Life's Little Lessons
I was dutifully, patiently serving my time – the third year in a life sentence of ovarian cancer. I had been a good sport, keeping up...
Pain: The Great Equalizer
Cancer reduces you to your bottom denominator and this is where the rubber meets the road. Pain doesn’t show up on x-rays or blood tests...
Who's In Charge?
The consequences of this question came into clear focus recently when I was invited to babysit my grandchildren while their parents were...
Napa Charm
When you mention Napa, California, most people think of wine and vast panoramas of vineyards stretching over the horizon. If you’ve been...
Living my Dream - with Cancer
I’ll swear on a stack of freshly folded laundry that I was born the first day of art class. When I smeared the brush around in the paint...
Arboretum Afternoon
Was there ever a more beautiful day to be alive? When I close my eyes I can still see it: San Francisco, warm sun, crisp air so clear...
Fran Di Giacomo - Artist, Author, Speaker
Striving to establish her career in oil painting, Fran Di Giacomo found herself most excited by the methods and concepts of the Dutch...
