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...

We’re here

September 21, 2009
Later than expected, but soothed by our surroundings. Saw several lovely sunflower fields on our way up the hill.You should know that I've tried two other times to get...

Tardivo

September 20, 2009
Any country that dresses its law enforcement officers like this, even ceremonially, can not be trusted to get a plane out on time.Our Alitalia flight to Rome is delayed...

Not about gardening

September 20, 2009
You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.----Dorothy Parker. My kind of...

Radical amazement

September 20, 2009
It's easy to get stuck in the drone of day-to-day life. Get up. Go to work. Come home. Have dinner. Take kids to school. Pick them up. Go to their athletic events,...

The Memoir

September 20, 2009
Somewhere in my boxes of writing stuff, probably in storage in California, is a legal pad with the opening lines of my memoir.I wrote those words in 1985 and I remember...

Sit Saturday–blending a family

September 20, 2009
I already miss them.Especially the little troublemaker.I miss him a whole lot.Thinking of doggy kisses and sending love to my little furry...

Almost on our way – in Miami now

September 19, 2009
Some of the scenes we expect to see. Starting Monday: our home for the next 10 days. Baur B&B in Acqui Terme. In the Piedmonte region of Italy. And, lucky us: the...

Alitalia

September 19, 2009
Yes, we're flying right out of the frame...to Italy...on Alitalia.We leave for Miami today and from Miami Sunday...

Words you would never hear me say

September 19, 2009
....even if I had children."Nathan, want to see how much Mommy weighs?"(overheard near big scale at Publix, asked by...

Gratitude Friday- song of joy

September 18, 2009
Joyous music to celebrate our trip to Italy this weekend.Everything about it:Being together.Being able to take the time off.The means to do it.A great boarding kennel...

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