A wide range of personal experiences, from modeling with Elite in New York, Paris, and Tokyo, to competing in the Olympic Trials in synchronized swimming, from living in a sorority house through college to working inside corporate America, from experiencing firsthand the dew-laden beauty of a backyard rose to daily living with three high-energy boys. Life and living offers endless influences and engaging material.
Favorite Books
Water for Elephants, Jane Eyre, Mistress of the Revolution, The Mermaid Chair, Chasing Fireflies, Pride and Prejudice
Favorite Authors
Charlotte Bronte, Sue Monk Kidd, Jane Austen, Charles Martin, Catherine Delors, Robert Ludlum, Mark Twain
What I'm Reading
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Stein on Writing, The Fire in Fiction, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
I had to suppress a laugh this morning, when one of my sons went to pour milk on his cereal, but poured water instead. I couldn’t help laughing because I, too, often do absentminded things, especially during this time of year.During this time of year, the scenery in and around Prague is glorious. The final leaves of autumn glow in ochre and lemon brilliance in fading sunlight, and flutter and ...
It’s been an exciting time to be in Europe, this November 2009. Velvet Revolution, Prague, 1989http://dulyconsider.blogspot.com/2008/02/considerable-sounds-music-that-matters.htmlTwenty years have now passed since the historic fall of the Berlin Wall. And on November 18, 1989, the Czech people staged the Sametova Revoluce—the Velvet Revolution, which fed off of the collapse of communism in ...
Pisa, the Italian Riviera, Switzerland, and Home to Prague: a photojournal The opportunity to drive to Italy for a family vacation was truly a dream. Not only did we experience the grand mountains of the Alps, but also saw things we did not expect to see: countless castles, gravity-defying vineyard terraces and hillside towns, and sailboats dotting the azure Italian Riviera. It was surely a trip ...