For two days, I have been trying to think of a topic for my blog post; you may remember, I have a goal of posting every other day. And for two days, I could not think of anything to say. How is that possible? Me? Nothing to say? Surely, this is a sign of the […]

Our lives are fleeting, by which I mean always in the hurry to be somewhere else – work, school, meetings, grocery shopping, whatever – without making contact. I am always saddened by the irony; as a species, we leave a giant, indelible footprint on the earth but relate very little to each other. We talk […]

“The more I know, the less I understand. All the things I thought I’d figured out, I had to learn again.” Don Henley, The Heart of The Matter !! I dedicate this post to every woman I have ever met: it was not your fault. !! As I go forward, living, learning and loving, I […]

((CRITICISM: providing useful commentary meant to assist realistic improvement. NOT a concerted negativity meant to tear down or otherwise demean. Witches welcome; Trolls need not apply.)) I am not afraid of criticism. In fact, I welcome criticism; I know I lack objectivity in some areas, and outside input is helpful – my skin is thick […]

Ruth Orkin was more than an American Girl in Italy; she was a genius, a visionary and a trailblazer. At 17, Orkin rode a bicycle from LA to NYC – alone with her camera – and did for photography what Edward Hopper did for painting. During her mid-20s, Orkin toured Europe with artist and fellow […]

We all have ideas – big ideas, small ideas, silly ideas, serious ideas – ideas, ideas, ideas! Our brains are moving quickly, jumping from one thought to another, fitting in fancy between grocery lists and laundry sorting, ideas unbidden and unexplored passing through at light speed….most of the time. We have other ideas as well….lingering […]

I would like to apologize for the delay between posts this week; although it was my goal to post every other day, I found myself floundering this week although for a solid reason. I have spent much of this week zeroing in on my thoughts, intentions and words for the Spring Equinox New Moon; this […]

This week, I was challenged by NOTEWORTHY WISDOM (please look it up – Lena is awesome!) to Make Words Not War. This challenge is meant to illustrate the power of love and words by using love rather than hate to discuss the hot topics of the day. I have been thinking about this challenge for […]

“It’s a wonderful expression. I just don’t know how true it is. You don’t see it turning up in a lot of opera plots. “Ludwig, maddened by the poisoning of his entire family, wreaks vengeance on Gunther in the third act by living well….Whereupon Woton, upon discovering his deception, wreaks vengeance on Gunther in the […]