Today is the Day!

Posted by on Jan 20, 2006 in Word Flow | No Comments

Well, I made it to Darien, Georgia, with the intentions of going over to Sapelo Island and taking a Geechee tour. “A what tour?” you may ask. Well, I got the idea from a movie that is one of my favorites from a visual standpoint, “Daughters of the Dust“, directed by Julie Dash. This movie […]

Finally – Leaving the cold and heading South!

Posted by on Jan 17, 2006 in Word Flow | One Comment

Finally!! It was balmy driving from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday — I think the temperature was at or near 60 degrees. It was beautiful and sunny — unseasonably warm, but very pleasant, given that is was the middle of January. Well, the party was over by Saturday: it started out raining for the […]

On the road again

Posted by on Jan 11, 2006 in Word Flow | 2 Comments

I’ve been in Yellow Springs, Ohio since December 23rd, hanging with my mother, supposedly resting up, and reconnecting with friends in town. Did I mention that I *love* Yellow Springs, Ohio, the town where I grew up? In my opinion, it is a very wonderful, almost magical place. The people that this town has attracted […]

Apt, Profound Words

Posted by on Jan 7, 2006 in Word Flow | No Comments

Two quotes came my way today that epitomize where I am at right now: “Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation which is not nuturing to the whole woman.” — Maya Angelou And “You have to give up the life you have to get to the […]

“So, Why Miami?”

Posted by on Jan 2, 2006 in Word Flow | No Comments

I have been asked this question so much, I felt it deserved its own post to tell the story. In December of 2002, six months after my father died unexpectedly in an airplane crash (see his memorial site for all of the details), I decided to take myself for a much-needed vacation. A real vacation […]