Lifelong Friendships
A few years ago my brother Joel gave me The Girls from Ames, a book about eleven women who have been friends for …
Farewell Arlington
After 47 years in the DC area, Steve and I are moving to Florida on October 29. We will make our new head-quarters …
Gripping Story
Another book about the Holocaust? Yes, and a great one it is. Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project by Jack Mayer …
Happy Birthday Yo Yo
On October 7, Yo Yo Ma celebrated his 60th birthday. Lilli found this wonderful video of Yo Yo at age 7, playing …
My Grandmother Martha
Today is the 151st birthday of my paternal grandmother, Martha Woodrum Kirkpatrick, known as Mattie. She was born October 1, 1864 and …
Ralph Stone, Taylor Tiger
How lucky my three children were to attend Taylor Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, from 1976 – 1990. Principal Ralph Stone was …
Music from Iraq
Sorting through a huge file of music programs collected during our 47 years in Washington, I found many happy memories and one …
Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh
On our last day in Scotland Anne Rennie surprised me with a visit to the Edinburgh Art Festival, at Jupiter Artland. Like Storm King …
Relaxing in Scotland
Steve had already played in two Scottish golf tournaments when he met my train in Inverness on August 12. We drove north …
Baden and Beethoven
Baden bei Wien has the double honor of having hosted Mozart in 1791 when he wrote his most famous choral anthem, Ave Verum, and Beethoven, in …