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I come from a family of artists. My father was a talented amateur artist who earned a living drawing caricatures at county fairs when he and mom were first married. Every one of my siblings has one of more of the beautiful watercolors he painted hanging in our homes, me included. … [Read more...] about My Sister Karen

A curious aspect of my husband’s job is dealing with dead people. Specifically, dead celebrities. My husband, Sandy Kenyon, is a reporter at WABC-TV here in New York City. As the entertainment correspondent his job involves interviewing movie and TV stars, recording artists, … [Read more...] about “I SEE DEAD PEOPLE.”

  I keep Amish hours. Most nights I’m in bed by eight, lights out by nine-thirty. Mornings, I’m up at five or earlier. That’s when I do my morning meditation, followed by yoga and energy work, which involves tracing my meridians to align my body’s energy. That takes a … [Read more...] about CONFESSIONS OF A PAJAMA QUEEN

Recently I wrote a post about my son who was homeless. He’d stopped taking his meds, left the group home where he’d been living, and was somewhere on the streets of LA. I didn’t know where he was or if he was okay. He hadn’t returned any of my calls. I didn’t know if he still had … [Read more...] about When God Answers Your Prayer and It’s the Wrong Answer

The first lesson I took away from this pandemic: It doesn’t always take a lot to make someone happy. It’s the little things. The small comforts. The rest stops in getting between Point A and Point B. For me a simple pleasure is a cup of hot tea on a cold day. Burning a … [Read more...] about A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS