Gossip's Getaway

Veteran entertainment reporter Rona Barrett was one of the most popular faces on television during the 1970s and 80s, dishing dirt and gossip on the biggest celebrities of the day. But the only "dirt" Barrett cares about now is the soil on her 40-acre lavender farm on the outskirts of Santa Barbara. Her 5,000-square-foot California ranch house is decorated in sun-kissed colors and rugged wooden furnishings that create a casual, relaxed atmosphere.