"It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry-go-round." Julie Andrews, British singer, actress, and author.

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER 

July 2011       

        HAPPY 4th of JULY

Dear Life Bites Readers,

This month we have some great travel ideas, as well as a few 4th of July suggestions. We feature the stunning Melia hotel property in Dusseldorf, share travel ideas on Airberlin in our Epicurean Adventures section, stroll the beautiful shopping boulevards and food find areas of the city with the oldest public park in Germany, and offer blissful news from a local California spa destination.

Wine events and food festivals are in full swing throughout the nation and we have news for our grape lovers in Sips. See new culinary coup updates and Teen Times news.  Our BookBites section has some good reads for lazy summer days, and Sense of Style offers great art and entertainment ideas.

Summer is about family picnics and BBQ delights. We have some suggestions for outdoor food fun and tips for safe preparations. July is the birthday month of my dear daughter Mary and also my handsome Max Melikoff . . . Happy Birthday you two people that I love so much!

Summer and the sea are welcome right now. The harbor's are brimming with beautiful yachts and the ocean is crawling with surfers waiting to catch a wave. If you live near the water take advantage of this time...go for a sail boat ride or just enjoy a dinner while watching the waves break. Water is healing and we all need to feel its peace.

I hope you all will join me in remembering our soldiers  fighting in other countries, and pray for their safe return to their families. God bless them, and God bless America in these difficult times; may the spirit of democracy reign now and forever, and my our citizens here at home find more prosperous times ahead for their families.

Cordially,