Togzhan
Another from my Deleted Scenes collection. This one of my friend Togzhan. With two weeks before classes began, I could fulfill a promise I’d made to Togzhan nearly a year earlier. Togzhan with her daughter Assema. … Read More
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Helen Keller (1880-1968)
How do you live your life? Do you see signs of danger all around? Or, do you perch on the precipice, enjoying the spectacular view? How much control do you have over your life? … Read More
Finding Serenity
Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks all over it. … Read More
Let’s Go Shopping
Good news Tuesday night on the economic front. The stock market is back to its pre-nose-dive level of exactly four years ago this month. Housing prices are heading back up, unemployment is down, and the meteor missed us again. … Read More
First Friday Friend: A Traveler’s Library
Can it be? Another First Friday is upon us. Where has the time gone? When I was young my grandmother often said, “Time goes faster when you get older.” I thought she was making it up — just as … Read More
Love Is Like A Magic Penny
One of these does not belong. Which one? Thirty-seven years ago when I was pregnant with my second child, I was worried. I loved my then three year old with such an intensity, how could I possibly spread … Read More
Friday’s Friend: Ronny Edry
When I was in the non-profit, fund-raising world, we had a saying, “Every good idea has been stolen from someone else.” It was’t that we thought there were no original ideas. It was more that every creative, good idea … Read More