Blog mascot, Spanish bluebird

A blue bird from Spain, born 1967, harbinger of good cheer

When I decided to turn my hand to blogs, my friend and work partner Mary Tiegreen decided to keep me company. From New York, at The Blue Bird Cafe, I would get her news, and from Switzerland, mine would fly to her. No one else visited these first attempts, and Mary soon found that work deadlines had a stronger pull than the blog.

She will get back to it, once her current 1001 Reasons to Love ... book reaches the publisher. I'm in the process of setting up other blogs - a newspaper, but also separating this one into various strands. Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, here's looking at you, little blue bird, may you continue to send us inspiration!