I visited Berkeley recently—well, on the border between Albany and Berkeley, in the East Bay of Northern California’s Bay Area. My son lives in graduate housing there,…… Read more “Things We Don’t Always See”
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Waiting
When I contemplate my next blog post, I search for what’s burning inside me. Or else go looking for a topic that intrigues me, a question I…… Read more “Waiting”
Ongoing Recording Saga
The experience of recording a chapter every week keeps bringing new insights and learning. I’ve now heard my first chapter aired (sorry about the bit of background…… Read more “Ongoing Recording Saga”
I did it!
Click on this image after Sept. 4 to hear my reading of Braided Dimensions, Ch. 1 I finally recorded my first chapter! I woke up thinking I’d…… Read more “I did it!”
Recording Audio Books
I’m a fairly brave person. But now that I’ve committed to recording my books for radio, I find myself shying away. I perform on stage with a…… Read more “Recording Audio Books”
More about my cousin Dr. Leila Berkin
I’m very excited to be able to post again with more information on Leila. I still don’t have any of her notes as a doctor in China…… Read more “More about my cousin Dr. Leila Berkin”
Handwritten vs. typed
Among my friends, we talk a lot about the topic of handwriting vs. typing on computer in regard to recording dreams: the quality of recounting them by…… Read more “Handwritten vs. typed”
Female Doctor
This is not a photo of my relative necessarily though she would have had children about this age in 1909 I’ve heard for a long time about…… Read more “Female Doctor”
A different life?
It’s interesting to contemplate all the differences that might have been one’s life if one’s grandmother had married differently. I’m looking through my mom’s mom’s scrapbook from…… Read more “A different life?”
Gardening Week at Summer School
This week we started tidying up the school garden. We tackled one garden bed yesterday that was overgrown, dirt so heaped you couldn’t see the edges of…… Read more “Gardening Week at Summer School”