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
Dear Life, Yesterday I ate lunch looking over the ocean then went to Boneyard Beach. The hurricanes have uprooted trees, leaving them to be weathered. The heat and humidity by noon is unforgiving. My body needs AC. Walked through a country store then made a quick stop for groceries. I was a couch potato for the afternoon, much needed after the days of travel. Last night went to a 12-step clubhouse. I am grateful to have recovery community wherever I go. After meeting, I walked through the lovely downtown streets enjoying the people and shops. This morning, I am taking my sand chair to a beach near the house. Agenda: swim in the ocean!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Dear Life, Rolled another 500 miles from Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and into Tallahassee, FL. Stopped in Mobile Alabama on the gulf for local food at Felix’s Fish Camp and Restaurant. Everyone is welcoming and all smiles when I tell them I am on an epic road trip. Today I reach Amelia Island to be with family friends and put my feet into the Atlantic Ocean. Living the dream and riding the wave of love!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
