Brothers
We’re driving downtown in the December cold to celebrate, once again, my husband’s birthday. The four of us are going out to dinner in...
The Story
Also on The Huffington Post Stories are how I filled my mind from when I was a little girl. Stories allowed me to escape…but also...
The Sign
I’ve always hung out in cemeteries. Well, not cemeteries….but in one -- Evergreen Cemetery. If I had to select my most favorite place,...
Travel
Also published on The Huffington Post “Of course, travel is more about changing your state of mind – the departure from routine, the act...
Divorce....and Words
Also published on MariaShriver.com. My parents divorced when I was one. My mom (and I) remarried when I was four. It was a different time...
Chiara, My Friend
Chiara came into my life quietly, gently, slowly. At first, it was with her husband, my neighbor, at a summer cocktail party in our back...
United We Stand?
Also posted on MariaShriver.com I’ve raised two young men, whom I’d love to tell you about. My 25 years with them has astounded me more...
Georgia on My Mind
As my plane began its descent into the Fort Myers area, my panic attack started. My heart raced; my thoughts, jumbled. I'm not prone to...
Glitz and Glamour
On my hands and knees this morning, washing the hardwood kitchen floors with an old 1000-times-washed cotton baby diaper, before work, I...
Tea Time
~Also published on The Huffington Post ~ Isn’t it funny what of our past comes rushing back…at the oddest of times? I’m more of a...