Just four more nights of sleep before I get on a plane and head off to Italy.  It’s been a vacation that’s been planned, in general, for many, many months, although some of the finer details have just come together over the last couple of weeks.
Bright and early on Wednesday morning, I head off to Milan, Italy.

I plan to spend about half a day in that busy city, and then head off to Lake Maggiore for a few days of relaxation and exploration,before heading to Tuscany and a couple of weeks (a return visit) at a wonderful farmhouse on a …read more

After 10 years of being locked away, the Shroud of Turin is slated for display in 2010.  It is normally rolled up and locked away in a silver box, and kept under close guard in the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, with a replica on display.  But Pope Benedict has announced that the real thing will be put on display for the faithful to see next year, and as a result, religious travel promises to be booming.
The Shroud is a linen cloth (measuring approximately 14  1/2 x 4 feet) that is believed to have been the burial cloth of …read more

I’m going to try to illustrate that there are times in every relationship, during which small gaps occur: gaps in expectations, gaps in promises, responsibilities, trust and perhaps a gap in adoration. It is also intended to demonstrate that sometimes we have to put our ambitions aside for the sake of our partners.
“Mind The Gap”, is also used on the London underground transit system, to remind riders to be cautious of the gap between the train and the platform. How prosaic, right?
Several years ago, my husband’s firm, a large New York based financial services corporation, offered him a temporary position …read more