Personal care products that actually work

June 3, 2024
products-that-actually-work
It's always a pleasure to find personal care products that actually work. So today, I'm sharing a few of my tried and tested favorites. (Not sponsored at...
Read The Post
7 Comments · Opinion, Reviews

Goodbye, Grey’s Anatomy

May 6, 2024
greys-anatomy
Has it really been almost 20 years since Meredith, Derek,Christina, Bailey, Izzie, April, Jackson, Dr. Webber and the other original cast members appeared on my screen...
Read The Post
5 Comments · Opinion, Reviews

Fragility and strength: the beauty of glass art

April 18, 2024
Corning-Museum
Welcome to the Corning Museum of glass, about an hour and three-quarters from my hometown of Rochester, NY. It's huge---so huge! Fascinating--historically and...
Read The Post
9 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Reviews

The beauty of Botticelli

April 5, 2024
Botticelli
Sometimes, an artist brings his era alive in such a beautiful and vivid way that you're left wanting more. Such is the case with Botticelli, whose drawings (and some...
Read The Post
9 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Reviews

What you need to know before you book that cruise: a Viking...

July 19, 2023
Viking-cruise-review
So I'll admit it: we are fans of Viking cruises. We think they're the best deal around for the highest quality cruise experience. And this Viking cruise review...
Read The Post
14 Comments · Reviews, Travel

Best! Ride! Ever!

April 21, 2023
ride
We were in D.C. with our nephews, who'd called for a ride to take us out for the evening. There were five of us, requiring a big SUV. One pulled up. As I climbed...
Read The Post
21 Comments · Blog, Reviews, Travel

How I became a car guy

February 27, 2023
car-guy
I am a car guy. Or, more accurately, I am an unlikely car guy. I can't explain how an internal combustion engine works. I can't replace brake calipers or a...
Read The Post
17 Comments · Blog, Reviews

Institutional gaslighting: The way it works

December 19, 2022
Harry-Meghan
You may or may not know that I had a 30+ year career in public relations, much of it involving high profile people or public companies seeking positive media...
Read The Post
18 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Reviews

The gold-burnished real reality

December 6, 2022
reality
Like an anthropologist, I have watched the "Real" Housewives for insight into worlds I know very little about. And for a while, in the early days, that very strange...
Read The Post
6 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Reviews

Check out these unique & wonderful holiday gift ideas

November 4, 2022
unique-gifts
'Tis the season for gift giving and if you're seeking unique gift ideas, I've got some that are sure to please. Lily Lark parasols and fans I've had a Lily-Lark...
Read The Post
12 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog, Inspiration, Reviews

Follow Carol

Welcome!

Here you’ll find my blog, some of my essays, published writing, and my solo performances. There’s also a link to my Etsy shop for healing and grief tools offered through A Healing Spirit.

 

I love comments, so if something resonates with you in any way, don’t hesitate to leave a comment on my blog. Thank you for stopping by–oh, and why not subscribe so you don’t miss a single post?

Explore

Archives

Subscribe to my Blog

Receive notifications of my new blog posts directly to your email.