Travels with Tricia

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  • A pair of male hands hold a black kitten, as the animal looks outside through a train's window.

    Homeward Bound: A Homeless Ukrainian Kitten’s Incredible Journey

    As the golden leaves of autumn danced from the branches above, a man walked past us, a black kitten in his hands. Since there was an open-air pet market selling puppies in vintage playpens and kittens in birdcages just around the corner, we thought the man had just purchased a kitten. I had cheery visions…

  • Lessons From Erna: Remembering a Talented Musician, Teacher, and Friend

    In a black and white image, bordered by a simple silver frame on my piano, she is seated behind the wheel of a classic roadster. Coyly sporting a riding cap, cream-colored driving gloves, and her trademark smile is a woman who not only taught me about arpeggios, flats, and sharps, but also about life, its…

  • A church steeple rises above a field of sunflowers in France's Burgundy region.

    Golden Moments in Burgundy, France

    It is no wonder why one of the counties in France’s Burgundy region is known as the Côte d’Or. During our July sojourn in France’s ‘Golden Hills,’ the fields were ablaze with vibrant tournesols (sunflowers), freshly-groomed wheat, and vineyards — where still-maturing grapes glistened with dew. In the villages of Burgundy, sand-colored stone homes were accented with shutters painted…