Jan 24, 2020 | A Day In My Life
September 1963 Buongiorno from the paese del sole! I wake at 5:43 sharp, thanks to Ermenegildo, the rooster crowing outside my window. Without a sniper’s rifle handy, I resort to tossing a few coins at him to discourage him instead, but to no avail. Reluctantly, I...
Jan 22, 2020 | A Day In My Life
I didn’t think it would every really happen. Not really, but I dreamed it would. All those lonely days in one of the most beautiful cities of the world, San Francisco, and I was pretty sure it wouldn’t happen. But then it did. I got up my gumption and got my life...
Jan 18, 2020 | A Day In My Life
I’d like to tell you what I think I’ve learned through this experience. That survival, for me, means finding the courage to dig deep and believe in myself. That survival, for me, means finding that elusive inner strength. But let me tell you about myself first – and...
Jan 17, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Beginning when I was six and Edwin was nine, years before Edwin became an opium addict and an art forger, he taught me how to paint, with patience and humor, despite my father’s protestations that it was a waste of his time. Edwin and I both knew I didn’t have his...
Jan 11, 2020 | A Day In My Life
My City! London! It’s great to be home. The Victoria & Albert! Harrods! Tate Britain! The National Portrait Gallery! St Paul’s! A proper cup of tea! I don’t know what I’m most exciting about seeing. After the cup of tea of course. Not that I’m likely to get much...
Jan 10, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Hello, I’m Lydia Litton Talbot. I live in Taylorsford, a historic Virginia town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and I’m the aunt of Amy Webber, who is the director of the public library. Amy currently lives with me, but that is about to change, for a...
