10 Ways to Live in Paris Every Day

A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life.  Around this time of year, my heart longs for Paris. The romance, the joie de vivre, the fashion, the culture and art, the music… Springtime ignites my Parisian heart. But, my heart always aches for the magical prowess and energy that can only […]

100 Ways to Have a Love Affair with Life

When it’s over, I want to say: all my lifeI was a bride married to amazement.I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it is over, I don’t want to wonderif I have made of my life something particular, and real.I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened,or full of argument. […]

How to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Your Guests

As I type this, one of my dearest friends and her daughter are in a plane flying across the country to visit me in Durango. (That’s her and me in the photo from years ago.) I’ve spent the past few days preparing for her arrival, because she’s not just any guest, she’s special – we’ve […]