Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

Be present

September 26, 2009
Every day brings its own visual pleasures.An old stone staircase.A sunburst on a painted door.Russet blooms in a clay pot.Stones and a post on and in the earth.Wooden...

The taste of childhood

September 26, 2009
Individually wrapped, each one about three bites. < p>Sweet and familiar against the tongue. Made by Nonna, or Zia. <p>Amaretto cookies.</p> ...

A day in the country

September 26, 2009
The day is overcast. But not cold.Tires crunch on gravel in the distance. Leaves move, almost imperceptibly.A bird chirps behind me. Not loudly. But continuously, for...

Living in harmony with bugs

September 26, 2009
I am a sweet, succulent treat, my flesh imbued with some honeyed elixir that draws insects at mealtime.Here in Italy, my skin shows some half a dozen tiny, swollen...

The sweet life

September 26, 2009
Farm-fresh plums sauteed in a little butter, a hint of cinnamon, a scrape of nutmeg and a whisper of brown sugar. Served on a breakfast table spread with a Provencal...

Sit Saturday-from Italy

September 26, 2009
The tales of our wagging tails are suspended because our babies are in the States and we are in Italy. Which would be unbearable if Italy wasn't...Italy.Instead, we'll...

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...

Mobbed up

September 25, 2009
What better place than Italy for my Sicilian-American husband and his Sicilian-American-princess wife to discuss their mob heritage?The dapper Sugar Bush Squirrel just...

In the blink of an eye

September 25, 2009
Apparently this was published on August 31, 2009 in the Syracuse Post-Standard. I accidentally discovered that they took my submission without even letting me...

Avoiding writing exercises

September 25, 2009
....is best done by drinking copious amounts of Piemontese wine. In...

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