By Julie Benezet: Just before Highway 62 makes a northeasterly turn in the direction of Crater Lake sits a Southern Oregon institution. Beckie’s has graced that piece of highway since 1926, offering to its customers hefty plates of traditional gravy smothered American food and its signature dish, traditional berry and cream pies. My husband (or, […]
By Julie Benezet: The New Year dawns and with it comes the urge for change—a change of exercise routine, a change of job, a change of wine intake, a change of administration. No matter what change you choose, as soon as you finger it, you want it to happen. Now. Pounds should automatically melt away […]
By Julie Benezet: Transformation My husband and I had traveled 32 hours through four airports and too many waiting rooms. We arrived home exhausted, reeking of the coffee we had dumped in our laps on flight segment number three and needing a long sleep in our own bed. It felt great to be back. Then […]
By Julie Benezet: The Journey continues! I just learned that my book, The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is None, received a 2020 Distinguished Favorite INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD in the Leadership category. The IPA evaluates books in multiple categories from writers across the globe. Aside from […]
By Julie Benezet: It’s been quiet up here in the treehouse, at least outwardly. While I often sit among its calming branches, it’s been hard in the past few months to find pearls of wisdom to rise above the current political and cultural insanity. Down on the ground, I’ve focused my work on dealing with […]
By Julie Benezet: With holidays come interesting dynamics. Many years ago, I lived in a New York Chelsea neighborhood loft. In the middle of said loft sat a fancy, schmancy, over-the-top Garland range. Why we had such an elaborate stove is beyond me. As proper Manhattanites, we almost always ate out, but the ostentatious stove […]
By Julie Benezet: Over the holidays, I attended a Boxing Day party for which each of the guests was asked to bring something creative to share. Being a little shy of sharing my latest Pulitzer prize winning novel or belting out an aria or two (just kidding), I wasn’t sure what to offer. I responded […]
By Julie Benezet: It began with, “WHERE is the book?” The question came from well-meaning friends and colleagues during the several years I spent not writing said book. Eventually I ran out of excuses and ground out The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is None. When […]
By Julie Benezet: The popular PBS program, “Finding Your Roots,” brought home, literally and figuratively, how familial roots run deep, offering insights from distant times and places. With his calm presence, the host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., mesmerized his guests as he slowly unfolded the many layers of his research into their family histories. Uncovering […]