How important are our relationships? I recently finished watching Live to 100: the Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix. I highly recommend this documentary from author and researcher Dan Buettner, who has studied people who have unusually long lifespans living in five places around the world known as the Blue Zones. I was not… Continue reading Combating Loneliness
I love planting a summer garden. It reminds me of my granddaddies, who each planted way more than my grandmothers could put up. They shared their bounty with the neighbors and us. My cousins and I were not allowed in our grandfathers’ gardens for fear we suburban kids would trample the butter beans and pull… Continue reading Lessons from the Garden
I was skeptical but went to see the Barbie Movie last week. Barbie and I both came into the world in 1959, so like most little girls since then, I don't remember a time without her. She, along with Ken, Alan, Midge, and Skipper were a part of our family. My sister Anne and I… Continue reading Just enough Barbie
My friend Lisa and I stood along the sidewalk in the early morning of the 4th of July in downtown Atlanta. We joined thousands of others wearing shorts and tank tops for the start of the Peachtree Road Race. This was my 18th year getting up before the sun, making my way with my friends… Continue reading Run Your Race
I am a fair-weather gardener and writer. When the days are short and the weather is cold and dreary, I’m happy to be at my computer typing away and not outside clearing away weeds and dead flowers. But when Spring hits and we start having the mild temperatures and sunny days of the past few… Continue reading Struggling to Break Free—Travels in Italy part 2
Under the Magnolia Tree 