Texas Roots
My Texas roots go back many generations. While my three children were all born in Washington DC, my grandsons were born in …
Arkansas Travelers
A surprise 70th birthday party for Steve’s cousin Roger drew us to Springdale, Arkansas, on September 14. Roger was born January 15, …
Scotland Travels
Dornoch is a small village in northern Scotland that has become very dear to us over the last fifteen years. When I …
Northeast Travels
On July 25 I began a journey to Cambridge and Chautauqua, places dear to my heart, to see family and friends I …
Angela
Angela: a musical name, a wonderful friend. How lucky I am to know you. (That could be a song!) I keep looking for …
Frost Chopin Festival
Frederic Chopin composed many different kinds of music, almost all of it exclusively for the piano. His waltzes, mazurkas and polonaises reflect …
Queen City
Charlotte North Carolina fascinates me. Its tall trees evoke Gothic cathedrals; its churches inspire admiration; its museums make me think; its women are …
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 …
Cambridge Science Festival
Many cities have Art or Music Festivals; Cambridge Massachusetts has a Science Festival each spring during the week that school kids are …
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 …