Mothers’ Day is coming! Advertisements urge us to remember Mom with cards, candy, flowers and gifts. Mother’s Day is the...
The writer of one of my favorite love poems, A Birthday, was Christina Rossetti ~ a Victorian spinster. What was...
Advertising copywriters know the power of magical thinking. It drives sales! Why else would you buy a pair of overpriced running shoes, hoping they’ll help you “Just DO IT!”? Why else pay big bucks for an expensive spa membership (“It’s all about YOU!”) praying it’ll help you get your groove...
January. Dark days and long nights. Branches, black against a frozen sky. The swirl of snowflakes on bitter wind. The...
On June 17th, we will celebrate Father’s Day. My relationship with my own Dad wasn’t perfect. Typical of most dads...
My husband has always called me his swan. When I was young and vain, I used to hope it was because of my long neck, and elegant posture. (All that yoga had to be good for something!) But he had something else in mind. “You are my swan because I...