I began playing my small harp in the hallway at the Genesis Hospice House, while visitors and guests were coming and going from various patient rooms. An elderly woman down the hallway poked her head out of one doorway soon after the harp music started. She smiled acknowledging me, then disappeared back into the room. … Continue reading →

I had a wonderful time re-connecting with my bud Jean Norton this week as we worked via “FaceTime” on our Christmas Book project. Yes, musicians start up with Christmas music early! We were energized by this creative experience, listening to the CD Peace, Hope and Wonder…Christmas, our own expression of familiar Advent and Christmas melodies, which … Continue reading →

I sit quietly in the morning breeze sipping a warm cup of tea. Earth’s shadows are changing now as the golden colors of vegetation remind us that fall is soon approaching… I have just returned from an “authors meeting” on the CT Children’s Book Project. New ideas are forming as Lesa and I are inspired … Continue reading →

I am delighted for you to preview my website!  I thank my friend Elizabeth for her expertise and support with this endeavor while helping me to navigate the fast changing demands of social media. The nature images you see here come from various road trips and travels throughout the USA. What beauty there is to … Continue reading →

Today marks the 1 yr anniversary of the passing of my dear mentor and friend, Dr Maya Angelou. Her inspiration and personal testimony of “courage” nudges me forward in my quest to be the best I can be while living my own truth. Despite how messages of doubt and fear want to creep into my … Continue reading →