Once Upon a Time…

The Polar Bear and the Palm Tree https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077VZYS75 My first self-published novel was initially supposed to be a testimony to the wonderful and generous women I met in Saudi Arabia. It then morphed into a semi-autobiographic novel to protect the trust these women had put in me. But the essence of what I experienced is … Continue reading Once Upon a Time…

On Being Grateful

Nothing brings people together like good food 2020 has been a weird and challenging year. Wearing a mask, having our temperature checked, social distancing are our new normal. Meeting friends and family on zoom or in small groups has become the new norm. Working from home, online schooling and closed borders. Thousands have lost their … Continue reading On Being Grateful

Musings of a Thanksgiving Late Bloomer

Recently, at a dinner in Manhattan, our friend Robert asked us what our favorite Thanksgiving memories were. My husband, Tom, was quick to reply, all choked up, that it was his favorite holiday, a time in his youth when his parents would welcome strangers at their family table. People who had no one or visitors … Continue reading Musings of a Thanksgiving Late Bloomer