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Spread the sparkles! Navigating life's storms with MOM (Monarch of Magic)
Stargazing on the Rooftop with Kim
Kim and I were exhausted after our ritual, like we had taken a night ride in the velvet of darkness in a kingdom where the boundaries of space and time

A Pocket Full of Starlight
Is it strange that I want to shrink my Mom and carry her in my pocket so I can have her with me all the time, like a pocket full
The Purple Skirt, My Journal, and Me
I bought this skirt for $5 in Venice Beach in 1990, and wore it backpacking all over the world for years. Together we drank cappuccinos in Hemingways cafe in Paris,

Not the Christmas I Expected
Christmas this year was not what I expected…

In My Room
Why do my rooms always look like an explosion of absolute madness? Joyful madness, but still…

Travelers: Packing Tips for Hats
Packing tip: if you are traveling with large hats, don’t pack them, wear them.
Wouldn’t it be dreamy if people started wearing large hats while traveling? Out with sweatpants
The Butcher and the Butterfly
My bus arrived, and I loaded my bags and sat down. When I looked back out my window, the butcher was standing outside, looking at me, his moustache curled up

A Book That Changed My Life
One of my favorite dinner party questions is, “Name three books that changed your life.” I love to hear people really think about this question and answer as I usually

A Whole Lotta Shaking Going On… in Samba
Humor me if you will, and picture this: 1) a chicken trying to fly; 2) a dog doing a full body shake after a bath; 3) and an oompa loompa

The Amazing Effect of Pooh Bear on Dementia
2021 was the first September 14 of my life where I didn’t send flowers or a gift to my Mom for her birthday. She’s in Memory Care, and the last
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