Here’s Pie in Your Eye!
Dear kids and All Readers,
A Happy, Blessed Thanksgiving to you! I am grateful for all of you. Here’s to delicious food, lots of friends and loved ones nearby, and of course, PUMPKIN PIE!
Spring Has Sprung
Dear Kids and All Readers, Here in San Diego, spring has arrived. I know. Some say it never left. But being a native San Diegan, I can definitely detect the waxing and waning of each season. I hope spring’s beautiful warmth and radiant blossoms now surround you as well. For today, I would like to…
“Fryer” Tucks
Hello, Kids and All Readers, In my last blog, I talked about the Threads (interconnections among objects that tell an important story) in our Tapestries (our unique, special, and valuable lives). Today, I’d like to share one of the threads in my tapestry with you. This thread has come to mind because yesterday, March 24,…
From the Depths of My Heart
Dear Kids and All Readers, Friday, February 5, 2021, was National Wear Red for Heart Health Awareness Day. Coincidentally, one of my family members had major heart surgery that very day. (All is well! Problems repaired.) And here comes Valentine’s Day when we celebrate all that is heartfelt. These events have made me reflect on…
Bramasole
Dear Readers, As I write this blog, many of you are probably sinking in snowdrifts and sorry the groundhog has announced six more weeks of winter. How about an escape? –at least as an armchair traveler, for now! But first, I feel compelled to introduce to you the Italian word bramasole. It means “yearning for…
Resolutions: From Love . . . or Fear?
January 14, 2021 Hello, Readers! Did you make some New Year’s resolutions for 2021? If yes, how are you and they progressing? According to Victoria Price, daughter of the late actor Vincent Price and author of Living Love: Twelve Heart-Centered Practices to Transform Your Life, “studies have shown [she doesn’t cite which] that although sixty percent…
Up, Up, and We’re Off!
Hello, Kids and All Readers– Happy New Year! Let’s get 2021 off to a great start with a little humor. The following was sent to me by a friend who got it from somewhere on Twitter. So, get a clue, Readers. I wish you a truly happy 2021! And please, pay it forward–whatever positive thought,…
Happiness
Dear Readers, Perhaps 2020 can best be described as dichotomous. We can all enumerate the sacrifices we’ve made, but we are also invited to reflect on our many blessings. Despite what has happened to us and our loved ones this year, we are still here, with books to read, food to eat, and a healthier…
Birthday Reflections
Dear Readers, Since it’s December, I’m figuring that about 75% of us have already experienced a “Pandemic Birthday”–a very different kind of birthday since last March when the lockdowns began, and our friends and favorite restaurants were closed to us. My birthday just occurred on December 7, and for many months prior to it, I’d…
Christmas in Tinseltown
Dear Kids and All Readers, On the first of each month, I find a treat in my email inbox. It’s the monthly “Now Playing” program guide from Turner Classic Movies (TCM). I have been a movie buff of Hollywood’s Golden Age films (uh, kids, that’s from the 1930s and ’40s) since I was a…
