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Stacking Stones
This past November, I found myself unexpectedly and briefly on the beach in Montauk, New York, for a couple hours. My friend and I came across some stacked stones. I think stacked stones are magical....
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Slow and Steady
I should have never cracked the car window. Dang this unseasonably warm weather. Sixty degrees in February. With time, being able to catch gulps of fresh air would be a blessing. I watched the door of...
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Beach Stones
Shortly after Christmas my daughter and I went camping in coastal California. It was peaceful. It was also nice to be outside (although a bit colder than we had wanted) all day, every day. We spent...
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Cancer. The word that stops your heart.
This Friday I will have a surgical procedure to remove cells that, left alone, could turn into cancer. These pesky cells were discovered during a routine yearly exam with my gynecologist, after which...
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Remission. The word that makes your heart soar.
We just got the call. Our Dad is in remission! Thank you all for your support, words of encouragement, prayers, wisdom, hugs and kindness. SHARE......FOLLOW
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No Set Schedule
I couldn’t find my happiness this past Sunday. I tried. I wasn’t slated to work that day, but I had gone in early for a problem and then, later, learned that a customer had reduced a staff member to...
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Health and the Human Heart
Yesterday I walked into Truman Hospital for the first time in 16 years – since the night my youngest sister died with dignity in their care. I haven’t been ignoring the place. I just haven’t had a...
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Tonight’s Dinner
It is cold in Kansas City. It is hump day. My daughter starts another four day weekend tomorrow because of conferences. I have walked to the fridge 10+ times thinking I will be inspired. Truth be told,...
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Not A Green Thumb
I do not have a green thumb. I’m pretty sure I don’t want to grow one either. I have watched my mother for years grow great things and enjoy it. I was raised helping her – alongside my sisters and...
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Family Business
Co-owning a family business is a remarkable adventure. My life intertwined with my family on a daily basis. It works for me. It is one of most enjoyable aspects of my career. This week my daughter is...
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Living With History
I love driving. I like to be in control. I enjoy it. Last week I took a road trip with my husband and son during the younger one’s spring break. Our small family truly loves road trips.Close, personal...
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New Works Arrive by Catherine Weitzman
Today I was thrilled to take photos of new Catherine Weitzman pieces. Her work is incredible. She lives in Hawaii. (Yes, I am jealous.) Her work is inspired by the nature that surrounds. She often uses...
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Sculptor Fred Conlon is just a Big Kid at Heart
Fred Conlon is a comic genius. Seriously…check out these new pieces by our hug-a-bug friend and creative force, Fred Conlon. He works with scrap metal to up-cycle junk into his playful sculptures. I...
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A Prime Minister, a Secretary of State and a Retailer Walk Into a Bar
I have had mixed emotions since learning of Margaret Thatcher’s death. I was raised with strong feminist tendencies, and I am co-raising a son in the same vein. I think a lot about issues that women...
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Point of Pride
For the last 14 years, I have volunteered on an outreach, education and fundraising project for AIDS Walk Kansas City. And for the past 10 years, STUFF has been a corporate sponsor along with amazing...
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Voices in My Head
I attended a charity luncheon last week, and the main speaker – a graduate of the program we were there to raise money for – spoke of her life, her troubles and her achievements. A clear voice she...
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Embracing Simplicity
Parades are funny things. Not just because of clowns and puppets and dogs. Not because of men in tutus and babies in top hats. Parades are funny because they bring out the best in America. The slowing...
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We will run and we will remember.
This continues to be a sad and tragic week in America. I have been struggling with maintaining my inner happiness. Faced with all these events, how do I keep talking about free scarves, tailgate...
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Springtime Hello
My husband and I owned a home before the one we live in now. But to my father’s father, this is our first home. The other one was “nothing but air, really.” It was a condo in a converted warehouse...
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My Walk with AIDS
On a Friday night over a week ago, I stood under a tent in a large urban park at a memorial service for no one in particular and for every one on this planet. I held the microphone in my hand and...
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