Journal

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 ...

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

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

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”.

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

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...

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 ...

At the end of the month, just 69 days after spending three weeks with family on the East Coast, I am heading back for another visit. Wish me luck...

It was New Year's Eve, and the Bay Area was just beginning its blanket of rainy days when my friend first shared the news with us.

I’m in need of a nourishing circle of comfort and conversation now. I was fired recently. Yes, for the second time in my life...

I used to think that the dividing line between youth and advanced age was taste in music. Now, as I scoot my cart down the aisles...

Derived from the Latin words aqua marinus, meaning “water of the sea,” aquamarine is a beryl that ranges from the almost clear blue green...