Angela
Angela: a musical name, a wonderful friend. How lucky I am to know you. (That could be a song!) I keep looking for …
Agents of Change
Over the last two years, I have become acquainted with brave women and men in earlier times who widened opportunities for all …
North Texas Treasures
North Texas is a land of treasures for me: the Stockyards and The Modern Museum of Art in Fort Worth; Chaska House …
Bach and Banjos
Two exciting concerts highlighted our fourth visit to the annual Savannah Music Festival. Completely new to me was ÜberBach, the music of Munich-based Iranian composer Arash …
Discoveries in Egypt
For more Near East Discoveries, our ship joined a convoy of 24 ships to enter the Suez Canal, the famous passageway between Asia and …
A Joyful Christmas
My Christmas wish list this year was a request for sensory stimulation, rather than stuff: my eyes would love photos of any …
Advent Memories
As the Advent season begins, my mind is whirling with images and melodies accumulated over the last forty years since we joined …
Big Bend Nat’l Park
Though Steve and I grew up in Texas, only last month did we finally visit the state’s crown jewel, Big Bend National …
Hilton Head SC
My family’s love affair with Hilton Head began with a vacation in September 1976. Lilli and David loved the beach, Steve loved …
Boomtown, Texas
In 1926, oil was discovered in Borger, fifty miles north of Amarillo, Texas. My father, William Davis Kirkpatrick, then 24 and single, …