Month: July 2026
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Healing the Image of Ourselves
Claire Sparkle sits on my lap while we read, one hand holding the book, the other finding my chin. She moves it back and forth. “Do you like wiggling my double chin?” I ask. “It’s soft,” she says, as if…
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Old Friend,Dear Friend
Old friends, dear friends—the kind of friends you may not see for a while, yet reconnect with from the very first breath. That is true friendship: the kind that lasts forever, weathers every season, and runs both deep and wide.…
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Letting Go of Fear- Learning to with Guidance
I’ve been afraid of dogs my entire life— for no known reason— most animals, really. My friend Jennifer has loved dogs for as long as I’ve known her, and her chocolate Lab ( chocolate doesn’t that say it sweet) is…
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Filoli Historic House & Garden, Woodside, California.
Filoli is a grand country home and garden completed in 1917 for William Bowers Bourn II, whose world stretched from California mines to banks and reservoirs. Architect Willis Polk gave that ambition a graceful form. Bruce Porter gave it a…
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Home Bound
I know I am going to be jet lagged- I always am. More to come when I can open my eyes. I am so happy xx
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Summer Felt Dinner
Life has felt full of wonderfully moments lately. And then… We learned that our dear friend was heading towards an unexpected difficulty, it became clear that gathering before I left mattered more than ever. I prepared a dinner that was…