Musings

This year 2020 as despised and deplored as it has been has brought forth some revelations and taught me a few things I’d like to hold on to. Appreciation –…

Our ‘Christmas vacation’ options this year are limited to being ‘Home Alone’ during the quarantine thanks to Covid and the 2020 saga of ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas’. That’s how our Halloween was –…

My lovely friend Deepu asked me to write a poem with a few prompts and her vibrant painting to inspire. I’m proud to present today on National Poetry Day our…

Ask me how my vacation was and I’ll ask which one? The one from Costa Rica was great, fabulous but the other one where the influenza virus strain A struck…

The unseen and far away is far more alluring But it’s the mundane that has the most meaning Slow down, slow down into a silent simmer Sizzle in its wake…

I’ve been having a lot of these conversations lately in all my circles – diversity, empowerment, privilege, inclusion and there’s a lot to think about – the many layers to…

With over 10,000 people in the Frank Erwin center I wasn’t pinning my hopes on having an amazing experience – the fireside chat with Michelle Obama. The highlight of my…

Everything leading up to this moment has been a story in the making, a moment becoming. I first met Michelle Obama in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was Oct 16th,…

My husband took me out on a date one night this winter and I had no idea where we were going. He said it was a dinner in the dark…

You appear sea green under the foggy sky The gloom shades the eye But the sun’s uplifted position Changes your disposition To a brilliant, sparkling, bejeweled blue dye Now isn’t…