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Museums Matter

On March 9, 2017 I discovered how much museums can matter. At 6:30 that morning, I went online to get four timed …

My Other Mother

It takes a village. Growing up in Phillips Texas I was fortunate to be lovingly guided by my friends’ parents. Marjo’s mother, …

The Wisdom of Frederick Douglass

Can a 19th-century prophet help us through the crisis we now face? Several years ago I read Frederick Douglass’ Autobiography after visiting Cedar Hill, his …

Corona Comforts

Staying at home since March 15 has meant seeking comfort in every public facet of my life–Music, Art, Reading, Travel, History and …

Recalling the 1950s

Last Tuesday I participated in a Zoom conference that Lilli had organized for Violet’s Girl Scout troop in Cambridge MA. Each scout …

My Mother

For Mother’s Day 2020, I would like to share memories of my mother, Patti Jeanette Raiza Kirkpatrick Cooper, who died January 20, …

A Heavenly Reunion

Twenty years ago, eight friends, whom I had first met in elementary school in Phillips TX, gathered at my house in Arlington …

Musical Road Trip

Do you like to take road trips? I do, especially in the spring. In the last eight years, road trips have taken …

Virtual Moonrise Party

The Moon is giving us a free show this week, shining its pure light on our troubled world. In South Florida look …

Hunkering Down

What to call these strange days–hibernation? quarantine? sequestration? Hunkering Down is my choice. For the past two weeks Steve and I have emerged …

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