As I sit here, on Samhain or Halloween, recovering from a wisdom tooth extraction 3 hours ago, it seems fitting to consider the thinning...

Here at the end of Summer, as we move into Fall, we often see images of an overflowing cornucopia or harvest baskets brimming with the...

Priestess of Bacchus, John Collier My summer has not gone as planned. None of my plans have come to fruition. Sigh . . . It reinforces...

In my last blog, I shared my hopes for my soon-to-be empty nest. In case you missed it, here’s a little recap. My youngest daughter is...

2022 is well on its way. How are you doing? I'm about to cross the final threshold of an empty nest and want to share some of my...

The launching of a ship, the start of each new voyage or the first step of an adventure, begins with an idea, dream, wish, or plan. No...

Each year during the holidays, my daughters and I watch Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings films as a binge-marathon. It might seem...

I had hoped that this summer, the world would calm down. Nope. For me, this has been a summer of deep joy and desolate disappointment....

In the film The Wizard of Oz, the good witch Glinda tells Dorothy that she had the power to go home all along. It was within her all the...

Happy International Women's Day! This year's theme is Challenging Inequity. Well, that is a timely topic considering the Pandemic has...

In a year like 2020, the holiday season could be one of a few things, a terrific distraction, a welcome refuge, a massive disappointment,...