Pia & Co.

Happy New Year from my thawed-out heart

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:11:16 -0800

Since my mother passed away two and a half years ago, and I moved far from the ceramic studio where I socialized every single day, I have pretty much kept to myself and have allowed very few positive

Could I be doing something better with my time?

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:39:24 -0800

The day before yesterday I read Misty Mawn’s touching post about longings and memories. At the end of it she provided a link to two YouTube videos. Off I went, down memory lane. The next hour was spe

Second thing

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 17:46:37 -0800

I was planning on just letting the second item slide after writing about the first thing many people don’t know about me, because, well I don’t know why. The fact is that I periodically wonder why I w

Two things

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:48:45 -0800

Even though you didn’t ask, I’m going to tell you two things most people don’t know about me. 1. In 2000 I lived with a rat. No, no, not that kind. The real thing: the four-legged variety. His name

Medicine soup

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:06:00 -0800

I haven’t had a cold in a couple of years, but when I get one it’s a whopper - like the one I have now. I’ve tried everything in the last 24 hours, from homeopathic to allopathic, to aromatherapy. a

My first ever Kirtan; will there be more?

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:22:51 -0800

In order to tell you about my first ever Kirtan, I have to back up a bit. During my recent trip to Italy, or maybe shortly after I returned, I found myself wondering what had happened to my spiritua

I love these stones

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:20:54 -0700

These are the stones that pave the streets of the spot on Earth that in all my life I have loved the most. The town is Torremaggiore, province of Foggia, region of Puglia, in southern Italy. I loved

We went, we saw, we were conquered.

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:33:34 -0700

I'm back, more or less. It's been a week today, but I still don't feel like all of me is back here. I can’t find the adjectives to describe the trip. Movimentato, would be a good Italian word for i

Arrivederci!

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:53:29 -0700

In a few hours I’ll be on a plane to Italy (actually first London, then Rome). I’ll be gone a month. The photo above was taken 12 years ago and I love it. I’m standing in front of one of several cast

The Summer of Love turns 40

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 19:46:45 -0700

Last Sunday San Francisco celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love in Golden Gate Park. When my friends and I arrived at 11 am the happy and colorful crowd numbered 20,000. The skies wer