Do You Believe in Magic?

I often forget that I believe in magic, but my trips to Anam Cara remind me that I do.  And the magic has happened again.  Now that I am home and looking back on it all, I can’t believe how much happened in just one too-short week.  It begins with Sue...

Losing…or is it Finding…Myself in Ireland

Tomorrow I’m off to Ireland! I’ve discussed before here the wonderful writers’ retreat, Anam Cara.  It’s hard to believe that this will be my sixth stay, but it’s a testament to what a wonderful and important place it’s become to...

A Sad P.S.: Goodbye to Studs

Studs Terkel died yesterday, on Halloween, at the age of 96.  Born in New York, he lived most of his life in Chicago, but to be honest, he made all of America, its people and its history, his true home.  As he said in 1980,‘If there’s something I want to do, it’s...

New Ventures

One of the many wonderful by-products of having my parents visit is that I get to play tourist.  Actually, whenever my parents come over to London we spend most of our time eating our way through the local restaurants (of which there are many). But every now and then...