Dear Life, I left Santa Fe on June 4th, 27 days ago, for my Treasures Road Trip. I’ve been to 14 states, including Amelia Island, FL, Annapolis MD, New Hope, PN, Cold Spring, NY, and with family in CT. Days are full with parties, the beach, visiting friends, and going to 12-step meetings in Westport where I got sober over 44 years ago. So many memorable moments. I am relaxing, too. My body’s DNA says, “We are home”. I get into the hammock and swing!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, I was a student at the School of Visual Arts, NYC in 1983. I studied painting and Lucio was an inspirational teacher offering guidance that continues to resonate throughout my creative work. I made the journey to Magazzino Italian Art Museum, Cold Spring, NY on the closing day of his exhibit to honor one of the “treasures” in my life and the art world. He turns 90 in November. Thank you Lucio for your spirit, work, and long life.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, Today would be Rose Markoya’s 95th Birthday. She left this world August 21, 2024. I feel close to her as I visit family in CT and we share our stories of her life. Rosie, lovingly nicknamed, The Hungarian Tank, is with us in Spirit. Love and Miss You, Mom.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Rose Toth Markoya, June 23, 1930 – August 21, 2024
Dear Life, Nothing says SUMMER greater than a sunny day at the beach, especially when it’s the beach you grew up on. My DNA sends a smile through my whole being when I set foot on Fairfield Beach, CT. There’s a tingling sensation when returning “home”. My Soul loves living in Santa Fe, NM in the foothills of the mountains, but come summer, my body wants to be kissed by the sun and playing in the salt water waves. Happy Solstice!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, Connecting with people and being creative is what I value in my life. Feeling the love, smiling into eyes, meeting someone new and adding them to the “treasures”. I had fun drawing with Violet at the kitchen table. Had lunch with Michelle and Arlene at Terrain Cafe in Westport, CT where I once lived. Each day as I walk up the stairwell to the guest bedroom, I see Arlene’s incredible family portrait gallery, a series she is working on. My mind, body and spirit are happy.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, My niece, Kelsey, and her kids, Max and Violet, visited yesterday. I became Violet’s first collector with the purchase of her canvas painting. Another artist blooms in our family! Later I met my daughter, Tracy, at Marble Beach, and had the best Ginger Ice Cream cone served by Lily and Helen. Then took a walk and talk of 8000 steps on the boardwalk. Sun has finally made an appearance in CT. Heat wave of love!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, Arlene’s home burst with “treasures” yesterday. My daughter, Tracy, visited. Arlene’s painting is from a photo taken the day Tracy and I met in 2021, a reunion after 50 years of separation. I was receiving chemotherapy and about to have Stem Cell Transplant for Lymphoma. The “little treasures” are the children of my niece, Kira, and her husband Rich. Meet Noah, DJ, Carolina, and Manny. Our family’s “adoption” stories are too many to be told here but are full of love and blessings. Happy to be “home”.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, I am in Annapolis, Maryland visiting a friend for the weekend. After eating Green Curry deliciousness at Morgan’s kitchen table, we toured the historic downtown and harbor. Woke reflecting upon Amelia Island. Pictured here are the owners, Nino and Todd Alexander, Atlantic Contemporary Gallery in downtown Amelia. Loved being in their space while talking about art, music and life. My road trip is an abundant treasure chest of people and places. I am grateful for it all. Today I also honor and bless all the good people who serve as “fathers”.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
The Gang at Atlantic Contemporary Gallery, Amelia Island, FL
Dear Life, Today I head north to Fayetteville then tomorrow Annapolis where I will visit a friend. Sadly must leave Amelia Island where my body rested and rejuvenated. The beaches are beautiful and “salt water cures everything”. I feel it and I will be back. White Angel, my great car, is my “summer clothes closet”. Get it packed. I’ll take one more walk by the ocean and say, Thank You. My other White Angel, Mom’s prayer card, guides me with protection and love.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Pamela Rose Markoya 