Mom, Daughter, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Caregiver.

 These are the words that best define me, and I feel honored to use all of them not only as nouns, but as adjectives. But those labels come with a responsibility, a joyful one, as far as I am concerned. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve done a good bit of...

Laughter in Hallowed Places.

 A special month is engraved now in my heart and mind. Every month is special, of course, but the blessings of time in this city have once again charmed and enthralled me.I leave with so many wonderful memories of time with my daughter and husband, too many to try to...

The Incredible Beauty of Age.

My husband Joseph and I were on the Grand Canal in Venice watching the palazzos slide by and I commented that it would have been remarkable to have seen it in it’s youth, when the buildings were covered in frescos and mosaics of gold and brilliant color glinted in the...

Return to Venice

How lovely to be back in our favorite city, and for a month. I have been many times, and I still get lost. Just like life, you think you know now how to handle mistakes, rude people, even the psychopaths you deal with regularly, yet each time, you find yourself thrown...