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I love to connect with my readers, and in my monthly newsletter, I share my thoughts, updates about events, a discussion of what I've been reading, stories from life in Connecticut, and much more. Feel free to browse my past newsletters and stop by at the beginning of each month to read my latest note to you.

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I’m in love with my new Roger Mühl painting!

September 2026

9/1/2026

I love you!

Happy September. My most exciting news from the past month is the arrival of my new painting!

I hope you soaked in all the joy your heart could hold in August. I’m embracing the new beginning of September’s song.

Hill-Stead Museum

There’s something intimate and privileged about being able to enjoy art in the home of the collector. This gem of an art museum is a 1901 Colonial Revival–style house in Farmington, Connecticut. It was named one of the best small-town art museums in America by Travel + Leisure.

The only way to tour the museum is with a guide. All our bags were locked in cubbies. We were told an extraordinary story about a wealthy art collector who made his money in iron, lived in Ohio and whose daughter attended Miss Porter’s, the prestigious boarding school in Farmington.

December 2002

12/1/2002

I hope your heart is full of Thanksgiving cheer and you feel that you have abundant blessings in your life.

Peter and I count you as healers and friends. The outpouring of loving energy continues to uplift us, inspire us and is working magically. Thanks to a wonderful and talented ...

November 2002

11/1/2002

Can you imagine how much the following letter warmed my heart, especially under these difficult circumstances? As our lives have been suddenly confined to a few rooms in our New York apartment because of Peter’s injury, we’re acutely aware how precious life is, how important it is to ...

October 2002

10/1/2002

Peter and I enjoyed some peaceful happy days at the cottage in September, savoring sparkling sunny days with low humidity. The sunsets were awesome in their spectacular colors. As sky meets water when the sun touches down, we experience a miraculous sight, a promise of nature's continuity. Fall is ...

September 2002

9/1/2002

I think of this month as a time of new beginnings, being given a clean, clear fresh start. As children go back to school, we go back to work, inspired by time shared with family and friends, grateful for time in the garden, at the beach, on the water and ...

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