Five tender apricots in a blue bowl, a brief and exact promise of things to come. ~Frances Mayes Somewhere along my path, I decided that making something special for others meant hard work and …
When What You Have to Purge Is Not Junk
As we prepare to leave Europe this Spring, after nearly two years meandering this spectacular continent, we find ourselves in familiar territory, except somehow this time it is different. We are …
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The Superbowl Blues
Our son came home from a friend's house yesterday, exhausted and happy. He fell into his bed not long after he arrived home. I was sure he had been racing around playing for hours to warrant such …
Embracing Creativity in Tuscany
I have a confession. In years past, I would sometimes hang things, my children, made-by-hand toward the back of the Christmas tree. It was not that I did not love their creations, but I had a theme or …
Do You Budget for Transition?
When I was teaching high school in the United States, I loved Friday nights and the month of July. Why? Because those were the only times I was not in transition. By Saturday afternoon, I was …
The Fear of Losing Focus
The early weeks of the New Year seem blanketed in a hushed focus. It feels like a very serious time where all the frivolity of the holidays is behind us and now it is time to get back to business. …
