

Party!
Friends invited me for their annual family-and-friends-Saturday-after-Thanksgiving dinner — and surprised me with a Bon Voyage party! ...
Countdown to Miami: Day #21
After 21, it’s all nip and tuck... If you signed on this morning, you probably detected a bit of minor surgery in progress. Passepartout...


List of Lists
The only other time my entire house has been in such disarray was the month before the 2015 neighborhood-wide yard sale, when I had gone...
Between the Covers: ‘A Sense of the World’
“I felt an irresistible impulse to become acquainted with as many parts of the world as my professional avocations would permit… and I...
Playing Catch-up
Here’s the thing about a blog: the most recent “post” appears at the top. Earlier posts appear in descending chronological order below...
Countdown to Miami: Day #28
28 days.... 7 days x 4 weeks...I leave 4 weeks from today. I have a list of lists... each week between now and then has a list of...


‘Now, voyager...’
Look what turned up! On my ABOUT page, I told you ‘Now, Voyager’ is one of my all-time favorite movies. I just unearthed my 1969 diary of...


Gurus? Gurae? Guri?
‘PassePartout’ would not exist were it not for Anne Maguire and Priscilla March! Both long-time singer friends from Cantemus, they are...


Countdown to Miami: Day #35
<- Passport Control This Way -> Big day! My new, second passport is back in my hot little hands, now filled with visas for: China,...


‘So, Susan, how do you pack for 5 months?’
‘When Sammy Met Tommy’ The simple answer? Buy another suitcase. A bigger suitcase. As many of you know, I pride myself on not paying...