A few days ago I took a fall. I wished I could say that this was a prelude to a romantic interlude, but no. It was a literal fall. It was a simple move: step up one stair, put a bucket on the porch, swivel […]

Today I saw a man from the back, shuffling. no really–Shuffling across a parking lot. Slightly bent and shuffling. Well, sure, my eyes automatically started to avert. Eww—who wants to be confronted with a) old b) poor c) ugly ??? But I couldn’t avoid him. […]

WOW! Rosewater really comes from roses. I love cosmetics. I really do. I have never seen a Lancome deal that couldn’t seduce me, or an Ulta store that didn’t sing a siren’s song for me. BUT I hate spending the money for things that should […]

I live alone. I say this not for sympathy, but to set the stage. This is not a food blog, but food is a great deal of my life-so this musing is about that. Food. Discussion recently is loud and long for feeding your family […]

Florence May 09, 2010On a hill high above the Arno River is a garden. Its gate is almost hidden protecting it from all but the most resourceful. Terraces that fall for a thousand or so feet are joined together by twisty flagstone paths. The terraces […]

It’s been 18 years. Guess on some levels it doesn’t matter how many days that is, or how many months have gone by, or even if I think about it every day. I don’t – think about it every day, that is.But today—and a few others, I […]