
Where Do You Go?
This summer, I watched with interest as 62-year-old Diana Nyad made her 4th attempt to swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, the first...


Six Friends
Impromptu, a husband, sitting on Scarborough Beach on the most gorgeous first day of fall, suggests to his wife dinner with friends on...


Only This and Nothing More
It is mid-afternoon on Loon Lake in Rangeley, Maine, on a hot summer day. I lift my head ever so gently from the float’s pillow and see...


Life and Midlife
Last week, a wonderful woman in my life, Susanna Liller, sent me a You Tube link of Suzanne Braun Levine, the first editor of Ms....


The Sounds of Silence
It had been a rainy summer day on the lake; sprinkling rain, down pouring rain and even thunder. Great day for a roaring wood fire, and...


1,000 Marbles
I was cleaning out my desk at the office, an annual January event at both home and work, and tucked into the back of a top drawer I found...


Kids' Creativity
I believe creativity is a part of every person’s DNA. Each of us has a creative thread which may present with the obvious – music, art,...


The Measure of a Man
Where but in Paris to read…. .“There are many things that will tell you the true measure of a man – the way he kisses, the way he holds...


Your Passions are Contagious
For Mother’s Day, my sons surprised me with brunch at Jean-Claude’s Table, a créperie on Wharf Street in the Old Port which I didn’t even...


Happy Mother's Day!
This is an excerpt from Chapter 8 “Challenges of Being a Working Mom” from my latest book titled Mothers Fulfilled. “Pictures, journal...