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Georgia O’Keefe and finding a kindred spirit

by | Aug 24, 2019 | Family

Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous. And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot sing, I paint. – Georgia O’Keefe Kelly and I wandered over to the Georgia O’Keefe Art Gallery. We...

Santa Fe, New Mexico

by | Aug 18, 2019 | Family

Every year, my college roommates and I try to take a trip together. This year, it was only Kelly and me. We met in the middle and decided on Santa Fe – the City of Faith. She had just read Death Comes for the Archbishop and I had just seen a special from Real...

The Importance of Swimming

by | Aug 15, 2019 | Family

I probably write this post at the end of every summer. And I’m pretty sure I feel even more strongly every single year. This is my activity where my phone and any other distractions have no choice but to be left behind. I notice their smooth skin and little...

Texas in July

by | Aug 8, 2019 | Family

Every summer, we trek to Texas to visit family. Somehow, after all the years of living everywhere from California to Corpus Christi to Leeds, England, my mother’s entire immediate family landed in the Houston area. Twelve years separate my mom and her youngest...