What book are you reading right now?

I bought this book last Summer before a trip to Spain. It’s a good book with many entangled characters with some excellent plot twists. Reminds me of my youth in the 1990s where part of the plot is set.

Although it’s a long book with over 500 pages, I’m nearly at the halfway point & the plot is revving up.

I’d also recommend her first book, “How to Water Flowers at Night.” Both are translated impeccably well!

Happy reading!

What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found (and kept)?

Over 20 years ago I was at my husband’s apartment & his Shipperkee wanted to go out early in the AM. It was summer so I threw on some clothes & took him to the park by his house. I saw some expensive water bottles & went to investigate.

I couldn’t believe my eyes, there was a wallet with $100 & €100 in it. I couldn’t find the name of the owner, no ID or credit cards, just cash. To this day that’s the most money I have found & my husband used the wallet till it finally fell apart.

We refer to it as the morning I found the Lucky Wallet. There were just bottled water bottles & that wallet.

There was another dog walker behind me but I beat them to the wallet. It made me feel very lucky. The city looked amazing from that park that morning & the air was cool & crisp.

The same day my husband took the €100 for his trip to Finland via Amsterdam. I bought my first moleskin & now can’t write on anything else. To this day it puts a smile on my face.

Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met?

Disclaimer: gaslighting comments, or just plain rude comments will be moved to trash. My blog is a place of kindness & understanding not troll behavior.

When I was around 12 years old in the middle of the 1980’s I met Paul Newman at a karate tournament. It wasn’t until years later that I realized how lucky I’d been.

I lived outside of New York City & even though I attended public school I had some famous parents that came to our orchestra recitals. I was very lucky one year when a girl in my class invited us all to her house. Little did I know how big the “Rocky Horror” movie would be at the time. I got to meet Meatloaf & his very kind wife. Our whole class had an end of the year party at his house.

I met some famous people in passing but I don’t like to bother them for selfies or autographs. I met a pretty famous Norwegian singer at my favorite coffee shop. She was really kind & sweet.

I tend to talk to them like normal people & not from a point of idolisation. I have often just said hello & nothing else.