donna's blog

xmas day 2025 A Slow Descent from Scarsdale We started moving down from Scarsdale slowly at first. It felt like a sedate drip of loss. Where do you go if you start off high? I don’t just mean in status. I mean in experience and process. Ultimately, you might end up feeling like an ascetic. I’ve been told I have too much clutter, so I guess that’s why. I like to hold onto things. It could have been a divorce like any other. Reflections on My Childhood Wait, I should start earl

The year we spent in China was life-altering.  We learned to rely on each other in very specific ways, my husband for his stature...

PHOTO CREDIT: Jennie Carr My phone rings three times a day with the same message: my teenage (daughter) needs someone to talk to.  I try...