I know I have a long list and at the top is my desire to visit my Mom’s grave! We had new granite plaques made for her family plot near Berkeley, and we haven’t been able to see them. The image above is the visit to…
While dining on homemade lasagne, focaccia bread, and a nice wine from Tuscany my mind wandered to early trips to Italy. I was fortunate to travel in Italy many times early in my career in the textile business. As an aficionado of Italian films by Fellini and Visconti it was…
This is a salute to the MARVELOUS MOMS in my life. My Mom is holding me when I was a few days old. She was a tireless rock and family glue keeping it all together! She was my first teacher of compassion, fearlessness, family history, and love! With her guidance…
While at home this month I have been pondering the tragic Covid-19 moment we are living in. We are experiencing a physical and emotional disruption unlike any we have ever experienced. As some states and municipalities move toward a period of quasi-normalcy we have yet to understand what…