by Sue Schlabach | Jul 12, 2019 | Family, Friendship
On a waterfront plaza in Kingston, Ontario, last week our family of three saw a women with a Free Hugs sign. The woman was in her 60s and was with another friend. No one was taking her up on the offer, and I casually suggested to my daughter that she get a hug. She...
by Sue Schlabach | Jun 30, 2014 | Artists, Travel
Marie-Elaine Cusson lives on a street just off the bustle of Sherbrooke in Westmount, Montreal. The quiet of her upstairs rooms belies the action just around the corner. But the quiet is mostly in the late night hours when her family is sleeping. Then she and her dog,...
by Sue Schlabach | Nov 20, 2013 | Artisanal Living, Creativity, Design, Eating and Cooking, England, Friendship, London, Travel
London, September. Bonnington Square was lit dimly by streetlights as we left the busy roads near the Vauxhall Station. Sara described it to me on the Tube, and here it was, as though she’d conjured it. The corner Italian deli, the little restaurant where they...
by Sue Schlabach | Nov 5, 2013 | Creativity, Friendship, London, Travel
Recently I found myself in London with the amateur absurdist, Sara Pinto. How I know Sara is a long and separate story. For this story, all you need to know is that we are old, old friends. That creative sparks fly when we are together. That Sara now lives in Glasgow...
by Sue Schlabach | Oct 11, 2013 | Autumn, Design, Paris, Travel
Summer ended in a flurry of planning and packing for a sojourn to Paris and London in September. I returned to autumn weather, and writing has taken a backseat to the last frenzy of outdoor work and living. But now, with photos sorted—at last—I’m remembering...
