Colorado Autumn
From Golden to Grand Junction, then from Steamboat Springs to Estes Park, Steve and I spent nine gorgeous fall days visiting friends …
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci, Walter Isaacson’s marvelous biography of the genius who died 500 years ago, is like a seven-course dinner that must …
Showcase of Choices
On September 7 the Palm Beach County Chapter of the League of Women Voters viewed a Showcase of Choice programs in Palm Beach …
London Must-Sees
By our third day in London, Lilli, Violet and I felt briskly confident using the Tube; we took it to St. Paul’s Cathedral. …
Kensington & Barbican
Once the private gardens of a Palace, Kensington Gardens is now open to all. One of London’s eight Royal Parks, it covers 265 acres. …
Tower of London
The message on the tee shirt of the guy from Barcelona, who sat across from me on the train from London Gatwick …
Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson is a wide-ranging artist-activist born in Copenhagen in 1967, whose work I had not yet encountered. On August 25, 2019, …
Highland Adventures with Family
Dunrobin Castle was the first stop on Lilli and Violet”s welcome-to-Scotland tour on August 19. Dunrobin has all the elements of a …
Getting Our Steps
Is it important to walk 10,000 steps each day to stay fit? The BBC reports that three brisk 10-minute walks per day …
Highland Clearances
Two centuries ago the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland decided they could profit more by installing large-scale sheep farms on their vast …