Nana The Great

When my daughter- in- law, Cindy, asked me if I would want to be the fortune teller at Cameron’s 5th birthday ‘backyard carnival’, I couldn’t say YES fast enough. I already had the outfit, in fact several of them because my style isn’t that far off from a gypsy fortune teller, I guess. I chose [...]

Sand Castles in the…Radiology Department???

The Outrageous is not a familiar event in the healthcare arena, but don’t tell that to Sally Grady, Director of Imaging Services at Florida Hospital’s Seaside Imaging Center. Sally insists ‘there was not a creative bone in her body’ when she first arrived from Ohio to the town of Celebration back in 1996. The fact [...]

Public Citizen #110

There it was, on top of the stack in my mailbox: my JURY SUMMONS. My wince was on automatic, hoping I had a reason to cancel, sure I’d have to miss something important on that specific date three weeks from then. I made a reminder sign so big that I couldn’t miss it to call [...]

Dr. Gladys

I had afternoon tea with Dr. Gladys McGarey in her enchanted cottage, complete with Quan Yins, angels and real-life bunny rabbits in her yard. We sat comfortably in her living room, amidst her many awards and personal treasures that challenged me to keep my eyes just on her. Her petite and spritely frame held a [...]

IMAGINE

This is a fragile moment we share: endings and beginnings happening at exactly the same time…a letting go, while embracing. I don’t do well with endings, but I tell myself every time that they are necessary for me to grow. This month I was really challenged with 2 endings, two almost year-long projects that I [...]