Are you a grateful person? If you are, you know the benefits of a daily life filled with gratitude. That’s because the greatest gifts a mother (and, for many of us, a grandmother as well) leaves her children and “grands” is what she leaves them in their heads. Gratitude is one those gifts, and […]

From the time I was a small child I just knew I would lead a fascinating life. My intuition has come true. My life has been a saga. You should only know, darlings. Some things one keeps private and that is proper. Most of my life is an open book and today is no exception. […]

Turning over a new leaf: To start over, to act differently or change your attitude about something. I often share that I love to write in the wee hours of the morning. I also like to write on airplanes. The constant sound of the engines, the constancy of my ultimate concierge next to me and […]

It is early in the morning. I made a pot of coffee and turned on my favorite music, sat down in front of my computer with no writing plan. This happens at times and frustrates me until suddenly, from out of nowhere, comes a message, and I know exactly what I want to say. Can […]

It’s officially the first day of autumn, darlings, and that brings me many pleasant thoughts on this crisp Saturday morning. There are so many ways to welcome the new season and to celebrate all that it brings. Here are a few on my mind… Change As the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, once proclaimed, “The only constant […]