As a teenager, I spent time in France with the Experiment in International Living. The objective was a total immersion into the French culture. I learned to speak French, traveled to the Pyrenees Mountains as well as the beaches in Marseilles and visited countless museums. But it was in Paris at The Grand Palais where I saw an exhibit of Matisse’s paper gouache cutouts that I had my first … Read More
I saw some beautiful pottery on my recent jaunt to Mexico and the Southwest. I have always been mesmerized watching a potter shape a beautiful object from such a mundane substance as a lump of wet clay. The technical skill required seems invisible to the naked eye. It is all about how the artisan uses his hands and fingers to apply pressure where necessary and release as a counterpoint. … Read More
Several years ago I began to practice yoga. At first, my type “A” personality prevented me from understanding the meaning proffered by this ancient discipline. Staying in the moment was not a concept I embraced. Life was all about productivity and tangible results. I look back now on the parent teachers night that my husband and I attended at my daughter’s kindergarten Montessori school in the late 80’s and … Read More
This weekend was a transformational time in my life. As the youngest of my 3 children graduated from college and I celebrated my 60th birthday, I feel energized by the possibilities before me. I am excited about the potential challenges and the freedom to try new things. I feel as if I can venture back to the pre-family days and revisit the youthful expectations that defined my aesthetic; but … Read More
I had never seen the Grand Canyon except from the window of an airplane 30, 000 feet in the air. The majesty of this view was so extraordinary that I could only imagine what standing right on the rim would offer. It was a major objective to our Southwest quest. Traveling there was a challenge as we confronted an early spring snowstorm for which we were quite unprepared. Naive New … Read More
Traveling along Interstate 40 from Sedona to Albuquerque, we stopped in the tiny town of Winslow, Arizona for breakfast. Dry, barren of vegetation and slightly depressed, this enclave was located off the highway on the old Route 66, once known as the Main Street of America. Void of traffic, the town seemed deprived of opportunity and store fronts were vacant. It struck me how the super highway that had been … Read More
Last week my husband and I embarked on a road trip to the California Baha Sur in Mexico and the Southwest USA. Given the gift of time, a result of unexpected life’s circumstances, we decided to explore some locales that despite extensive travel throughout my life, even I had never visited. After 10 days in Cabo San Jose and La Paz, we are flying this morning to Arizona, specifically Sedona … Read More