Reflections on the small things, and the big ones, that impact our day-to-day lives.
Erratic Weather, Power Failures, and the Lessons of Living with Uncertainty
Learning to see the bigger picture when faced with circumstances beyond our control. July 4th weekend, record-breaking heat in the New York area. An hour north of the city, where I live, a…
Awareness through Movement
What we learn from observing babies in motion. My granddaughter recently celebrated her first birthday. She lives in Los Angeles with my daughter and son-in-law and two small dogs she does her best…
A Tattered Dress, Three Handfuls of Pecans, and a Braid of Hair
How an embroidered cotton sack filled with three items would become the shortest slave narrative in existence. Picture a woman named Rose, Black and enslaved on a South Carolina plantation, pre-Civil War times….
Dear Diary No More
What began as a way to escape family noise came to an end when I found my true voice as a writer. Tucked away on the very top shelf of my closet is…
Jane Austen, My iPhone, and Lessons in Perspective
These days find me craving Jane Austen. Reading a Jane Austen novel at any given time is its own kind of joy. In an instant I’m pulled into a world, if not a…
Come September
A time when nostalgia becomes a season all its own. Late August in the Northeast. Crisp mornings, cooler than usual, the light noticeably shifting in its dance with time. Summer is…
