Well, this could be the title of my autobiography… I have always loved flea markets, swap meeting, garage sales, open air markets. There is something so old world about it all. All these old items, brought forward and presented in new ways. I just love the creativeness of it all…

Evolving Intimacy I guess that is what we are all working on. A level of comfort with being vulnerable with others. Working on ourselves, challenging ourselves to grow and deepen our connection and intimacy with others. It is terrifying really. But at the very same time, there appear to be…

I think people should come with warning labels. Alerting the rest of us about your idiosyncrasies that are most likely to cause us heartbreak and pain. I think this would do a great deal to assist the development of kinder, more gentle human relations. And they could be changeable warning…

Have you ever felt it? There is almost nothing better. I said almost… I have always been a runner. In all the usual ways: away from things that scare me, towards things that are bad for me and then actual miles on pavement or treadmill. There have been times that…

There is a parallel here, I just know it. I just turned 54 and this turning, this advancement in years, made me think of all the excesses I have had in my life. And that made me think about Studio 54 and all its excesses and celebrity past. And this…

I used to live on a ranch in the middle of nowhere.It had an old time Western gate that was way more magnificent than the ranch it protected. It was like the previous owners had grander plans for the dwelling but spent too much on the gate to ever really…

I think I like 45 better. Is it ok if I just reverse the numbers and claim 45 for this next year? That would work next year also. But I would definitely not want to continue that trend the year after that…I am not claiming 60 one second before I…

I was up at 3 am again Having conversations with you in my head Talks that I didn’t want to have But that part of my psyche you touch, Even though you aren’t here It wakes me up so often from a peaceful slumber And I have come to rely…

It was an emotional day yesterday. I got so many calls and texts of love and thanks coming from just about everywhere: my son, girlfriends, guy friends, past loves, acquaintances, people I passed by on the Meadow walk, my daughter and my hike up Cozy Dell trail. There was just…