Hi Habibi’s (Hi My Beloved – Arabic) This past September, Sal and I traveled to Egypt.  It was a wonderful trip.  We landed in Cairo at 11:30 pm.  The lights of the city went for miles.  After we landed, we asked the gentleman who picked us up at the airport and brought us to our […]

“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” — Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. When I was younger, I never thought of death much. My maternal grandmother died when I was 11 years old. I cried and knew I would miss her, but my thoughts weren’t […]

Long walks are just better with a dog at your side – Anonymous I’d rather be walking my dogs, where “sit”, “stay”, and “fetch” are the only complicated decision of the day – Anonymous Sal and I walk our two labs, Sophie and Nolja, almost every day.  It doesn’t matter if we are home, camping, […]

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear; my courage is reborn” – Anne Frank I haven’t had the time to write my blog over the past couple of years. I was busy working on various projects, volunteered for a non-profit, and sat on a Board. I like to make a difference […]

I’m Grateful When I was a young girl, my Mom or Dad always said a short prayer with my sister and me when we went to bed.   At a certain point, I don’t remember my age, my Dad asked that we say a “few gratefuls” after we prayed.  At the time, I didn’t think much […]

In a couple of days, I will turn 70 years old.  Where did the time go?  It’s hard to believe I am almost 70, I feel much younger.  People tell me that I don’t look my age, they may just be saying that to be nice, but I’ll take it either way.  Growing up, I […]

It is both stressful and strange times at the moment. I never imagined that something like this pandemic could happen requiring people to stay in their homes, practice social distancing, and only go out if one needs to buy food or other essential items. And while we are sheltering in place, there are some extremely […]

Karma – destiny or fate, following as effect from cause. Karma – (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. Do you know anyone who seems to have bad karma?  Every day brings another calamity, problem, or some […]