It’s All Maya!

Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet
I met ten refugees from Tibet not too long ago.  They had been given political asylum in France and were happy to be here while missing their homes, their families, and their friends.

Kangchenjunga, Himalayas
They told me how they had walked across the Himalayas from their homeland to Nepal.  It had taken them […]

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Chilean miner after being rescued.
I was watching the Chilean miners being rescued live on the internet this morning!  Incredible images that are amazing and emotional to watch showing the miners 2300 ft. below and the work that was done to rescue the 33 men trapped since the beginning of August!  I think everyone in Camp […]

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This past week for four days at the Hôtel de Ville there was a big event for making people aware of becoming a donor.

Unlike in the US where you can put whether you want to donate your organs on your driver’s license, here in France it’s a bit more complicated, but with the help of […]

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Maya Muses:  The title says it all!  Happy Birthday Mom!  I wish I was there with you celebrating you being 88 years young!  You’re an amazing woman and we’re so lucky to have you as a mom!!!  Love and miss you so much!  (Pack your bags and come to Paris!)

Mom taking a rest from gardening.

Mom in […]

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I know, I know!  I haven’t been writing much on my blog lately, but believe me it’s not because I haven’t been writing.  Just the opposite!  Yesterday I wrote 30 pages, yep, 30 pages of a novel that I’m writing.  I’ve had this idea in my head for quite some time and when the story […]

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I don’t know which it is, but whatever Patrick is drinking it’s not working that well. Patrick was watching the quarter finals in the World Cup between Paraguay and Spain the other day when I came into the living room.
“Who’s playing” I said, sitting down to watch the game.
“Paraguay and Spain.”
“Who’s who?”
“Spain is red and […]

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When you have ten Mexican-Americans in a sleek silver gray rented mini-bus traveling together with one Anglo in tow it doesn’t turn heads in the Southwest, at least not in Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, or California.  As we ventured our way into the depths of Arizona, however, we caused a stir among the local authorities […]

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(School Days - Mom, middle row, far left.)
My mom is an extraordinary woman who had a difficult life as a young child and some of her earliest memories are those that sound like a Stephen King novel turned into a horror movie.  Painful memories that anyone would want to forget, so I won’t go into […]

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I love getting e-mails from my friend Sandy because I know that whatever she sends, it’s going to be cute, fun, or practical.  Thanks to Sandy I have written a number of posts.  One was about the crazy things that people do with food.  There are some great photos of creative people sculpting food.  My […]

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I guess my title says it all.  Patrick and I were suppose to be in Paris by now and yet we’re still here.  Why?  Well, I won’t go into the gruesome details, but we can’t leave until after I have several medical procedures and this afternoon will be my second with maybe one or two […]

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