Feb 10, 2010 | Unique Gifts
This week I received a surprise gift in the mail from someone I have never met. I saw that the return address on the box was from my online friend and colleague, Kate Rosin. I’d never received anything from Kate before. I was intrigued. I opened the box and...Feb 9, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
The other night I was visiting with some girlfriends and one of them happened to mention that she had made a lip-sync video — “just for fun.” We begged her to show it to us, and she finally relented. (Though afterward, she said she was...Feb 3, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
On Monday I wrote a little bit about focus. That afternoon I went to the library to pick up some books my son and I had reserved online. One that awaited me was Rapt; Attention and the Focused Life, by Winifred Gallagher. I was struck by the lovely coincidence...Feb 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
My beau, Ian, is trying to learn how to juggle five balls at a time. He told me that he has read and heard from different sources that it can take several months of practice before someone is able to make the leap from juggling four balls to five. He said,...Jan 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
This morning my son, Kayne, asked me if I had ever seen tarot cards. I said, “Are you kidding? I used to use the tarot a lot when I was younger.” I led him into the living room where I started searching the bookshelves for my old deck. I pulled out the...