musings about food, travel, creativity and life

Month: March 2019

The Book of Joy

The Book of Joy

On my joy exploration journey, one of my favorite books has been The Book of Joy. It is a series of conversations between the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, co-authored by Douglas Abrams. Throughout the book, the reader is treated to the wisdom and warmth […]

A Spring Bouquet

A Spring Bouquet

   Flowers–what sweet messengers of love and beauty.  Thanks, spring!   “I must have flowers, always, and always.” –Claude Monet                                              

The Gift of Home

The Gift of Home

The traveler in me marvels at the wooden sign I just bought. It says, “It is good to be home.” My passport quakes, but so be it for now. Being here, now–where have I heard that before?–feels right. And in keeping with the theme of […]

“San Francisco, Here I Come…”

“San Francisco, Here I Come…”

This past week, we were again in San Francisco and this time ’round, I wanted to focus on some of the places from my, and my parents’, past. The first night we walked from our inn on Union Street to North Beach…             …up Russian […]

Ode to a Duck

Ode to a Duck

  Just because I loved it my husband gave me a little ceramic duck I saw one day in San Francisco   Balanced on one foot, the other one kicking, this little duck is stylin’   Dressed in a yellow rain slicker and shiney black […]