Spring Concerts
Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, presented several graduate students in an hour-long concert on April 13, part of the Kennedy Center’s …
JFK Museum, Boston
Designed by I.M. Pei, this building reflects the style and optimism of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Stymied by a recalcitrant Congress and assassinated …
Suzanne Bush’s Legacy of Love
Dear Suzanne, you would have loved the party we had for Reade and Lisa and their newly-adopted children yesterday. Your sister Mildred, …
May Reading
May was my lucky month. I was able to meet with all three of my book groups. The non-fiction group at Central …
Presidential Museums
Yes, they are self-serving, much like the pyramids and tombs of ancient times, but are they valuable? They are to me. Visiting …
Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
“When Art Danced with Music” is the apt sub-title of this wonderful exhibition at the National Gallery of Art East Building from …
Modern Art, Ft. Worth
Fort Worth’s Modern Art Museum is simply splendid. Chartered in 1892 as the Fort Worth Public Library and Art Gallery, it is the …
Dallas Family
Lots was happening in Dallas this April: Eidsons moving to an apartment while they renovate/expand their new house in the Richardson School …
Phillips Family
“What?” people ask me. “You have eight friends from elementary school that get together every couple of years?” “Yes,” I answer, “they …
Springtime Road Trip
On April 19, with Steve immersed in South Carolina golf activities, I flew to Little Rock, Arkansas and met my friend Marjo. …