Dear Life, Yesterday was a “first”; a Virtual Reality experience watching Violet play in a VR space. She chose a game where she could work at different jobs. Violet is 7 years-old and preparing for her future! Today we are having a birthday party for Max, who is 9, and DJ turning 6. There will be a treasure hunt, games, gifts, great food, cakes, ice cream and lots of NOISE being made by 18 people celebrating at the big outside party! Pray no rain!
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, Days of a heat wave in the East made me run to the beach or be in air-conditioning. Friday, Saturday and Monday “beached it” with the glamorous Violet and beautiful daughter Tracy. Sunday took a scenic drive to Cold Spring, NY and met my bestie, Jay Dee. We had a long overdue face-to-face visit at art museums Tuesday, went mall-walking and, alas, shopping. Ready for more fun with friends and family. I am grateful for this time of optimum health, never taken for granted when living with Lymphoma cancer.
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, On Monday, a visit to New Hope, PN was filled with creative people. Lillo, an extraordinary glass artist and I shared our “thriving” stories. Wonderful shopkeepers in beautiful stores are serving the community with hope. Everyone, when in the East, please stop in New Hope, PN and feel the love! I am now in CT staying with my sister, Arlene, and her husband. The “family treasures” include their daughter’s families with 6 grandchildren all under the age of 9. Ready to play!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose
Pamela Rose Markoya 