Longing for my little boy blue I miss my son. I miss him physically as I sit here in San Francisco and he is in New York. I miss his little big feet. I miss hearing all his crazy silly stories. I miss seeing him at night when […]
The emotional spigot Living life with an emotional spigot can be hard at times. You can keep the faucet shut and allow emotional drips here and there. Then occasionally you need to widely open that faucet so that the emotions can flood out and not swell up one’s […]
Early to Rise-Longer to work Early birds-which I am notoriously noted to be-are supposed to get the worm. Yum. I generally rise at 5:45am, give or take 35 minutes. I love being up early and being able to get 100 things done before most humans are up. The […]
Afloat in my travels Joy, unbridled joy from the mountain tops above floating over grass How I long to be back in the air over a mountaintop or to see my boy jumping for joy at a newly discovered ability
Bamboos, cherry blossoms and a baby boy: Throwback freshness While I live in my time-zone limbo, I have been waxing nostalgic for some of my travel times of yore. This will be the first spring recess (break), in a long time, that I do not travel abroad with […]
We are a layer of walls As a frequent traveller, I love walking the city sidewalks and photographing all that my eye and camera can catch. For me, the walls and the graffiti and murals that adorn them are of grand interest. Everywhere we go there are […]
The rewards of a sunny hike and a winter storm Last weekend I enjoyed a glorious “hike” through the city streets of San Francisco. I went up and down as if it were a walking rollercoaster. The thrill of such an urban hike is that as you get […]
Walking the extra hill in San Francisco I like efficient shortcuts as a general rule of thumb. I think most people could agree with such a statement and point of view. “Work smarter” is the hot mantra these days in the workforce circles that is repeated […]
The fun, fear and symmetry of getting lost on the Japan road It may seem odd to some to hear me say that despite the fact that I do not drive, I love road trips. I love seeing a landscape pass by me in a blink of an […]
The best expression is at times that which the photograph leaves to your imagination My son is a lucky boy in that he has had the opportunity to travel to many lands throughout the world. I am a lucky mom in that I will be able to remember […]