Twenty-fourteen & Me

The purpose of this blog has always been to help me develop my voice as a writer. This is a place to peck out fragments of ideas. Ideas that I would develop elsewhere. Sometimes I have a lot to say and sometimes I say very little. But what I have learned most recently is my…

Expat Possibilities

As much as I fantasize about spending a year … or two … or three in France, I know with some certainty that I would lose my mind if I were able to make this dream come true.The bureaucracy is the lament of every expat in France, particularly the Americans.But that could be because as…

Meet Me In Ile St. Louis

Today I stumbled upon a video I recorded of myself two years ago, while in Paris. I’d made several video diary recordings during that trip and I thought I’d downloaded them all onto my computer. But there were two recordings that were never downloaded. The funny thing is I remember making those videos and I remember…

Got Juice?

I’ve pulled myself back up onto the health and wellness wagon. And it tastes really, really good.I’ve been drinking most of my meals and I must admit something. It’s much easier on the digestive system. I would say seventy percent of what I consume is raw vegetarian. I didn’t do this so I can get…

A Beautiful Mind

There was a time when all I wanted was to be acknowledged. I wanted people to listen to what I had to say, consider my points of view and decide that I am worth while. But all of that is such a responsibility. Once people think you have the answers, they keep coming for answers….

The First Time

I don’t consider myself a cry-baby , when it comes to physical pain. I come from a stiff upper lip tradition and have always been proud of it.I have friends that run to the doctor the minute they feel a sneeze coming. I think its important that they pay attention to their bodies the way…

Couples Therapy

My Luna could never be this relaxed near a plate of food.

Let There Be Light

Paris can be either sunny or gray; but at night she glows. In a strange way Paris is a metaphor for me. My personality characteristics are as varied as my favorite city and this similarity has only recently become apparent to me. Yes, I do glow at night but it’s not what you might think. I don’t…