What An Honor!
My heartfelt gratitude to Scouting America, Connecticut Rivers Council, for naming me as one of the Influential Women in Connecticut for 2024. It was so kind of them to recognize my contributions as a clinical social worker and administrator, and most recently, for my...
Sidonia’s Seam Binding Book Launch Draws Near
The book launch for Sidonia's Seam Binding, the last of the Sidonia's Thead trilogy, is less than two weeks away! I hope to see you on September 23, 2023 at Rockville Public Library at 1 pm. I will be offering special insights on why I decided to end the trilogy with...
Sidonia’s Seam Binding Book Launch
Join us as we celebrate the publication of the third and final volume in the Sidonia's Thread trilogy, Sidonia's Seam Binding, on September 23, 2023 at 1 PM at Rockville Public Library, Vernon, CT. I will be offering special insights into the new book, clarifying why...
Walek Farms Virtual Author Talk
Thanks to Anne Cross and the Walek Farms Book Club for virtually hosting me as their guest for their monthly book discussion. The informal visit included questions about my impetus for writing my books and the original idea of using sewing methods from Coats &...
My Beautiful Childhood Friend
While completing my latest book, Sidonia’s Seam Binding, the last of the trilogy, I recently observed that one of my posts from 2014 was shared and viewed by a number of new readers, who missed the original posting. In it, I noted the rapid passing of time and...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is Almost Over!
October, 2021 has gone by so swiftly! Just a reminder that it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When my grandmother faced the disease in the 1930s in a remote village in Hungary, there were no really effective treatments for her. After her surgery in a larger city, she...
Sidonia’s Thread Museum Exhibition
After working with a wonderful team, including professors, students, and consultants during a worldwide pandemic, we have finally completed our preparatory work for the traveling exhibition, Sidonia’s Thread: Crafting a Life from Holocaust to High Fashion.