Charlie Chaplin once said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” I’m not sure I need to laugh every day, but even one laugh seems hard to come by. We’re told our country is divided. I say “told” because headline-grabbers don’t always reflect the majority they supposedly represent. So many have so little and … Read more
I’m not usually at a loss for words. I’ve been known to knock out a speech on the way to the event, write a newspaper article a half hour before deadline, and do my weekly blog post a few minutes after I realize it’s Monday and I haven’t done it yet. It isn’t that I … Read more
I grew up in an era when you almost had to be anorexic in order to be deemed attractive. Twiggy was all the rage when I was at an impressionable age. Runway models looked like a strong wind could blow them off stage. Needless to say, I was not one of them. In an effort … Read more
Defining the qualities of a hero has been plaguing me lately. In my first two books they were strong, successful business types who controlled their worlds, but had vulnerabilities. Jake in A Kiss of Cabernet was driven by a need to get his affairs in order because he thought he was dying. Chris in A … Read more
I feel the need to pay tribute to my sister whose ashes were scattered in a lovely cove amid daisies and flower petals on Saturday. We’ve all lost someone who was important to us. My beautiful younger sister, Deborah Ereth, was that person in my life. All siblings fight, and yet I cannot remember a … Read more