A personal tale of style, transition, and life lessons.
Wandering Wednesday
Wandering from city to city – sometimes in my dreams – not unlike my own travels when I was younger. I changed locations more easily then. There was no baggage except for the most literal. I was responsible for myself, I owned little, and I could pick up and go – on one bag – […]
Of Parking in Paris, Intriguing Identities, and French Men in Dreams
Of French men and dreams…
Tips for Traveling As a Couple (for the First Time)
First time travel as a couple? Tricky stuff.
Wishing You Were Here
Exotic destination? Virtual vacation? Ever feel like you need to get away from it all – somehow? I suspect I could send my own postcard from the edge right now. Perhaps from a gorgeous beach on an exotic isle. From a small cabin shaded by old trees. (But not so remote that I’m deprived of […]
Cloud Nine? Not So Much
Packing and repacking. Zip-lock bags for small size toiletries. Long lines at security. Shoes off, laptops out, keys and phones and change dropped into a container. Maybe a search for good measure. You arrive at your gate. There’s waiting. More waiting. Eventually, you board – and you count your blessings because you feel as if […]
Destination… Contemplation
Paris, 9 days, $1300. Dreams of travels to come. At least – the energy to dream.
Calling Home
I’m sitting at a red light in Friday rush hour traffic. It’s a ridiculous time of day to be out and I know it, but here I am, stuck and fidgeting, when the cell phone sitting in the passenger seat rings. I answer, pushing speaker phone. “Hi Mom,” he says. I’d been hoping he’d call […]
Exit Strategies
When college students call from far, far away.
Criss-Cross
“You’re where?” “Austin,” he says. I’m 1,000 miles from home with the headache from hell. I’m holding back a flood of tears over my younger son who is spending his first night in the dorm. In a new part of the country. In a new life. He’s fine, I know. But I’m a mess.