_ The Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum By Sondra Forsyth blogRiga has the Daugava River running right through it. This river is an intricate waterways system of streams and lakes […]
_ What Your Values Tell You About You By Sondra Forsyth blogYour values describe what you think is good, true and worthwhile. Advertising, media, popular icons and people close to you […]
_ Russian Jurmala By Sondra Forsyth blogJurmala is a small resort district outside of Riga. (Jura means sea, mala means edge or side, ergo seaside.) It […]
_ It’s Time to Trust Black Women Fighting for Their Health, and Their Lives By Sondra Forsyth blogAs around the sun the earth knows she’s revolving And the rosebuds know to bloom in early May Just as […]
_ Travel in the Time of COVID By Sondra Forsyth blogThe number one rule of blog writing for me is to keep it evergreen, meaning the topic always feels current […]
_ My Post-COVID State of Mind By Jane Farrell blogI left home in May to explore parts of the country that I’ve never visited before. Hello, Tennessee! Greetings, Kentucky! […]
_ Three Keys to Balance By Sondra Forsyth blogWhen life feels out of control the dream self sends messages to help restore balance, especially dreams about houses. The […]
_ Don’t Call Me “Young Lady”! By Sondra Forsyth blogI’m letting my hair go gray – or as my beauty editor friend calls it, “silver”. I like my new, […]
_ Parking Queen By Jane Farrell blogDo you remember the car you learned to drive on? Mine was a 1964 Chevy Impala Super Sport, a maroon […]
_ The Zoom Boom By Sondra Forsyth blogWhen COVID-19 made in-person gatherings pretty much verboten, Zoom became the way scores of us made or maintained connections with […]
_ Fashionista By Sondra Forsyth blogHave I become that old lady who doesn’t know that dressing like a teenager does not make her look younger? […]
_ Dear Ms. Smith By Sondra Forsyth blogHAL hates me I have an ongoing battle with technology. This perks up its ugly head when I attempt contact […]
_ The File of Dread in My Head By Sondra Forsyth blogEvery so often, usually after a Rueben sandwich and way too much caffeine, I have the ultimate insomnia anxiety attack. […]
_ Septuagenarian By Sondra Forsyth blogI was bummed that when I turned 70 I could not have a huge party with a hundred friends and […]
_ Making Choices That Work By Sondra Forsyth blogNo matter how many books you read or experts you watch or listen to, observing the consequences of past choices […]
_ Meeting My Mother’s Past During the Pandemic By Sondra Forsyth blogEditor’s Note: For Mother’s Day 2021, we are happy to celebrate by posting this touching blog. After spending the first […]
_ Kaboom! By Sondra Forsyth blogI want you to join me in an experiment. I want you to recall a time when time went into […]
_ Was it a wake up call? By Sondra Forsyth blogI put Bengay on my toothbrush this morning. BLECK. I had a very numb mouth and unpleasant taste. And it […]