Scotland, August 2014
Steve and I have visited Scotland several times since 1995, when I attended an International Piano Workshop in Glasgow. While he glories in …
Chautauqua 2014: the American West
Once more we were fortunate to be invited to spend a week with Jack and Peg at Chautauqua in western New York. Angela and Henry …
Colorado Rockies
In June we visited our friends Claire and Bill Stitt in Edwards and our cousins Maxann and Jay Collins in Steamboat Springs. The Colorado Rockies …
Welcome Visitors
This summer we have enjoyed hosting 13 visitors for a total of 18 days. Every visitor and every day brought us joy. On …
Picture Lady
When my friend Jan Yauch moved to North Arlington in 1980, she brought with her an idea from her daughters’ previous elementary …
My Family, 1953
In a long-forgotten box in the garage, I came across a piece of tattered artwork I did with crayons when I was nine. My …
Night to Remember
Yo Yo Ma played at the home of our dear friends, Elizabeth and Jan Lodal, on May 13, as a prelude to …
Places in the Heart, Week Two
After our wonderful Week One in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, Marjo and I drove north on April 23 to two national parks, Guadalupe Mountains …
Places in the Heart, Week One
My second springtime road trip with Marjo took me 1400 miles to visit dearly loved people and places. April 16 – 18 …
Hometown Poem
Sounds of the Seasons – Phillips, Texas Cold, dry winters, lonely train whistles Mom matching pitches to piano keys C-sharp sliding to …