Plenty of Room At The Inn
At Christmastime, we miss one of the greatest miracles of the season. Even though we find ourselves paying attention to those we often take for granted for the rest of the year. We send Christmas cards...
View ArticleHow To Cook Dinner on A Dreary January Night
Other than flying off to eat somewhere special, where the meal is carefully created by someone else – someone more deliberate and intentional than you are with the food, the next best thing is to...
View ArticleA Miserable, Blustery Day That Called for Nothing But A Cup of Tea
It was one of those miserable, blustery days, with low visibility that makes me think of nothing else than sipping a cup of tea and Staying indoors. So, you can imagine my bewildering reaction to hear...
View ArticleAre You Claustrophobic?
Well, I finally did get that cup of tea… but I had many miles to go, and a high price to pay before I got it. When the pain subsided, a guy from the mountain rescue team asked me to stand. He took one...
View ArticleIt Was Like Arriving In The Swiss Alps
When the snowmobile finally did come to a stop, a flurry of girls came running out, and they had blonde hair, tied in braids, and they were wearing Ugg boots, fuzzy tights and felt skirts. Embroidered,...
View ArticleThe Words “Ski Lift” Shall Never Be Used Again
The only way to have a big adventure is to take a big risk. I think it was Tom Preston-Warner who said, “When I’m old and dying I plan to look back on my life and say, ‘Wow, that was an adventure,’...
View ArticleBack in New York
I was a bit nervous about keeping up with the walkers…. But my fears were unfounded. The people of New York City, are always so gracious and kind. So, here I am, back to see my favorite client. Related...
View ArticleSome Might Call Them Opportunists
Some might call those New Yorkers opportunists. But I think of them as being rather thoughtful. To realize, that as the weather changes, we might need sweaters instead of T-Shirts, and fuzzy hats...
View ArticleHow We Arrived Fashionably Late For Dinner In New York
The waiter brought us our food quickly enough, but I looked at the window at the people and the taxis zooming by, and I wondered if we would make it on time. The restaurant we were in, was the exact...
View ArticleGray Converse Tennis Shoes
They are a charcoal gray, and they have an elastic stretchy heel… and I just love them. They keep me light on my feet — and maybe it’s just an illusion — but a feeling of quickness. And yes, while I...
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