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“Will you be called Grandma, Granny, Grandpa, Gramps, Granddad, Papa or Nana?”

Written by diana on September 21, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle. 6 Comments on “Will you be called Grandma, Granny, Grandpa, Gramps, Granddad, Papa or Nana?”

For all of you who remember your grandparents fondly, are grandparents yourself, or look forward to being a grandparent in the future, this guest post is to celebrate Grandparents Day (September 13) and Grandparents Month (September). Guest blogger, Jane Hanser, author of Dogs Don’t Look Both Ways {Abbreviated from the original with the author’s...

Split-Screens—Contemporary Dualism

Written by diana on June 1, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle, Writing and Blogging Tips.

Social networks, the structure of some of today’s blockbuster novels, and experiments in original content for television and movies have given us a world that is a split-screen reality. Plot has merged with multiple points-of-view (POV) more than ever. Pushing further, there is no one reality but a gradient of realities, in flux, and based upon...

Step into Nature—Patrice Vecchione

Written by diana on April 14, 2015. Posted in Art, Lifestyle, Writing and Blogging Tips. 3 Comments on Step into Nature—Patrice Vecchione

Recently I attended Patrice Vecchione’s Monterey book launch for Step into Nature, a personal journal of solitary walks in and their influence on her art (as a collage artist and painter) and on her poetry. Step into Nature invites the reader to join her on a quiet and unassuming spiritual journey, a discovery of the symbiosis we share...

SideTour–When You Don’t Want to Feel Like a Tourist

Written by diana on May 19, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle, Local travel, Travel (Domestic). 2 Comments on SideTour–When You Don’t Want to Feel Like a Tourist

On a recent vacation in New York City, we thought we would try out SideTour (www.sidetour.com), an online marketplace for unusual, offbeat experiences and activities. Originally designed not for tourists but for locals who want to discover secret treasures in their own neighborhood, the company has now begun to expand to Boston, Chicago, Los...

“Babymoons and Doulas, Push Presents and Placenta Pills”–A New Riff on the Cycle of Life

Written by diana on December 16, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle, Unhealed Wound. 7 Comments on “Babymoons and Doulas, Push Presents and Placenta Pills”–A New Riff on the Cycle of Life

We baby boomers may not know all the latest ways to celebrate one of the most miraculous stages of the cycle of life–the birth of a baby. Over the course of the past year, I have enjoyed learning about the 21st century style of celebration of birth. Babymoons, doulas, push presents and placenta pills are now part of my...

“Will you be called Grandma, Granny, Grandpa, Gramps, Granddad, Papa or Nana?”

Split-Screens—Contemporary Dualism

Step into Nature—Patrice Vecchione

SideTour–When You Don’t Want to Feel Like a Tourist

Facebook and the Internet–Let’s Face It

“Babymoons and Doulas, Push Presents and Placenta Pills”–A New Riff on the Cycle of Life

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