Culture

From Italy With Love

Last  July, my nephew and accomplished filmmaker, John Urbano, invited me to write the script and do the Italian voice-over for a film project he was working on. I was thrilled to be a part of this project and to collaborate with John! John Urbano directed this film for Arhaus. [...]

2021-01-28T17:14:45-08:00January 26th, 2021|Culture, Family, Health, Italy, Photography, Travel|

Pasta Dreams

Imagine my joy when I discovered that today is World Pasta Day!  I didn't even know such a day existed. It was early morning when I made the discovery and I immediately started planning this evening's meal: penne with fresh chanterelles sauteed with shallots. The whole dish would then [...]

2020-10-25T21:04:37-07:00October 25th, 2020|cooking, Culture, Family, Health, Sicily, writing|

Nature as Healer

It's been a challenging time for the world, including my home country, the USA.  This country feels like a house struggling to hang onto its roof. We aren't seeing our common values, which potentially could hold our county together peacefully. We aren't respecting one another and allowing everyone to [...]

2020-08-23T10:09:11-07:00August 23rd, 2020|Culture, Health, Hiking, nature, WA, Yoga, Yoga Adventure|

The Summer of 2020 + Online Yoga Class Offerings

Here we are, deep into the Summer of 2020. It's the oddest time of my life. I can't make many plans so I've find myself digging deeper into every moment. My life is governed by uncertainty. My life is also governed by the morning light, the park and lake [...]

2020-07-26T12:15:39-07:00July 26th, 2020|Culture, friends, Gardening, nature, WA, Yoga|

Love in the Time of COVID-19 (Part I)

Just when I started lamenting over the things I can no longer do -like stopping at my favorite coffee shop to enjoy a latte, visiting friends, working out at the gym, doing stairs with my friend Jeri, texting Rick as I finish teaching and asking him to meet me at [...]

2020-03-20T22:42:28-07:00March 20th, 2020|Culture, Spring, writing|
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