What a difference a year makes. This time last year, I was on the other side of the world on the beautiful island of Koh Samui, Thailand. There were approximately 44 cases of COVID-19 in both the USA and Thailand. However, while the number remained relatively steady for Thailand, it increased at an alarming rate the USA.
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February 21, 2021 Dream your dreams
Be your own soul,learn to liveAnd if men thwart youtake no heed.If men hate youhave no care.Sing your song,Dream your dreamHope your hope andpray your prayer.~parkenhambeatty
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February 19, 2021 More snow
It’s February. Snow tends to fall this time of year. However, compared to this time last year, we had a mere few inches. Last week a ...
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February 6, 2021 Highlights
Four years ago I stopped dying my hair. I had been dying for two years prior to calling it quits. The first two years I dyed ...
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February 2, 2021 Premium fuel for This top of the line luxury vehicle: My Body
Fuel for my body. I’m that woman. Two years ago I took out additional life insurance and had to go through the usual rigmarole.The company quoted ...
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January 31, 2021 A pillar of self-care: recreation
Missing the pursuit of pre-COVID recreation, and reminding myself that I’m here. I’m alive, and I get to keep dreaming of doing the things I’ve always ...
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January 29, 2021 Love At First Sight
The year was 1983. It was the year I first laid eyes on Cicely Tyson. There was something captivating, something magnetic that drew me to her. ...
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January 24, 2021 49 Years Alive
It’s my birthday today. And I can’t remember every feeling such overwhelming gratitude for life. It’s overflowing, even now as I sit on my couch, with ...
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January 17, 2021 Pet Bonding during the covid pandemic
I’m not really a pet person. But as the universe would have it, my two children are amongst the biggest pet lovers on the planet. So ...
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January 14, 2021 Plants- I Got It From My Grandma
I don’t consider myself a plant mama. They are more like my girlfriends. I grew up with my grandmother (the plant grandmama) in Trinidad and Tobago ...