Zen Inspirations

For all of you who have been sharing my parenting journey you may remember that 4 years ago I packed up Doug so he could attend his long awaited dream of attending college.   My post from August 2015 is below. Steve and I have often …read more

Last week, I traveled “across the pond” to work with Jane in her new city, Bristol. Among our many activities: finalizing the designs for our newly re-branded spice blends; combing stores in the UK to find unique packaging ideas; pausing before lunch for an hour to …read more

With Valentine’s Day around the corner my mind keeps going to the word “love.” Most of us think of that word in relation to someone else: a spouse, child, parent and friend. Over the past two years I’ve reflected a lot on the importance of …read more

Definition : to set again or anew : to change the reading of often to zero For the past few years, each New Year’s day, my family of five along with my sister gather together over dinner reflecting on both the previous year and the …read more

Hygge (/ˈhjuːɡə/ HEW-gə or /ˈhuːɡə/ HOO-gə) is a Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples …read more

Last December my brother announced he was becoming a vegan. He’s like that. He learns about something and then jumps in with both feet. He’s extremely disciplined, so (1) he’ll probably stick with it and (2) he’s a cardiovascular surgeon, so heart health is a …read more

Finishing up a cross-country road trip (last week) with my daughter, Lucy, I included a drive through my mother’s hometown of Fayette, Missouri. Fayette is located near Columbia in an area of Missouri called “Little Dixie.”

My mother and her friends married shortly after World War II ended.   Having spent their youth engulfed in so much sadness with the Great Depression, war and loss – coupled with their grit and resilience – these women didn’t spend a lot of time analyzing …read more

Last December, I received a call from The Cove School asking if Jane and I would be interested in creating an internship for one of their graduating seniors. The answer was “absolutely!”