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...

A bell in the morning sun

September 24, 2009

It’s the simple things

September 24, 2009

Reconnecting at a pizzeria

September 24, 2009
We went down to Acqui Terme (about a five minute drive down a long hill) last night for a little passeggiata (evening walk) before an early dinner. Town has about 20,000...

A muscle. MINE.

September 23, 2009
Ok, so I'm reclining in bed with one arm above my head. I reach my hand over to adjust my sleeveless pajama top, and there it is.To the right of my underarm.To the left...

Wednesday morning images

September 23, 2009

Bliss

September 23, 2009
"Let's just stay here 'til the money runs out." -- M. to me after breakfast...

Exceptional

September 23, 2009
"You are," he said, "the woman I knew my young wife would grow up to become."CurlyGirl Designs. Cool beans,...

Breakfast detritus

September 23, 2009
Berry juice. Rich, thick yogurt with fresh fruit. Strawberries in balsmico. Sliced tomatoes in olive oil and balsamico. Fat slices of homemade wheat bread with homemade...

Buried but not gone

September 23, 2009
It's 6:30 a.m. in the Piemonte. The air is cool. I can see only a hint below the horizon of the sunny day to come; not even a peek, just a tiny leak. The countryside is...

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 ...

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