Perthshire’s Treasures
The word treasure names something of great worth, like my marriage to Steve, whose August 22 birthday we celebrated soon after we reached …
Baltic Sea, Part 2
Following visits to four ports described in Baltic Sea, Part 1, we docked at Riga Latvia to discover a prosperous, well-preserved city. …
Baltic Sea, Part 1.
On July 24, Marjo and I boarded the Clio, a ship that holds 88 passengers and a crew of 50 and could …
Wonderful Copenhagen!
Copenhagen was the start of the Baltic Sea voyage my friend Marjo and I took July 20 – August 4 to celebrate …
Spring in Cambridge
Violet and I arrived in Boston on April 23 to find trees just beginning to turn green. The next morning my friend …
Watchword for 2025
Instead of packing away this Christmas stocking holder, I decided to keep it on my bookshelf so that JOY could be my watchword …
Steamboat Springs
In 1963 my parents and I stayed for a week at Rabbit Ears Lodge, a special treat the Phillips Petroleum Company granted …
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 …