doing the tango with the curtains, and brought in a new partner called- Autumn… there was a crispness in the air that pinched my cheeks! Are the leaves changing their color,…

A la Rose Annie is my friend who was born in Texas. "When I was three years old, my Father wanted to return to Greece so we left America… I never learned to speak English." Annie is 86 years old.…

Collecting has meaning  Entering someones home I sense I am given a key to discovering who they are. I often feel the sacredness of the person, the symbols of their lives are there for the naked eye. A home is…

                                  Sitting at a sidewalk cafe in a quaint French village, gathering memories for tomorrow with my cousin Julie, chatting about life, love, and the price of herbs in…

                                  Years ago, when I had cancer, my family and friends back in the States wrote me letters of courage. Jackie Lane, an acquaintance from my hometown, had a…

                                              When we were in California, nearly every morning my Mother made waffles for breakfast, every Monday during the summer (on the, "cookies-for-vegetable-exchange-day,") my Mother…