Vienna: Palace and Park
On Monday morning, August 10, Elisabeth and Joel surprised us by bringing Elisabeth’s brother Peter and his wife Hermine to our hotel …
Vienna: Architectural Tour
Though I had visited Vienna before with Joel and my Austrian “sister” Christl, this was my first time to stay in the middle …
Brno: Villa Tugendhat
Joel, Lilli and I had long dreamed of seeing Villa Tugendhat, a house built by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Fritz …
Good Times in the Salzkammergut
When I stayed with the Schmid family in Austria in 1965, I didn’t realize that Vöcklabruck was the “Gateway to the Salzkammergut Cultural …
Salzburg: movie and more
Beautiful Salzburg! Tourists from all over the world identify this city as the setting for the 1965 movie, The Sound of Music, …
Violet Visits Virginia
Lilli and Violet visited us in Arlington July 19 – 26. Lilli had a business conference here. Every morning Violet took swimming …
California & Oregon
On June 17, Steve and I flew to San Francisco to meet Joe Simmons, whose wife Karen, Steve’s sister, died so suddenly …
Family and Friends
Lilli and Shelby and their families visited us in Virginia, June 10 – 16, to celebrate their birthdays, see friends, and assist …
Thankful for Grandkids
In May I spent five days with each of my three children’s families–what a treat! In Dallas I got to play board …
Phillips Friends in Bastrop
Since 1998, eight friends-from-first-grade and I have gathered every couple of years in interesting places. In 2013 we met in Fredricksburg TX. This …