PEACE with Penny

Thanks 2017, Welcome 2018!

Happy New Year 2018!

Thanks 2017, Welcome 2018! Thanks 2017, Welcome 2018! December 31, 2017 The new year is coming, and I’m so excited! Recently, after three years of dedicated, intense work — the gestation period is over and I just pushed my manuscript out into the world… woohoo! It’s been a long wondrous journey. When I decided to write… Continue reading Thanks 2017, Welcome 2018!

Jerusalem 101, Will the Tinderbox Catch Fire? Part II

Israel, the Western Wall

Last week I blogged about Jerusalem 101, Trying to Understand a Complicated City – Part I  This week it was my intention to continue on with Jerusalem 101, Jerusalem the Puzzle – Part II. Now barring any more new calamities, it will be Part III. On Friday, two Israelis were murdered. Increased tensions are assured… Continue reading Jerusalem 101, Will the Tinderbox Catch Fire? Part II

Peace in the Hands of an Artist Amidst the Beauty of Sunnylands

Sunnylands

I was recently in Palm Springs for the weekend and I wrote about our unusual adventures in Birthday Celebration Part II: The Girls Weekend Adventures.  Our final impromptu visit was to go see Sunnyland’s gardens, which led me to some unanticipated thoughts about Peace… What is Sunnylands?  Let me give you a bit of history about… Continue reading Peace in the Hands of an Artist Amidst the Beauty of Sunnylands