Sally: the reincarnation of my grandmother?

May 14, 2013
I fell in love last month with a 15-year-old dachsund named Sally and took a few photos that I call A Study in Sally.   Sally with her mom Despite her...
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Hard labor? or labor of love?

May 13, 2013
Acqu Terme, Italy Here's a news flash: I don't always like to drive. Oh, I don't mean a car. I mean life. As in always being the one in charge.Pulling...
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Mothering ourselves on Mother’s Day

May 12, 2013
Painting, women's rest room, Nepenthe, Big Sur   I've lived in a world of not good enough mothers imperfect bad mothers   But the mother is a child...
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True princess? or just common sense?

May 11, 2013
Found this in a shop 10 minutes after this anecdote We were walking around Sonoma last month and ran into a half price sale on leather bags. Oh, I love purses,...
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Life. With a twist of lemon.

May 10, 2013
Except that I don't like gin. Or lemons with tonic. But a vodka tonic with some healthy squeezes of lime sounds might good for a Friday night. As long as...
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My name is Riley & this is my kingdom

May 9, 2013
Yes, that's right. My name is Riley and I own this house. In fact, I own the entire world around me. I have "people" who do my bidding, catering to my every whim. When...
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How the story ends

May 9, 2013
We're constantly in the process of creating our story and just like any writer, can choose to add or delete scenes at will. I believe this is true, regardless of other...
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Where did the years go?

May 8, 2013
Where did all those years go? I've heard that twice in 24 hours--once in an email from my rebound ex-husband and the other in a comment a Boomer friend...
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What’s happening to college education?

May 7, 2013
Credit There's a new craze in education, and that's the love being heaped on MOOCs--massively open online courses. Those are online courses meant for massive...
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Top 7 rules for life

May 6, 2013
When I saw this list, I knew immediately which one of these was the biggest challenge for me.  It's #5: thinking too much.  OMG, do I think too much! Too much and...
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