Never do I notice what a romantic I am more than when I’m doing life alone. I’m sitting alone in a booth at a dimly lit, lively restaurant in wine country, listening to a musician play classic Italian tunes on his accordion. I’m staring intently […]
A traveling nurse by the name of Theresa, sporting a colorful scarf over a plaid top, sat down next to me at gate 150 of Tom Bradley’s International wing at LAX. Throughout our thirty-minute conversation, she called me, “honey child,” and “mama” singing my praises […]
I dropped a piece of pizza crust on the ground tonight during my dinner and immediately felt like someone punched me in the gut. A month and a half ago, my sweet furbaby boy, Bambino, would have quickly swooped up this crumb. There are so […]
When people find out that I do a lot of solo traveling, I frequently receive shocked expressions. I, in fact, prefer it. People typically ask, “Aren’t you scared?” My answer is usually, “No.” And I silently wonder if people would ask me the same question […]