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Learning About Owls

Scotland provides many opportunities to learn more about nature. At the Moy Country Fair last Saturday with Scot friends Patsy and Spence …

Feeling Awe

 AWE: the New Science of Everyday Wonder by Dachar Keltner. is the book I bought after meeting a woman on our plane …

Chautauqua 2024

Convergence is a good word to describe what Chautauqua means to me. It’s a place that brings together all of my main …

Barcelona

Barcelona, the city of Gaudi! Though he died in 1926, his dream lives. Thousands of dedicated followers are working to complete the …

Granada and Alhambra

It was the song, Granada, that attracted me to this city.  Written in 1932 by Mexican composer Agustin Lara, it was sung in the …

Madrid

On June 7, I flew to Madrid and met David and his family at a lovely apartment they had rented on Atocha …

España con familia

Ever since David and Leslie invited me to join them and their daughters, Margot and Nina, plus co-grandparents Mabell and Fernando in …

Middle East Travels

Twenty-three years ago, In the spring of 2001 Lilli and I were invited to visit our friends, the Friedrichs, who had recently moved …

Richard Serra, Sculptor

This 67-foot-tall structure made from COR-TEN steel stands outside The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. It‘s name is “Vortex”, sculpted by …

David Smith, Sculptor

When Steve and I gave our beloved son the name David, we were unaware of a prominent American sculptor named David Smith. It wasn’t until the …

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