Month: April 2014

Massive and imposing, Germany's largest cathedral is magnificent.

Guten Tag Sweet Friends! Yesterday (or day 2 of my Cologne orientation) was spent exploring more of the city, local stores and trains/subways, plus a ...

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Day 2 in Cologne

This is the view out my back door! Rhine river and promenade is a few steps (or leap) away. Really lovely!

Guten Tag Sweet Friends! My weekend in Chicago was wonderful. I was able to reconnect with old friends – people that I have known what seems lik...

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Day 1 in Cologne

spring in Chicago

Yesterday was a gorgeous day in Chicago!! A cloudless blue sky, warm sprint temps, daffodils and other spring flowers were blooming all over and every...

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Chicago in Bloom

Marisol

The past few weeks have been filled with familiar faces and places. Seeing all my friends and family as well as the wonderful improvements to the city...

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Ready to Roll

Easter brunch with my Memphis family.

  Today was a gorgeous Easter Sunday, and I spent they day with my son, my ex-husband, his other son (my “half son by marriage twice remove...

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High Holiday

From our trip to Thailand in 2012

I was stunned yesterday when I received an email from a dear friend of mine in Memphis. The email was actually a forwarded email that had been sent to...

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Random Acts of Kindness

Sanitation Workers strike in Memphis, TN.

I spent yesterday afternoon at the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. The museum, located at the infamous Lorraine Motel where MLK was killed, was rec...

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Civil Unrest

The best barista, waiter, and kid on the planet. Yes, I'm biased. Stop by Bronte Café and see for yourself.

Yes, I am a little biased, and yes I am bragging a lil bit; BUT, I have to say that this fine fellow is the BEST barista in the city and the BEST kid ...

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Best Boy!

Ready to take on the world!

It’s been said, there’s no place like home; but the flip side of that is, you can’t go back home. I have found both to be true. Bein...

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You Can’t Go Back Home