Journal

Love and Hope

I have long been a fan of Heath Ceramics’ timeless dinnerware and was honored to be selected as a featured artist to create jewelry for their 2020 ...

The Season of Hope

Hope is a funny thing. The simple widening of the perspective to include optimism and to incorporate positive outcomes is enough...

My Pollo

Good news! I was able to find Keith. He was in a neighboring county, in a town that neither of us had ever heard of before.

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED

Every day, since I moved to the Bay Area, I follow the winding road that passes in front of my home down one of the hills of Oakland until where ...

SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE…

This month’s Living Colorfully column, written in early April for Montclair Living magazine, seems quite optimistic in its vision for the future...

SUPERPOWER LOST, SUPERPOWER GAINED?

My husband Keith, has always had a powerful voice. Its deep baritone, along with his knack of carefully pacing his words with thoughtful pauses...

CATHY ADAMS OF CDA CONSULTING GROUP

Cathy Adams thinks big. It is a trait that has served her well for decades as the founder of CDA Consulting Group, an events management company...

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

While waiting for the FBI to get back to me, I read an article a friend posted, “5 Reasons Women over 50 Should Start Something Big and New”.

TAYLOR JAY OF TAYLOR JAY COLLECTION

I can’t remember when I first met Taylor Jay, the designer and founder of Taylor Jay Collection. Like many people in the overlapping circles of the...

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

My dad died on December 17, 2019. Like a quilt, quotidian memories of him are fragmented and discrete, with each remembrance resting...

MAKING TIME FOR THE RANDOM

So… here we are in January once again!Each time a new year begins, I, like most people, find myself filled with lots of energy, optimism and plan...

THE YEAR’S CLOSE

Halfway through December, I am once again mystified as to how it arrived so quickly. Each passing year seems to trim days into hours, and leaves ...