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2023 in Review

Christmas 2022 brought our whole family together for a joyous reunion in Boynton Beach. In January 2023, Martha experienced both happiness and sorrow concerning two …

Three Days at Rice

From 1993-97, Steve served as Alumni Governor at Rice University and had a hand in establishing the Baker Institute for Public Policy, …

Homes Away from Home

From Friends Week in DC, I flew to Austin TX on September 29 to spend a delightful weekend with Shelby, Sean, Stephen and …

Friends Week in DC

“Friends Week” began when Marjo van Patten, my friend from childhood who lives in Ohio, expressed a desire to see the American …

Thank you, Myra Hess

This well-worn score has been with me since I was a teen-ager in Texas. My teacher, Hurshelene Journey-McCarty, assigned it to help …

Musical Encounters

Playing the piano most days in the Dornoch Cathedral, singing in the choir on Sundays, and attending local concerts brings me much …

Chautauqua 2023

After three summers away from Chautauqua, we loved visiting Peg and Jack again on their welcoming porch. We loved looking at Peg’s …

Lake Lure Reunion

Eight Smiths, four Eidsons and two Collinses gathered at Jay and Maxann’s house on Lake Lure NC for a reunion from June …

G-nieces, Great Fun

My three great-nieces, Grace and Sarah Barker from Waxahachie TX and their cousin Vivian Osborne from Dallas, visited me in early June. …

Reading Friends at 25

In 1998 a dozen women in Arlington, Virginia, began meeting together to discuss books. We soon melded into a group of fast …

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