Autumn in the Wine Country

I have so many reasons to be grateful … and it isn’t just the wine talking.

My daughter treated me to an early birthday present by giving me two days in the wine country with her. It’s become our signature get-away place where I get to be the perfect me.

Mothers and Daughters

One of my readers asked me to speak about issues that ‘test’ the mother-daughter relationship, such as divorce and single motherhood. I can only speak from my own ‘expert’ experience and will share my reflections, knowing that every woman’s experience is different. I want to start by saying that I believe the relationship between a mother and daughter is complex, more so than any other relationship. Victoria Secunda says it well when she states:

Friendship in Fiji

All good friends should spend some time together in Fiji. Why? Because this island’s greatest gift is that of friendship. We are on Beqa Island where there are no phones, no television, and due to a recent tropical storm, no internet. There is no town, no shops. Our resort is the only commercial property on the island. We eat all our meals together in a large room without walls called a bure. Our only form of entertainment is talking and spending time together.

Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse…and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.

- Rick Riordan -

Category : Friendship

Autumn in the Wine Country

Mothers and Daughters

Friendship in Fiji

Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse…and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.