People We Meet on Vacation
The day I met my future husband, Otto, at the Fish Market in Helsinki, the first question he asked was,Continue Reading
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TOUCHED BY A MAN OF COLOR
Today, as Americans celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I am reminded of anotherContinue Reading
Remembering September 11 Through Music
Last weekend, I celebrated the 95th birthday of a very dear British friend, Brenda, who lives in Finland, and likeContinue Reading
When Queen Elizabeth Lunched in the Finnish Forest
The first time I visited my future mother-in-law, Paula, at her home in the Finnish countryside, I was surprised toContinue Reading
Top Tips from the Stockholm Writers Festival 2022
On three unusually hot days last month, published and aspiring writers, agents, and publishers came to Sweden for the StockholmContinue Reading
When Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came… Mary said, “Yes.”
Every year at Christmastime, Christians around the world sing the hauntingly beautiful “Gabriel’s Message,” a 13th-century Basque carol. Based onContinue Reading
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Cloister
If all goes according to plan, this spring my husband Otto and I will be strolling through the ancient ruinsContinue Reading
The Gift of a Lifetime for only $43
In a recent podcast interview, I was asked about gifts—not the kind you hastily unwrap under the Christmas tree onContinue Reading
ORGANIZE A KICK-ASS BOOK LAUNCH EVENT AT LITTLE COST
When I decided to self-publish my first book, Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding, last fall, IContinue Reading
TOTENTANZ (Dance of the Dead): Remembering 9/11 Twenty Years Later
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 are forever linked in my mind to Franz Liszt’s Totentanz and not onlyContinue Reading