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…Forward and Beyond

When I commit to something, actually anything, I commit. I don’t just dip my toe into the water, I cannonball in with a huge splash! So when I became a vegetarian, it extended not only to what I ate, but ingredients in the products I used. No meat, poultry, or fish. No lecithin, gelatin, orContinue reading “…Forward and Beyond”

Every Path Leads…

Blame it on Paul and Linda McCartney. Paul, as in the singer and songwriter with the Beatles and Linda, the photographer and singer with Wings. A fan of both bands, I became more enamored with them in the early 90s. I had been thinking about making a major change in my life for quite someContinue reading “Every Path Leads…”

…Goes the Clock!

Though I am methodical, I didn’t begin by checking off the first item on my “All the Things I Can Possibly Do with My Unscheduled Time While Living in London For the Next Two Years” list because on Day 1 in the U.K., I met a neighbor. As I was exiting our building with ourContinue reading “…Goes the Clock!”

Tick, Tock…

Ever ask someone what they’d do with their time if they had more of it? If they didn’t have to work? Perhaps you’ve daydreamed about it yourself. Common responses to this question include take up an instrument, write a bestselling novel, and travel to exotic places. Others say they’d work part-time in a place theyContinue reading “Tick, Tock…”

Sweet Slices of Happy

Summer just wouldn’t be the same without them. Juicy, refreshing, and fun to sink your teeth into, citrullus lanatus are 92% water. Around for 5,000 years, they were once buried in crypts of kings to sustain them in the afterlife and early pioneers used them as canteens. According to the Guinness Book of World RecordsContinue reading “Sweet Slices of Happy”

One Stroke at a Time

My artist friend Jan was right. Knowing me through our time spent crafting together, she said I needed to look into an art form that would be a good match, specifically because of my love for detail, patterns, and symmetry. As soon as the website I was directed to appeared and I saw the inky blackContinue reading “One Stroke at a Time”

Take Care

I was talking on the phone with my good friend Donna recently. We met almost 30 years ago in a yoga class in Arizona. In our conversation, she mentioned that she always liked how I placed fresh flowers in vases around our home. To this day, I still do. Currently, I have an old-fashioned milkContinue reading “Take Care”

…In Pursuit of Greatness

After receiving our copy of “A Guide to the Championships for Ticket Holders” we checked it for pertinent information. What time would the grounds open? What would we be allowed to bring in? What would be the best way to reach the All England Lawn Tennis Club from Richmond? We found the answers to theseContinue reading “…In Pursuit of Greatness”

Another British Event…

If I wanted to assimilate to the British culture, I’d have to start with pronouncing events correctly. Within weeks of settling in, I learned Ascot was “As-kit” not “As-cot” and the oldest well-known and prestigious tennis tournament in the world was not Wimbleton, but Wimbledon, with a “d” sound, just as it is spelled. I’mContinue reading “Another British Event…”

Together As One

After a lengthy hiatus due to COVID-19, we couldn’t wait to attend summer concerts again. Afterall, what is summer without them? Even though most venues reopened in 2021, last June we were still dipping our toes back into the social events pool. With the exception of a handful of restricted activities, our date book hadContinue reading “Together As One”