Pia & Co.
 
 
Happy New Year from my thawed-out heart
Sunday, December 30, 2007
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
 
Could I be doing something better with my time?
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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
 
Second thing
Thursday, December 6, 2007
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
 
Two things
Thursday, November 29, 2007
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
 
Medicine soup
Monday, November 19, 2007
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.
 
My first ever Kirtan; will there be more?
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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
 
I love these stones
Friday, November 2, 2007
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.
 
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We went, we saw, we were conquered.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
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
 
Arrivederci!
Friday, September 14, 2007
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
 
The Summer of Love turns 40
Thursday, September 6, 2007
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
 
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