Too Much is Enough

by | Nov 6, 2013 | Blog

Today one of the most shared items on BBC News is an article titled, Are Children Given Too Many Toys?  Without any hesitation I would have to say… YES! That’s my answer anyway.  This is a re-post of an article I wrote for Aura’s House (my grassroots...

Mama’s Sketchbook

by | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog

Some time maybe about a month ago my (then) three year-old son Lukas decided that he no longer could sleep in his bed at night unless he had one crucial item in his grasp. A teddy bear?  A nightlight? Nope. It’s got to be “Mama’s Sketchbook.”...

Little Utopia

by | Oct 25, 2013 | Blog

Every now and then I am walking down the street, caught up in my own head thinking about groceries or diapers or a student complaint about receiving a B+ and then suddenly I am hit over the head with a jarring thought. “Holy Sh*t! I live in Rome, Italy. Rome,...

The Love of Food Smooths Everything Over: Flashback Friday

by | Oct 11, 2013 | Blog

This post from January 28, 2007 from my old private blog, “Starting Fresh. From Joisey to Rome” still leaves me with a lump in my throat six years later. — Today after bringing Michael to his bus at Termini for Ciampino Airport, I was left standing...

Reasons I Can’t Make a Blog Post Today

by | Oct 7, 2013 | Blog

  4th Birthday Party to plan. In-laws coming to visit. Three classes to teach. Younger son has a fever. It’s Registration time and 19 advisees with 30 minute appointments each at the University to fit into my schedule. Why do we only have three forks? Have...