.ORG (GNU Image Manipulation Program) (to manipulate photos - free - similar to photoshop)
Recordings of Dvorak 8th Symphony and Elgar The Wand of Youth (http://homepage.mac.com/jawkneemac/SBP/)
Toy Maniacs (for great toys) - 2180 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA - 10 AM - 5 PM
Trivago.com - for Hotel/Price comparison
World Clock at Mortefontaine.neuf.fr
World Clock at GlobalIncidentMap.com
The Universal Currency Converter - www.xe.com/ucc/
RAJEC Travel Agency (for tours via van within Eastern Europe - particularly in Slovakia, Poland, Austria) - Nam.sv.Egidia 95, 058 01 Poprad, Slovakia - Tel.: +421 (0)52 7723 309 - tel./fax: +421 (0)52 7723 490 - fax: +421 (0)52 7891 171 - mobile: +421 (0)905 263 608 - e-mail: info@rajectravel.sk - www.rajectravel.sk - www.facebook.com/krakowtobudapesttours to keep up to date with the latest news, stories, tips, photos and general travellers info for tours between Krakow, Budapest and Vienna - www.facebook.com/rejectravel - for information about their other tours - Hiking, Ski touring and Culture & History tours in Slovakia.
Kayak.com (Aggregates airline flight, hotel, and car rental information)
French Country Waterways tours (for wonderful barge trips in France)
LanguageQuest.com (for travel books, maps, and language software), 220 State Street, Los Altos, CA 94022, 650-941-6383
Babblefish.com (for translations)
Orient Odyssey (for wonderful trips to China, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Burma, Nepal, Vietnam, Tibet)
SeatGuru.com (for airline seating and amenities)
AirlineMeals.net (for airline meals served on most airlines)
Priceline.com ("Name your own price" for airline tickets)
Regency Travel (Bobbi Laufer) - 10330 Friars Rd., San Diego, CA 92120, 858-459-2727, bobbilaufer@yahoo.com (Specialist in Latin America, Europe, Club Med, Caribbean, U.S. travel) (NOTE: We met Bobbi in 1/2008 at Golden Canyon in Death Valley.)
TripAdvisor.com (for hotel recommendations)
SFGate.com (for travel tips)
Untours.com (for apartment-based European travel packages)
http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/ (for a collection of Chinese Propaganda Posters)
Welsh cottages (www.lastminute-wales.com)
TVGuide.com (for current TV listings)
Anna Mason - watercolor videos - botanical artist
Wendy Hollender - watercolor videos - botanical artist
Artists Magazine (artistsmagazine.com)
California Watercolor Association (californiawatercolor.org)
SimplyPainting.com (Frank Clarke)
Kay Duffy classes on 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at Hokone Gardens in Saratoga 9:30 to 12 http://www.kayduffywatercolors.com
images.fws.gov (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services online collection of public domain still photographs)
Katherine Chang Liu Katherine Chang Liu
Terry Madden (terrymadden.com)
Eric Maisel (ericmaisel.com - Creativity Coaching)
Jane McCullough Watercolors (janemccullough.com)
Judy Morris (judymorris-art.com)
Jen Norton (nortonstudio.com) Jen Norton class at the Neighborhood Center in Los Gatos http://www.lgsrecreation.org (class #2340.101)
Edna Wagner Piersol (ednawagnerpiersol.com)
Jann Pollard (jannpollard.com)
Margaret Radford (margaretradford.com)
Classes at Mountain View - Los Altos Adult Education (www.mvlaae.net)
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society (scvws.org)
Debbie Sawin, Wildlife Artist (see Debbie's gorgeous wild animal watercolor paintings!)
Gene & Rebecca Tobey Watercolors
Watercolors of J. M. W. Turner at the Tate Museum
Watercolor Magic magazine (watercolormagic.com)
Watercolor-online.com (great resource for watercolor artists)
Karen Wong (karenwongwatercolor.com)
Heidi Z. Wyckoff (virtualheidi.com)
NOAA.gov (for weather forecasts)
1. Register a new web address. Network Solutions or through your ISP
2. Sign up with an ISP. One World Hosting is a good one.
3. Buy web design software. MS FrontPage (to get information about using MS FrontPage, a web site creation tool) Or buy DreamWeaver.
4. Order book Teach Yourself VISUALLY FrontPage 2000 or Teach Yourself VISUALLY Dreamweaver 4 or a later version depending on the version of your software.
5. If you're setting up a business. StoreFront 5.0 (to get information on a tool that is integrated with FrontPage to provide advanced web store functionality)
6. Web Alchemy (webalchemy.com) is recommended by Jean Warren for doing web site creation and support. (Judy Duffy and Don Van Patton provide support.)
7. http://www.bigblackbag.com/ (Online Portfolio Web Sites for Creative Professionals) (Recommended by Jann Pollard)
8. Can use SurveyMonkey.com to set up a survey.
9. Use Alexa.com to find links to your web site.
Fitlinxx.com (YMCA
Fitness Site)
Ansel Adams Gallery (anseladams.com)