January is a month of looking ahead and planning for the year. We make work goals and vacation plans. I dream about where I’ll take my solo journey, my pilgrimage. This year, I have the excitement of anticipating the birth of my first grandchild, a baby boy – a new chapter of life about to … Continue reading The Plans I Have for You
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Hostel Mama at Martha’s Vineyard
The first time I stayed in a hostel it was not because my family encouraged me. My older son couldn’t believe it, questioning my rationale with, “Mom, you’re gonna stay in a hostel with axe murderers?” and then my younger son said, “Aren’t you too old to stay there? I thought they were for college … Continue reading Hostel Mama at Martha’s Vineyard
Paris Can’t Wait
Paris Can't Wait. That's what my friend, Jennifer, named the Pinterest board she created for me. Madame Sparrow has been my friend for sixteen years since I met her at our middle school. She had lived in France for twelve years and taught French to our middle schoolers. Over the past months she's been educating … Continue reading Paris Can’t Wait