Arkansas Travelers
A surprise 70th birthday party for Steve’s cousin Roger drew us to Springdale, Arkansas, on September 14. Roger was born January 15, …
Scotland Travels
Dornoch is a small village in northern Scotland that has become very dear to us over the last fifteen years. When I …
Northeast Travels
On July 25 I began a journey to Cambridge and Chautauqua, places dear to my heart, to see family and friends I …
Angela
Angela: a musical name, a wonderful friend. How lucky I am to know you. (That could be a song!) I keep looking for …
Preludes, Puzzles, Persistence
To keep my mind engaged during Florida’s torpid month of July, I set myself two challenges: Music: memorize Bach’s Prelude in B-flat …
Frost Chopin Festival
Frederic Chopin composed many different kinds of music, almost all of it exclusively for the piano. His waltzes, mazurkas and polonaises reflect …
Queen City
Charlotte North Carolina fascinates me. Its tall trees evoke Gothic cathedrals; its churches inspire admiration; its museums make me think; its women are …
Agents of Change
Over the last two years, I have become acquainted with brave women and men in earlier times who widened opportunities for all …
Shooting Kabul
This book is not about our army in Afghanistan, but about the power of photography to express emotions and bring people together. …
North Texas Treasures
North Texas is a land of treasures for me: the Stockyards and The Modern Museum of Art in Fort Worth; Chaska House …