Lake Lure Reunion
Eight Smiths, four Eidsons and two Collinses gathered at Jay and Maxann’s house on Lake Lure NC for a reunion from June …
Champion, the Opera
Champion, a new opera by Terence Blanchard with libretto by Michael Christofer, starred Ryan Speedo Green as the young Emile Griffith and …
Visit to Washington
Washington, our home for 47 years and a wonderful place to share with other visitors! On Sunday afternoon, April 16, long-time Arlington …
Colors of Savannah Music Festival
This book about Joseph Albers opened my eyes and amplified the fresh perspectives I had gained from our Quail Ridge Chorus songs. Albers grew …
Colors in Music
Are you someone who sees colors when you hear music? Only a very few people have an extraordinary sensory ability called synesthesia, …
Inspiring Preschool
On Friday March 24 my friend Cleta Booth and I visited a school in Lincoln, Massachusetts that made me want to be …
Dutch Masters
My friend Jayne gave me tickets to see a concert on Sunday, February 12, at the Society of the Four Arts in …
My Friend Carol
There she is, dressed in white, seated in the center of the stone wall–my friend Carol, star of our first grade play, “Over …
New York City!
Three beautiful days with my daughter and granddaughter! Arriving Friday afternoon, October 7, I headed up Fifth Avenue to see an exhibit …
St. Louis Rocks!
What a thrill to spy the Gateway Arch as soon as we entered the city of St. Louis, Gateway to the West! …