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Blog Notice / Anuncio

Dear Readers / Queridos Lectores, It has come to my attention that some of you have not been receiving my blogs. I’m so sorry! It turns out that there was a glitch in the system. Thanks to Atlantis, my wonderful web-master, I think it has been fixed. There should be a list on the right, […]


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City Vibes

I’m back in Philadelphia now and it’s been quite an adjustment. I like it, don’t take me wrong, but the urban experience is not what it used to be. Compared to the freedom of the outdoor life of the Jersey Shore, masks are de rigueur. I notice that due to the extreme heat, still prevalent, […]


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Like a Swallow

Peter, my late husband, used to say that I was like a swan. I looked cool and collected on the surface, but underneath I was pedaling fast as hell. Maybe that was true; it resonated with me, since growing up I used to think that I was sort of an ugly duckling. But now I […]


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A Summer Wedding

I attended a lovely wedding last weekend. Marty, one of my past travel companions, married Charlie, someone she met on a trip, and now they have embarked on a wonderful journey together. I connected with Marty through her brother Luis, a classmate of mine from graduate school at Temple University. Marty and I bonded when […]


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My Father’s Hands


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At Home

One of my favorite reads this summer has been A Tower in Tuscany. Or a Home for my Writers and Other Animals by Beatrice Monti Della Corte (Rizzoli 2021). It’s a gorgeous picture book that begins with these provocative words: “We know that love affairs—apart from pleasure, a swiftly beating heart, and occasional moments of […]


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