An afternoon in Italy

September 26, 2009
I worked in the pottery studio yesterday afternoon, the sun warm against the earth outside, the clay cool and damp between my fingers. Loop, wire and wooden modeling...

The taste of kindness and peace

September 22, 2009
We had a nice, long, hard sleep, in two segments, actually, and woke up rested, in time to have a delicious breakfast.Thick yogurt with fruit so redolent of the fields ...

The things you remember

September 10, 2009
My life has been woven of colorful and rich experiences. Although some of the memories are worn and faded, like old tapestries, I can still make them out. Sometimes, I...

Who we are; who we become

September 8, 2009
We can never really know how others see us, can we? I mean, we can guess, but fact is, we just can't get into their heads and see ourselves as they see us.For most of...

Oxen and husbands

September 5, 2009
The Italians have a saying:Mogli (mariti) e buoi de paesi tuoi. Choose oxen and wives (or husbands) from your own home town.There's something to be said for that.My...

Equal time

September 4, 2009
Since I posted about my high school, I think it's only fair that I show you the logo for my husband's high school.While we are from the same "hometown" of Rochester, NY,...

Missing the Monterey peninsula

August 29, 2009
I'm thinking this morning about the cherry stands that dot the road south to the Monterey peninsula, through Gilroy. In summer.How the sweet, juicy flesh feels on my...

Summer Snow Dreams

August 4, 2009
It's 5 a.m., already in the 70s in Tampa and we are already longing for the end of summer. In fact, my fabulous husband and I have been talking about our fall and...

Making dreams come true

July 23, 2009
M. and I are booking a fabulous two-week tour to Ireland and Scotland. We'll be staying at incredible baronial homes and castles in the stunning countryside. These are...

An anachronism, already

June 22, 2009
Just in from FLH:An era ends. Sorry, Paul Simon, Kodak’s axing KodachromeSomething that is a bit more meaningful for those of us who call Kodak headquarters city,...

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