Newly renovated La Samaritaine department store. Should I go? I am scheduled to begin my visit to my favorite city on lucky September 13. Hint: the home of Victor Hugo; seller of baguettes and cheese to die for; a place that has elevated people-watching to a fine art. After an absence of - can it …
Author: Andi Brown
I was born in 1951 and raised in Providence, RI. I retired in early 2022 from a long and successful career in fund development, helping nonprofit organizations secure the resources they need to fulfill their missions.
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in July of 2021. I am attempting to box and dance the disease into submission despite being horribly uncoordinated. I'm a graduate of Colgate University and live in Brookline, MA, not too far from my adult son and daughter. When not “moving and shaking” I can frequently be found writing fiction, or with knitting needles in hand, eating chocolate.
Singing and Dancing Away My Parkinson’s
Exercise is not just recommended for people with Parkinson’s – it’s prescribed. If you want to slow the progression of the disease, you must move. A lot. And your motions should be large. Singing is recommended for people with Parkinson’s who experience diminishing vocal power. So, despite the fact that I’m a terrible dancer and …
Guest blogger Emma ( the fabulous) Stubbs
Good morning! And welcome to my summer break #2. I didn’t want to ditch my readers entirely so I’m sending you something even better than me. And that would be my co-blogger and co-Parkinson’s sufferer Emma Stubbs, a Scottish lass who handles her situation with aplomb and great humor. I encourage you to roam around …
To reveal or not to reveal
I wasn’t sure about this post. “Should I publish it or or not?” I asked a couple of dear and very astute friends who often serve as my brain trust when I’m a little uncertain about something I’ve written. Which of course leads me to ponder: Why the blog? Its initial purpose was my personal …
Andi in Paris
I hit the enter key for the dozenth time. “Nothing available on that date. Try again,” says Electronic Madame Ticket Agent. What’s really frustrating is that I already have a free ticket to Paris, non-stop no less, purchased three days earlier with frequent flier miles. And now, I’m attempting to reduce my stay in Paris …
Adults Only, Summer Rerun
First, apologies for yesterday's weird post - literally, it was a slip of the finger. I'm on a short break from the blog, so I'm offering you a rerun of an earlier post. Sneak preview - a future blog will reveal some significant changes in my travel style. Stay tuned. And now, without further ado, …
A Farewell to Arms
About a year or so ago, a friend informed me that she would no longer be wearing sleeveless clothing. I had no idea why she would force such a prohibition on herself. She proceeded to remove her sweater so I could view her “wings,” those flaps of underarm skin many of us women develop later …
Slow down, you move too fast.
People have been asking me to slow down my entire life. I think I may have developed the habit of moving at a quick pace during my childhood because my mother, a tall-ish woman, walked fast and I was forced to figure out how to keep up. A colleague who was taking a pottery class …
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
People have been asking me to slow down my entire life. I think I may have developed the habit of moving at a quick pace during my childhood because my mother, a tall-ish woman, walked fast and I was forced to figure out how to keep up. A colleague who was taking a pottery class …
Make new friends, but keep the old
One is silver and the other’s gold(Girl Scout anthem) Ya gotta have friends (Bette Midler) Friends, friends, friends, we will always be(Camp Mataponi) Thomas Hardy declared "New love is brightest, and long love is greatest, but revived love is the tenderest thing known upon earth." That sentence makes me want to weep, as I fantasize about …
Moving and Shaking 