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Once again I followed my mentor, Charyl Ozkaya, into another realm of healing arts called The Breathing Connection Workshop. I always feel a little apprehension, but trust that I will be enchanted by her joyous loving energy.  Our friendship began as a chance meeting in Islip airport more than 13 years ago, though she says, … Continue reading Adventures in Breathing

All it takes is a month or two of cold weather to get me reminiscing about warm memories.  Last summer’s vacation will not soon be forgotten. I was always envious of my friends who created annual family fun at the ocean or lakeside. My husband and I were determined to have that experience. We coordinated … Continue reading DREAMING OF SUMMER

New Year’s Eve is not a raucous event in our neck of the woods. We do celebrate with a special meal and toast to the new year, but that is about it. In the last decade, we have not seen the ball fall or banged a pot at the stroke of midnight. At 99 years … Continue reading NEW YEAR!

A brief restoration of body and spirit in our hotel, allowed us to jump up ready to go. We hustled down to have the hotel call us a cab to take us downtown. We were staying on the outskirts in a lovely old hotel called Sandymount, which the Loughran family has owned since 1955.  It … Continue reading Last Day of Dublin