I have recently returned from Europe where I competed in the World Masters Games in rowing and won the single sculls for my age group. With a terrible start in the final in which I was down two boat lengths … Continue reading
I am sitting here overlooking the Thames and all the river traffic going by. Not only is this a quaint village with a long history of rowing, but lots of people with boats converge on the town for the … Continue reading
Independence day is about freedom: freedom to be ourselves without compromise or oppression. On a societal level, we all have a sense of what that means as it is the foundation of the American Dream, but what about freedom as … Continue reading
Some old friends of mine visited recently and commented that they had often wondered if I would ever give up my ‘gypsy way of life’ and find a partner for the rest of my life. I happily report that I … Continue reading
As I wake up each day and look over at Landon, I feel so much gratitude. My life feels so perfect. Each day, as we sit and eat outside at the farm, we listen to the birds and admire the … Continue reading
I’m sitting in my airport hotel in Dublin, at the end of an amazing journey that included 5-star hotels and lots of Irish adventures—rain and jaunty cart rides up the Gap of Dunloe, among other things. For the past three … Continue reading
While Diane has been attending a writer’s conference in Ireland, I have been home alone, left with the chickens and cats as company. I thought it interesting to observe what my experience is when we are apart, especially in an … Continue reading
If you try to solve an upset by changing the circumstances or trying to change the other person (“Don’t ever do that to me again”) then you are actually solving the problem at the wrong level – at the level … Continue reading
“Girl, where was your pride,” she stated, challenging me across the outdoor lunch table, on our last day in New Zealand. Her eyes never left mine as she added, “if my husband ever spoke to me like that, I’d hit … Continue reading
THE AWAKENED RELATIONSHIP I have resisted doing a blog until our book, “Falling in Love Backwards” was out in the world. Now I am committing to writing once a week so that I can answer the questions that people have … Continue reading