What does needlepoint have to do with memoir? I can tell you. My memoir (personal story) called Undertow is a manuscript, not a published book … YET. Currently a few reviewers (author friends) are reading it. You might know it by its long name, Undertow: Seventeen Years in a Fundamentalist Cult. The other … [Read more…]
You may know that I have an adult daughter: Rachel Chase. Among her many talents, she is a most amazing yoga instructor. Women my age who have taken her Gentle Yoga classes stop to tell me how healing and joyful she is. How she has helped them. What mother doesn’t melt at hearing … [Read more…]
Round cheese, square cheese, soft cheese, and hard cheese. Golden wax layers protect and preserve it. Gobble it up with that excellent, chewy bread you find only in Europe (is it something in their water?) a bit of juicy nectarine, and a glass of wine. You’re good to go! Gouda the cheese Last May, … [Read more…]
Welcome to another “new content” post. Prepare yourself for something different. First, I know many of you Subscribe to Updates, which means you receive these new bright and shiny posts in your email Inbox. Thank you for wanting to hear from me. If you don’t subscribe, welcome. I’m interested in knowing how … [Read more…]
Van Gogh in Nuenen In 1883, when Vincent van Gogh was 30, he moved back in with his parents (not an unusual story even now) who lived in Nuenen, a village tucked in a pocket of Brabant, the largest southern province of The Netherlands. All he wanted to do was paint. … [Read more…]