The enchanted island of Guernsey has a very special place in my heart. Marla and I were overjoyed to make a return trip in early August with our grandson Paxton who just finished a month of study in Paris. We had to cancel a Guernsey trip last year due to…
Our August visit to Paris was always going to be very short and losing a day with airline connections sure didn’t help! Our goals were pretty simple: connect with our grandson Paxton who was finishing up a month of study in the city, visit a good friend who…
In 1984 we rented an apartment in Cannes with our girls. In the evening we enjoyed fancy ice creams at many of the outdoor cafes near the harbor. While taking a photo of Lisa and Stacy one night, a young man jumped in between them and said…”I…
Each January I go over the previous year’s images to find what resonated with me the most. I edited hundreds of photos to find the ones which grabbed me emotionally. It was a fun lookback as well as a difficult project. I begin with an August shot of…
Where do I even begin? The year has been like a dream of a never-ending roller coaster. There were wonderful moments of elation and supreme happiness mixed with scary nightmarish moments out of our control. I’ll share a few thoughts as I look back at this year…
Sometimes we need a break! A little fatigue has set in from the pressures of life, too much social media, Netflix/Amazon Prime, and unending emails and texts. We need and love connection but there are days when some quiet escape sounds pretty darn good! Where do we go? I…
I feel like I’ve been in a movie the last two months! The plot is a kitchen soup (actually a bouillabaisse) of drama, love, family, friends, travel, seeing my dying aunt and her “anti-vaxxer” relatives and one who just came down with COVID, (Yes, really…
I get it! You are mad as hell! Depending on your perspective you either feel President Trump’s conspiracy theories, lies, and dangerous actions are a major threat to democracy,…OR…you feel the election was rigged and people cheated for Biden. Our nation is as divided…
Our monumental election is almost here and the wait is excruciating! It goes without saying we will be praying and dreaming for a better tomorrow. November 3rd is election day but it is also my Mother’s birthday. She was a stalwart progressive and a counterbalance to my Dad…
This moment calls for a post bringing happiness and joy. I love remembering the laughter,…something we need much more of right now! Marla has her happiness groove going at Patty’s house. Logan’s smile says everything. He loved Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands! Paxton…