January 2nd, 2013 
Michael Happy New Year friends & visitors. I hope you are as excited about 2013 as I am! There is something incredibly special about entering a new year and it is important to remember that the possibilities for change are endless. It’s up to you, so what’s it going to be? How is this going to [...]
December 2nd, 2012 Frances The holidays are here. I love the music playing as I enter shops. There’s always this marvelous merry feeling I wish we could all bottle and have the year long. Though when I see people carrying three or four shopping bags full of gifts, I tend to hope that the givers have enough in their [...]
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No Comments » December 27th, 2011 Frances HAPPY 2012 NEW YEAR TO ALL OF US! It feels as though it’s going to be an interesting 2012. Interesting that loosely-used and versatile word saves the user from having to explain further as it has a way of explaining itself. People understand what they want to understand when the word is used. I like [...]
Posted in A Holiday, Simple Things Mean A Lot, The Art Of, The Heart Tags: 2012, exquisitely interesting, how can I serve? No Comments » November 19th, 2011 Frances At this time of the year many of us, for different reasons, leave the bright lights and merriment of our own hometown to travel abroad. We go for various reasons: we don’t want to be alone in familiar surroundings, we’re thinking that, at this point in time, we’re not compatible with family, we’re grieving and [...]
Posted in A Holiday, A Step At A Time, Entertainment, Food, Great place to eat, In The Company Of Websites, The Marketplace of Possibilities, Traveling Tags: cafe cultura in quito, el maiz restaurante in cuenca, hassan's cafe in quito, la casa sol in quito, le rendez-vous in vilcabamba, loja in ecuador, quito's cathedrals and museums, raymipampa restaurant in cuenca, the magic bean in quito, the panama hat trail by tom miller No Comments » November 16th, 2011 Frances Now seems a good time to prepare for the thanksgiving part of the day, and have it be a real awareness of gratitude. We all should have the specially prepared food down pat with all the help from magazines, cookbooks, etc. The food of: roast turkey (or, if we’re in the south, deep-fried turkey), the [...]
January 3rd, 2011 Frances What a lovely day it is; the sun is shining brightly, the snow is melting, and 2011 is here. Are we ready for a new wonderful way to live so that we’ll find ourselves in a good place? It seems our intelligent universe is asking individuals to come forth and shine mentally, spiritually, and physically [...]
December 18th, 2010 Frances When Christmas shopping has come to an end, I walk into a favorite shop and buy something for myself. A little special something, not a splurge, something only I would call exciting. That something has to be small enough to fit nicely into a suitcase. I never know beforehand where I’ll end up, or when. [...]
January 18th, 2010 Frances This is a very simple story, and, since it’s Martin Luther King Day, I want to tell it. It was in the 1970′s that two baby girls were born, and at a certain age they became very good friends. One of them was black; the other was white. In high school, among other things, they [...]
January 5th, 2010 Frances HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! May we all be followed pursued sandwiched in surrounded by: love joy harmony laughter truth wholeness abundance strength adventure forgiveness success inspiration creativity beauty compassion love May 2010 be our beautiful work of art.
January 7th, 2008 Michael I hope anyone reading this was able to welcome in the New Year around family, friends and loved ones. Mom, thanks for making the trip. It was wonderful as always having you with us. I’m thinking that Taverna Agora may become a family spot… Good things coming for all of us in 2008!
