I’ve been thinking a lot about truth these days. In the current environment of  “fake news,” “alternative facts,”  hyperbole and outright...

Daisy was our first dog. A Brittany spaniel mix, we adopted her over 40 years ago when we first moved to Conifer. Heidi was in...

After a month full of adventure and memory-building,  we arrived home, an exhausting 23-hour journey  from Salvador via Panama City. We...

One of the most rewarding parts of traveling are the people we meet. Just a few in Brazil: Aldi, the proprietor of  a small snack shack...

A much anticipated part of our trip was spending a week on the World Heritage island of Fernando de Naronha off the east coast of Brazil....

After a wonderful week in Cotacachi learning about the Runa people, we took an overnight flight to Salvador, Brazil. We arrived at rush...

One of the experiences we had planned in advance was a ritual cleansing with Mama Juana, a Cotacachi Runa and yachak (shaman). True to...

“Quedamos eternamente agradecidos” (we are eternally grateful) Apak emailed me the day after we left Cotacachi. Yet we are the ones who...

On the way to Cotacachi on Wednesday, we stopped at Mitad del Mundo, the center of the world. Actually there are two sites, only a few...

The last few days have been filled with sights, sound and experiences that were rich and unique. Today, however, I’ll focus on just a few...

We’ve been studying the middah (soul trait) of  kavod (honor) in synagogue this month – honoring self and honoring others. My ability to...

Yesterday we spent a wonderful day touring in Quito with a young guide named David. It was a great opportunity to practice my Spanish as...

“TWO PUPPIES? I thought Togo was your last dog,” my friend Jan texted after I sent her a photo. Indeed, for years Irv said Togo would be...

My body is telling me it’s aging: My left knee is creaky. My right shoulder clicks. My toes cross over each other. I am wearing hearing...

(I am sharing this letter with Irv’s permission) Dear Irv, Happy anniversary!  I can’t believe it’s been 51 years since we stood in front...

Last week, the week of my birthday and a long-awaited visit from my son, I anticipated joy. Instead, I experienced the pain of losing...

“How did you do on your math test?” my father asked as I opened the front door and stepped into the living room after school. “I got a...

I am not a patient person. It is the middah (soul trait) that I find most challenging. Despite a decade of practicing Mussar, I still...

I was preparing a Passover seder for 20 guests, and my granddaughter, Selam, asked if she could spend the night to help. Although she is...

April 20, 1999. It’s late morning and I’m sitting at my computer in the Communications Services Office of Jeffco Schools when the first...