In my travels…
For two long weeks, I was sidelined from my voice lessons by a persistent cough and cooties. I couldn’t wait to sing again! And so it was that, ack! I showed up on my teacher’s doorstep a whole two...
View ArticleBirthday celebration & A happy surprise
He's not all that comfortable with my posting his name or picture online, but trust me, my Prince Charming is a mensch. Handsome, too! As his 5th grade teacher once said: "He's everything a boy should...
View ArticleGrace note, on Thanksgiving Eve
That moment when a darling little girl in a holiday dress comes rushing toward you, eyes sparkling & arms wide, yelling "Grandma!" And though you've never met, you just smile inside and fall into...
View Article“Grace Notes,” and the way serendipity works
Serendipity an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. good fortune; luck Coined by Horace Walpole (1717-92), from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the...
View ArticleDepressed Cake Shop: Lifting moods and removing stigmas, one pop-up at a time
I’m met at the garden gate by the sweet fragrances of honeysuckle and jasmine. An exuberant beagle rushes across the lawn to meet me. “Have a seat,” Valerie Van Galder says, and as we sip coffee...
View ArticleSparking Creativity, Forging Community
As the drought deepens and the mercury soars, SoCal residents are increasingly worried about wildfires. Not that I wanted to photograph a conflagration, mind you, but I was thinking along those lines...
View ArticleThe red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’ along
American Robin, female At the confluence of serendipity & symbolism sits this red-breasted beauty. She appeared in my backyard for the first time yesterday, a dandelion wish finally realized. I’d...
View ArticleThankful Thursday: Blueberry Scones and Serendipitous Encounters
Flowers perfumed my neighborhood market, splashes of sunshine on a summer morning. Tempting… …but after a long walk on the beach, I had a single purchase in mind. “One blueberry scone, please,” I said...
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