Free Bird

Free Bird

Siblings are often the only people in your life that can truly understand your history. Even with personal differences and regardless of the quality of your relationship, one can’t deny the shared history that binds you. I have two older sisters and one older...
Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone

Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone

I have been in Taormina for a week now. My blogs are a bit behind. It has taken me this long to write one because, to be honest, it hasn’t been a great start to this leg of the journey. Clearly it’s more of an internal thing. Nonetheless, I worried it would not...
That’s Amore

That’s Amore

The challenges improved with each day and even more so with the arrival of my middle daughter. Introducing Avery Veronica Ward. She, like her sisters, exude characteristics of strength, kindness and unbounded curiosity that have led them all on their unique life...
Carbonara and Other Serendipities

Carbonara and Other Serendipities

I made the decision to leave Taormina early. As delightful and beautiful as it is, I had taken what I needed from the top of the mountain. It was time to move on. I decided to go to Catania; a place I had visited for brief moments, transitioning to other areas....
Wherever You Go… There You Are

Wherever You Go… There You Are

It has been another whirlwind of a week. The original plan was to meet up with one of my oldest and dearest friends and her two adult children whom I adore like my own, for a couple of days in Cinque Terre. But in true gypsy form, my daughter and I woke up one morning...