The candle on your cake is a ‘symbol’ of a wish Under my husbands and my mattress are 27 years of stockpiled birthday and anniversary blown-out candles. Each candle represents a wish. They are in every color of the rainbow. Someone told me years back to always save my candles (my wishes) because it was […]

“The futures not ours to see…Que Sera, Sera.” Of course, as a young girl, I did not know what my future held, but truth be told, I knew it was going to be an amazing ride. Maybe I felt that way because I walked on the sunny side of the street or maybe it was my dream.  My […]

Billy and I spend a lot of time together. After being retired for almost three decades, we have worked out a nice rhythm of time apart and time working on joint projects and having fun. Here in Chapala, Mexico, Billy will sometimes go to a favorite cantina in the afternoons just a couple of blocks […]

Of course grandparents want advice for grandchildren to help them find success Teaching our grandchildren to get out of their comfort zones, into their courage zones, and ‘just do it’ leads to successful lives. Teaching a lesson through stories I have found the best way to ‘sink’ any important knowledge into my Grands’ heads is through my art […]

Meeting the love of my life is my personal fairy tale. The story starts out with a simple comment: “I’m not interested in dating,” I said to my dearest girlfriend when she mentioned the name of a man she wanted me to meet. We were walking along the Hawaiian shore at sunset. She was visiting me […]