Five-year anniversary of ‘Machel’s Ranch’
Five years ago I began writing my column “Machel’s Ranch,” in the Rancho Santa Fe News. I have had the pleasure of meeting so many...
Machel Penn Shull
Spotlight on Ranch resident for efforts in helping Wounded Warriors
This week I was contacted by someone who deserves his picture in the paper.While many of us (including me) enjoy the idle gossip of who...
Resolutions and fresh perspective in 2013
Happy New Year Rancho Santa Fe. I hope that you had a splendid holiday season. I managed to squeeze in a trip back to the...
Slow down and make time for blessings and gratitude this holiday
I am drinking a hot cup of green tea on Thanksgiving morning. The sun is shining with intensity and about 50 cyclists just rode past...
Hollywood comes to Rancho Santa Fe and a memory that remains
Do you believe in signs? I do. I think that life is designed to guide us if we at least pay attention along the way...
The Country Friends Fashion Show and the other lunch bunch
Over a hot muggy day in Rancho Santa Fe, I hung out with my husband at Lemon Twist and read a book silently behind the...
Crossing bridges and spa parties in the Ranch
Last fall, I had the wonderful opportunity of working in an art gallery. I remember when I found out that I snagged that art consultant...
Life is a bowl of cherries in Rancho Santa Fe
When you go from selling fruit for a living and then to art, you can gain quite a bit of perspective on human behavior. Helping...
It was a night for celebration with author Luanne Rice
Maybe it’s not a coincidence that in the year my son Jackson was born, 2000, I discovered my favorite female author, Luanne Rice. During that...
A retreat to Pauma Valley and a birthday celebration
Being a Midwest farm girl originally from the foothills of the Ozarks in Missouri, you might understand my draw to the sleepy, remote town just...
Finding a little peace and quiet in the Ranch will do you good
I am sitting in my backyard. The air is quiet. The sky is blue. There is a hint of summer in the air today in...
Many exciting events happening in Rancho Santa Fe
Lately, my world has been slightly tilted, almost sideways really. I’ve been thinking about what happens after you reach your dreams. I’m a bit of...
Sunshine fills Rancho Santa Fe with inspiration and parties
How do you keep yourself inspired every day? Do you ever get up and think, “This is it, same thing as yesterday. How long will...
Five women worth talking about in Rancho Santa Fe
In January of 2008, the rain seemed like a ominous sign to go home. Sitting at a traffic light in Encinitas, while the turn signal...
