Dear Ageless Traveler,

Happy Post Mothers’ Day. I sent you all a note on Sunday about connecting with your Mom. I got such a great response that I posted it on LinkedIn. Please see it on LinkedIn or read my Sunday email…And, Happy Mothers’ Day to you all.

I am so excited. We can meet live on the air this Monday May 19 at 10:00am PACIFIC, 1:00PM EST. I chat with Wendy Green on her show Boomer Banter about luxury travel on a budget with tips so you Never Stop Traveling. We can FINALLY meet face to face as friends.

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This week’s newsletter and podcast are inspired by my current hometown of Palm Springs, the Capitol City of Midcentury Modernism. We don’t have architects…we have Starchitects!

So, when I visited Michigan for my son’s MBA graduation last week, I had to tour Cranbrook School. Eliel Saarinen was the architect of this legendary private school, and so many great artists, including Eliel’s son Eero Saarinen, studied there. Frank Lloyd Wright taught there as well.

Put on a caftan, pour your martini, and come with me to an idyllic world that fueled the design revolution that no one ever expected. And if you love travel that includes architectural “safaris”, also listen to my interview with Natasha Drabbe, Founder of the Iconic Houses Network, which offers small group trips to visit homes built by architects for themselves.

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P.S. PS. If you are in the Los Angeles area, this is the last weekend to see Mostly Midsummer, a romcom mashup of Shakespeare’s plays A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet. It is at a campy theatre in trendy Silver Lake. Get tickets for Mostly Midsummer, and I will meet you at the bar. Dates are: May 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24. ​

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This Week’s Highlights

On Our Podcast Mid Century Modern Architectural Tours

This week’s podcast brings you to the rarified world of Cranbrook School, a private school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It is set on 122 manicured acres with sculptures rivaling Europe’s most outstanding gardens. Yet, its soul is strictly Mid Century Modern. Check out my living room and note the tulip chairs. I bet you recognize the design.

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And there is an intriguing back story. Cranbrook School was built in the golden age of enterprise by the Booths, who commissioned many renowned Modernist buildings. The home of Eliel Saarinen is now one of the many campus museums you can visit. Cranbrook School offers tours, lectures, and events.

Famous fabric purveyor Florence Knoll was an orphan taken in at Cranbrook School at age 10. She founded a textile empire.

Did you know of the rivalry between Saarinen and Frank Lloyd Wright? Or the women behind Midcentury Modernism who were not allowed to practice architecture, so they invented “marketecture,” designing the furniture that influenced the tables and chairs you use today.

To cap off your Modernist journey, listen to my interview with Natasha Drabbe the Founder of Iconic Houses Network as she takes you on a bucket list journey around the world to visit homes built by architects for themselves.

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