I’m not a huge baseball fan like my husband, moves a bit too slowly for me--but I do love a good competition and can’t resist watching a fairy-tale match-up of underdogs in any sport. And boy was this [Read more...]
A small crowd huddled as cameras snapped. Smiles and laughs tinkled like chimes in the breeze. Curious, I halted my blissful meandering and moved near. Could it be what I think it is? [Read more...]
The city lights winked and twinkled magic as my son and I strolled giddy down a quiet Paris boulevard. On a satisfied high, full from a repast of Sea Bass swimming in a perfectly infused sauce, I [Read more...]
She the oldest rises early, Sometimes 4:30am. No surviving mother, so the oldest girl becomes that figure to her siblings. She must make sure there is water, light the oven in the yard, gather [Read more...]
Their faces read innocent. Guileless eyes flash curious. Shy smiles radiate a happy heart. Even as poverty encloses them, they find joy in each day, playing with sticks, clasping a rag doll [Read more...]
She captivated me.Her smile spread wide contagious. Personality bubbled happy like the hot pink blouse she wore. Hope seeped from every pore. Though she spoke no english, I felt her joy. I felt [Read more...]
Item upon item stacked And shoved And piled. The overflowing clutter feels like my life. Controlled chaos. A riot of color and texture infuse the tiny space with sumptuous temptations, the lure [Read more...]
She strode regal like an African Queen. And I stared, all the while pretending I wasn’t staring. Hoping she wouldn’t notice me. Like I used to do at the mall when I wanted to see if that guy I [Read more...]
Snug as a bug in a rug. The rhyme whispered a familiar cadence in my head as I witnessed the same ingenuity over and over. Fascinated, I determined to get a close-up photograph. Blurry…oops she [Read more...]
Their faces upturned. Waiting, Expectant. Was this Mzungu (white person) going to impart anything useful? Anything interesting? A tapestry of beauty and color, these women sat along the work [Read more...]