holiday… Touchdown! It’s November! 1 Nov 2012 Wow. October went by really fast, didn't it? So the uber-busy month of November has witnessed its kick-off and the mad rush toward everything has begun. By everything I mean…
home… ‘Write While The Heat Is In You’ 8 Oct 20118 Oct 2011 There are times when my head has more going on it than there is space to contain it. It feels as if one more independent thought will cause an explosion.…
Entertainment… A Surprise At the Biltmore House 15 May 201115 May 2011 As most of you know by now, I have a special kinship with French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir. It developed during a writing school I participated in at Essoyes, France…
friends… Alphonsine 9 Jan 20119 Jan 2011 This past autumn when I attended a writing workshop in Essoyes, France, I became acquainted with Alphonsine Fournaise. She was one of Pierre Auguste Renoir's models, and the room I…
family… Taxes and Death 8 Jan 20118 Jan 2011 My house is swallowed by papers; bank statements, receipts, farm settlements, cash tickets. This is the first step in preparing for the annual tax accountants who decide whether or not…