After a lot of driving, visits with family and friends and a stay at one horrifying hotel, we arrived at our Airbnb on September 5th....

The closing date on the sale of our house in Massachusetts was September 1st which gave us three months to plan, pack, leave our jobs,...

It's been a long time since I last posted, but so much has happened! Last January my husband Kevin and I decided to pursue our dreams....

"Yes! You caught him perfectly!" I love to hear owners say that! When I paint, it is important to me that not just the likeness, but the...

Nine months ago today (on April 28, 2016) I had surgery to fuse my spine.  I have to say, despite the pain and difficulty, it's been a...

*** I'm going to share some images. If bodily things make you queasy, you may want to cover that portion of your monitor! It has been six...

On July 28th, 2015 I had PLIF spinal fusion to my L5-S1 vertebrae.  I created these videos to document the experience and offer advice &...

In my first blog post, I expressed my desire to spend more time dawdling, taking time to play and pay attention to the little joys of...

I call it "dawdling", although apparently that usually has a negative connotation about wasting time. To my mind, it is the best use of...