It’s been a while since I told you about Chile, where winter is winding down and flowers have begun to bloom and where yesterday wasn’t Labor Day. My mom visited last week with her sweet beau, Bill. She’s been here … Continue reading
It’s Memorial Day. I’m back in rainy Santiago after a quick trip to California for a lovely family wedding in San Francisco. In the very same venue, in fact, where Ryan and I were married two-and-a-half years ago, after getting … Continue reading
When you’re only one country away, getting to Machu Picchu can still take a few days—even if you don’t hike the Inca Trail. First, you board two planes. Then, you may spend two days in the lovely city of Cusco … Continue reading
Just as it’s an island of many names—Rapa Nui, Easter Island, Isla de Pascua—it’s also an island with many stories, histories, and much mystery. (At one point, the Rapa Nui population dwindled down to just 111 people—due to slavery, conflict, … Continue reading
It’s time to tell you that the day before Thanksgiving, I had a D&C because of a miscarriage I’d had, unknowingly, the week before. I didn’t know until my doctor looked for a heartbeat we’d already heard twice before, but … Continue reading