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The Yellow Rose
Once a year, I take refuge somewhere where I can be quiet for a few days .. Two years ago, I went to stay at my friend’s place in Santa Cruz, right on the beach. I woke up in the morning and went for a walk by the ocean. It was beautiful everywhere. Water, sand, sun,...
The Breeze Machine
Late night again!? Can’t decide if 3 am is a very late night when you have been up, or is it early morning because technically it is a.m. I feel a nice breeze coming from the window and close my eyes. Somehow, It feels better that way. It is calm, soothing, and...
Something funny happened on the way to …
I was driving to work on Tuesday morning and thinking about the funny story I was going to tell in the office meeting. Monday, I had an appointment with the sellers to show the house at 1 PM. I called around noon to confirm, no answer. I called the agent and he told...
I Fell in Love in Russia
It is 3:30 am Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 17th, 2010 and I am on my way to the airport to go home. I roll down the window and start watching. I love looking out the window, specially from a moving car. My parents took us on lots of trips in our (very) small blue...
The Envelope Please
So, I get a call from whom but my daughter Mariam. She went on to say that she really liked my mother’s day blog, but (it would’ve been a great place to stop) she went on .. “So, mom, what is the answer? How would you have felt if you were your own daughter?” I paused...
Happy Mother’s day
I have been very blessed, I must confess. I have had the pleasure of being a mother to three fabulous, beautiful and extraordinary young women. They have been amongst my best teachers. They are down to earth, kind, smart, beautiful, and above all, pretty much good,...
Closet organizer, out of the closet
When you get to my age, the conversation with your girl friends has changed from boys, love, career, husband, career and retirement, kids, did I mention career?, to retirement, constipation, colonoscopy, more constipation, colon cleansing, and more, not to mention the...
Yes, we shall dance
I was watching 20/20 (pre-recorded - it was about time I had DVR – now, that is something I can and will control J ) last night and it was about “drinking moms.” These were mostly young, stay at home mothers who were alcoholics and started dinking early in the morning...
Are we there yet?
I went to visit a friend for tea and two of her friends were also there. I am always excited to see my friends and meet new people. It is fascinating how different we each are regardless of our similar culture and the “normal” hand me down goals like go to school, be...
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