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I’m remembering being inside the memory care unit where my Dad, Sunny, spent his last two years. He’d always been a walker, a hiker of trails and mountains and then, as an old man his wanderlust proved unsafe for him. […]

After a breath-taking Easter week up and down the California coast, visiting colleges and leaning into the idea of a future new life out west, there was the last day… The Pacific in front of us, mountains sweeping up the […]

Blizzard Stella Notes: Blizzards are fun because everything stops. Everything gets very quiet and muted. Cozy fire, eating, naps. But watching multiple episodes of Chopped on Netflix is exhausting. The tension alone…So, in an effort to pull out of our […]

Do not wait for someone to come and speak for you. It’s you who can change the world. – Malala Yousafzai __________________________________________________________________________ In the spirit of International Women’s Day, I’m thinking about comfort zones, particularly in our work lives. They […]

________________________________________________________________ I’ve been thinking about my last piece called love is a project. A few people left comments on the Facebook page – a good number appeared to have read it. thank you. I didn’t go into detail about the time(s) […]

That first Valentine’s Day, I flew to Los Angeles and Michael met me at the airport with a dozen red roses. His apartment was filled with dozens of shiny heart balloons and one giant pair of lips bobbing in the […]

Looking at old photos while a little gray bird at the window looks at me. And of course, I’m thinking about the Rio Tan business I drove by this morning. (This is my mind, as you know. Little child, gray bird, […]

Looking at old photos while a little gray bird at the window is looking at me and thinking about the Rio Tan business I passed near my doctor’s office. (This is my mind, as you know. Little child, gray bird, […]

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“If something feels really good for you, you might want to do it. If something feels really horrible, you might want to consider not doing it.” – Martha Beck My wish for all of us this new year, along with a […]