Musings

On Friday, I ventured to downtown Chicago for the first time since our return from Florida and was faced with the sad spectacle of deserted stores and boarded up windows, a result of recent...

I don't have the words. I stare at the blank page and am at a loss. I am outraged and heartbroken. I keep replaying in my head the moment George Floyd calls out "Mama" as he is gasping for breath in...

We're back in Chicago! After our first winter as snowbirds in Florida, it was time to come home. Instead of the easy nonstop 2-hour flight from Sarasota, Peter and I opted to rent a car one-way...

Happy Memorial Day! What a strange time we live in. How do we honor holidays and commemorate special occasions in the time of Covid? Our family is celebrating its own momentous rite of passage. Our...

Today we lost our sweet cockapoo, Rocky. He'd been with us for close to 16 years and had serious health issues for the last two. As my sister Kat told me, your pup will let you know when it's time,...

How are you holding up? I've been thinking about the extraordinary times we're living in. This health crisis is affecting every human on the planet in some way; still, we are each experiencing...