In her garden, any woman can be a goddess! Whether she has a pot of herbs on her kitchen windowsill,... Read More
Advertising copywriters know the power of magical thinking. It drives sales! Why else would you buy a pair of overpriced... Read More
The writer of one of my favorite love poems, A Birthday, was Christina Rossetti ~ a Victorian spinster. What was it about Victorian spinsters that inclined them toward poetry, and a passionate inner life? Truly, they were singing birds! They sang their hearts out despite the cages in which they... Read More
At seven a.m. this morning, I switched on my computer to read my email. I checked my bank balance, and... Read More
January. Dark days and long nights. Branches, black against a frozen sky. The swirl of snowflakes on bitter wind. The... Read More
St. Patrick’s Day is coming! Store windows are going green, and it’s not about the environment. Cardboard shamrocks hang in stationery shop windows; florists offer pots of shamrocks and green tinted carnation bouquets. We hunt for something green to wear. Classic movie channels recycle old Irish-themed favorites: The Quiet Man,... Read More