by admin | 3 things, Blog, fashion, Travel
This month I am going to lead a retreat in Mexico so packing is on my mind! I will cover three categories of stuff I’m going to bring – Shoes, Dresses, Toiletries. Shoes are a tricky thing. They take up a lot of space but if you don’t bring the right ones you...
by admin | 3 things, Blog, habits, self-care
I recently got my house ‘inspected’ to see where I might be leaking heat and the guy who came to do it mentioned to me I should replace my smoke alarms. Although I replace the batteries every year, he told me I should have new alarms with carbon monoxide detection. In...
by admin | 3 things, Blog
“Grief expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is in itself the greatest praise we could ever give them. Grief is praise, because it is the natural way love honors what it misses.” Martin Prechtel This month I am recommending...
by admin | Blog, thriving in middle age
My mom’s funeral (or celebration of life as we kept reminding ourselves to call it) was held in the church my mom went to for many years. It was perfectly lovely. My niece and nephew performed a duet with accompaniment by my pal Anne Loree which was really moving. I...
by admin | 3 things, Blog, fun, yummy things
This season is a big mixed bag of emotions for me. I have come to enjoy it more as I figured out what rituals or traditions work for my family but in the past I have experienced both joy and despair, felt both connected and lonely, been both resistant and embracing of...
