by lisaannmaurer | May 15, 2022 | Stories
I didn’t know a soul. Except two women from New Jersey, with the same name. You guessed it, Jess. We exchanged messages and booked the same flights into Firenze. It was comforting to know others crazy enough to pack all of their belongings into two suitcases and...
by lisaannmaurer | Mar 16, 2022 | Stories
Ashley lost her family’s matriarch, Grandma Judy, during the pandemic. The isolation made it harder for those she loved the most to gather and celebrate Judy’s life. Today, on her grandma’s 85th birthday, Ashley wants to share the story of a woman of great strength,...
by lisaannmaurer | Mar 2, 2022 | Stories
Ellen was the kind of woman always on an adventure. She didn’t have a preference for the type. Whatever she dreamt up she’d make her best pitch to someone and if they didn’t say yes right away, she’d keep at it until they relented. It was...
by lisaannmaurer | Dec 30, 2021 | Stories
Muriel’s story begins where all of ours does: with her mom. Muriel was born into the quaint mid-western town of Lakefield, Minnesota. You’ve probably never heard of it, but it’s a charming small town. The city’s population is under 2,000 and...
by lisaannmaurer | Dec 12, 2021 | Stories
I met Laura in Georgetown. She made us a reservation at her favorite Italian restaurant, Filomena, a D.C. establishment not to miss. I thought I’d have no trouble finding her. All I had was a picture, but with blue eyes like hers I knew that I could ID her in a...
