Sharyn

It’s My Birthday

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I’m in New York! What a great place to spend my birthday! I woke up at 7 am, I am attending a conference (NextGen) with Ruby and wanted to make sure we had enough time to grab some coffee on the way. Of course Starbucks is downstairs, right next door to the hotel and we’re … Read more

Reaching Out

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Starbucks has become a mecca for my stories over the years. I have met many interesting people while waiting for appointments to show up and even developed quite a few friendships with people I met when appointments didn’t show up. Monday I had a meeting schedule with a potential author at my local Starbucks and … Read more

Intent

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I left the house after grabbing two of the empty bags of Starbucks coffee I had been saving for more than two months. I wasn’t sure what I would do with them, but I just had a feeling about having them with me. I went to the closest Starbucks (my office away from home) to … Read more

Social Connections

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I went to an event tonight in Oakland (despite the social unrest) for a Scotch tasting. I am always up for a new event and an opportunity to meet people that otherwise would never cross my radar. The attendance did not in any way reflect the quality of the event held at Club Antone or … Read more

Conscious Connections

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Most everyone I know is on Facebook today. But almost everyone uses it for social connections or to keep in touch with their families who are spread around the world. When I first discovered Facebook, I only had 4 connections with people I knew. That was in 2008. Then I had someone from New Jersey … Read more

Castles

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The chef came out to our table and again thought he should order for us. We had no idea what he was ordering, but we had to trust that it would be good. When the meals were delivered they set a plate in front of me that was half consumed with salmon. I had grown … Read more

Staying In a Castle

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It was Gérard Fromanger who was so typically French he could have been in a movie. He was amazingly charming and spoke not one word of English. But he had a photo album that he showed us where he had exhibited his work in the 60’s in Chicago. His art style was modern and abstract … Read more

Moving Forward

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We went on to Chamonix and then to Lyon where we drove to Paris. It took us seven days and it is only 165 miles. We had to stop in every village we came through. It was magical. The first stop was Macon Village. We found a wonderful restaurant for lunch and we were pleasantly … Read more

Rescue

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Then I fell and hit my head on the bench. Three floors below Roger Machet was about to open a bottle of wine for one of the tables when Brooke saw him look up towards our room three floors above. He quickly glanced over at Brooke, dropped the bottle and ran out of the dining … Read more

The Dream

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I knew the dream was unusual because I felt as though I was observing a movie but was able to participate in the dream as well. I was sitting at the dining table but it was a tree which had been split in half. The bench I sat on was a log and in front … Read more