by Jeannie Ralston | Oct 19, 2023
I lived in Mexico for four years with my family and have visited many, many times since then. One of the perks of living in Mexico is the chance to explore the country far and wide. We were based in the mountains (in the town of San Miguel de Allende), so beaches were...
by Jeannie Ralston | Oct 4, 2023
When you walk into the lobby of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in downtown Santa Fe, one of the first things you notice is a large-as-life black-and-white photo of a laughing O’Keeffe on the back of a motorcycle, holding on to some nameless man. With her...
by Jeannie Ralston | Oct 4, 2023
When I look at the splotch on my hand, the shape of an oak leaf, I think of racing mini-bikes—and wrecking—on a vacation with my husband in Mexico’s Copper Canyon. A whitish slash on my forearm is what remains of a very hot mistake I made in a welding class. The red...
by Jeannie Ralston | Sep 26, 2023
Sometimes it’s disappointing to meet your heroes. They can be far less than what you imagine them to be based on their acting, writing, painting, activism, politics, music…whatever! I’ve always admired Jen Sincero’s book You Are a Badass: How...
by Jeannie Ralston | Sep 21, 2023
I wouldn’t have believed this if I hadn’t witnessed it myself, but earlier this month, my good friend Martha Outlaw became one of the most visible women in Southern Connecticut. At least for one night. And oh what a night it was. September 8th was...
