This is Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, John the Baptist. He was 67 when he painted it, an old man by the standards of Renaissance Italy. But he did much of his best work, including the Mona Lisa, in those years.
This is Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, John the Baptist. He was 67 when he painted it, an old man by the standards of Renaissance Italy. But he did much of his best work, including the Mona Lisa, in those years.
I have seen two people die in my life so far, the first when I was 21, a violent, instant death. There is something about seeing that kind of death…
It was only a month and three days between the Las Vegas massacre and the Texas Baptist Church massacre. My favorite uncle was a Baptist, a plumbing contractor from Gainesville…
Feeling overwhelmed – I was thinking it was just me, but then I looked up the dates: Aug. 31, Hurricane Harvey devastates Houston; Sept. 11, Hurricane Irma devastates Florida; Sept.…
At two different times in my life, beautiful friends have given me copies of the book, Wise Women, and each time I was so happy. I wish I had one…
Please understand – I am not equating your heart with the hearts of the people who gathered for a white power rally in Charlottesville, Virginia this morning. Originally posted 2017-08-13…
This news comes from my new favorite blog, This Chair Rocks, by Ashton Applewhite. There’s a link below to read the entire article and I hope you will, but, in a nutshell,…
Exhibit A: This is the cover of last year’s Time Magazine, double issue on longevity and Alzheimer’s. Take a look at that CHIN! Is that the chin of a woman…
It’s 8 years since my Mother passed. As usual, I walked on a beach she loved, this time with my husband, Peter, and our good good friends, Amir &…
My friend thought she was getting Alzheimers because she could never remember what happened the night before. Her son thought she had it too, he wanted her to get tested.…