Wayne Smith’s 100th
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Steve’s father, Wayne W. Smith, Jr. He was born in Rogers, Texas, just …
The Pentagon
The Pentagon, a History: the Untold Story of the Wartime Race to Build the Pentagon–and to Restore It Sixty Years Later, by Steve …
St. Augustine
St. Augustine is a charming city of about 13,000, just south of Jacksonville. It is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the …
Inauguration Days
My life can be measured in four-year chunks–high school, college, graduate school, and Presidential terms. I was 10 months old when Roosevelt …
Christmas Cookies
While listening to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet this morning, I baked my favorite cookies to pack into my Nutcracker tin and take to …
Texas Connections
Besides all the long-time friends at my Rice 50th Reunion, there were thirty more friends and family members I got to see in …
Rice 50th Reunion
My 50th Rice Reunion began with a joyous re-uniting of old friends at the lovely home of Patti Lewis Everett, whom I first met …
Amis en France
On our last evening in Paris, Edith and Guy LePechon, dear friends for five decades, met us at our hotel and took …
Lyon, Then & Now
An International Piano Workshop attracted me to Lyon, France in 1994 for twelve intense days of learning new ways to teach music. …
Museums Kids Love
I love taking my grandkids to museums. This summer I’ve visited museums designed specifically for children in Boston, Miami, and West Palm Beach, …