Places hold such powerful memories. It used to bother me to go back there. But now I relish the experience, having made peace with the past. 510 brings alive memories of family joys, struggles, betrayals and bonding. My younger brother moved back to 510 and has an apartment and guest room on the third floor, two blocks … Continue reading 510
Memoir
Sneak peaks at my newest book, Getting Beyond, coming out in 2022.
Researching at the Minnesota State Fair
I'm researching the second book. I'm at the Minnesota State Fair searching for my past. Every year until I moved away from Minnesota I went to the fair. This time I wore my T-shirt from the last trip in 2008. On the back in ALL CAPS purple letters is this quote from Garrison Keillor: THE … Continue reading Researching at the Minnesota State Fair
Home
The old cliches are: "Home is where you heart is"; "There is no place like home"; "Home is where you belong." My home is now in three places, my heart is in all three. There is where I belong, yet there isn't three of me. Since I can't clone myself I will divide the year … Continue reading Home
Melbourne and suburbs
Melbourne was the first place my grandparents and my aunt stopped at on their journey to Australia in 1912. In my book Visions from Two Continents I published my Aunt Lucille's diary entries about that arrival. While in Melbourne I wanted to find those places. They entered the harbor via the Yarra River and came up … Continue reading Melbourne and suburbs
Home? Peachester, Crohamhurst and the Glasshouse Mountains
The main purpose of this journey was to do the reverse of what mother did when she came to America in 1923 and to share her story with my family and the people who still lived in Peachester. Mother's paintings surrounded my childhood and she told me stories of a dream world before my … Continue reading Home? Peachester, Crohamhurst and the Glasshouse Mountains
First Stop Honolulu
Historic postcard Cruisers being greeted in Honolulu in the early 20th century After four days at sea we arrived in Honolulu. It has changed yet remains the same since my mother came here on the Makura in 1923. One can compare her ship the Markura to the Cunard Queen Elizabeth: Due to the 1,000 … Continue reading First Stop Honolulu
Travel Companion
I was determined to go on this trip, but who should I go with? I thought maybe I'd just go alone, but when I discovered the cruise fare was almost double if alone, I thought again. I sent out an email to every friend I'd ever known. I was overjoyed to get three women interested … Continue reading Travel Companion
Time travelers and a private rose garden
Baby boomers are time travelers. As we age we travel into unknown territory. I have friends unwilling to use modern conveniences such as microwaves or cell phones, or some cases computers. I try to stay young, stay up to date, but it is scary and I need all the help I can get so I told … Continue reading Time travelers and a private rose garden
The Intuitive Reading
I wasn’t exactly sure where it was anymore. It had been a long time since my grandson had been a student in Odette Solitaire’s preschool, Escuelita Art-es Inc. Back then Odette had said to my daughter, “I see your mother meeting someone at a Bus Stop.” “I don’t think so. She’s married," My daughter answered, very … Continue reading The Intuitive Reading
Finding a Book Hospital
Having a book was harder than having a baby. I remember the act of conception it was a lot of fun, carrying a child nine months, or worse 10 months, not so much, but it didn't compare to the nightmare of proofreading a book. Thinking of writing a book was fun, talking about it was … Continue reading Finding a Book Hospital
