Random Musings

I seem to be out of words. I sit down to blog, but there’s nothing there. There are personal things I could rant on about, but that feels a little… Read more

A number of times recently I’ve had discussions about pen names. It’s a subject that comes up in my writing courses, too. Q: Should you have one? How do you… Read more

If you’ve read any of the other blogs, you’ll know I’ve mentioned the insanity of driving in Italy. We thought it might be different near the bigger cities. But we… Read more

If you’ve never been to Milan airport, let me set the scene: It’s Sunday. We figured it would be a little quieter. We arrived in plenty of time, as we… Read more

Honeymoon, week one: Lake Como So, once it cooled down a little in Lake Como, I managed to sleep through the night. That means I spent my days exploring and… Read more

I love waterfalls and there are a lot of them here. You just have to go in search of them. Fortunately we both love that kind of adventure. And with… Read more

I can’t sleep when I’m hot. Like, I get cranky and tossy-turny and evil. So I got up, piled cushions on the floor in front of the open deck doors,… Read more

We woke up early and decided to have a wander through Milan, since checkout wasn’t until noon. What a beautiful, stunning city. A perfect mix of ancient and modern. We… Read more

We’ve been talking a lot about memory recently and how important it is to chronicle things, so you have photos/words to look back on. So I’m going to write some… Read more