A change is as good as a rest, or so we are told. The time I spend in San Miguel de Allende each winter is proof of this: I work while I am there, but the change of pace, beautiful Continue reading Disconnecting and unwinding→

Books have been part of my life for as long as I can remember. First, being read to by my parents, then poring over books before I could read the words and, then, glorious day, the freedom of being able Continue reading So many books, so little time→

While some people who run as independent candidates do so to raise awareness about a particular issue or to thumb their nose at a party that did not want them, most put themselves forward as serious candidates. Either way, success Continue reading Loose fish→

Several years ago, before dementia stole my mother’s mind, she was the victim of what was, at the time, a well-known telephone scam. Called the “grandparent scam,” it involved a telephone call to an older person from someone posing as Continue reading “Granny, I need your help.”→