Revisiting Austria
Here I am on my Experiment in International Living. In the summer of 1965 I traveled to Austria with nine other American college …
Cherrydale’s Russia Initiative
The year was 1997. In a remote town in the Ural Mountains, two girlfriends in the same apartment building shared dreams. Anna …
Puzzling with Seurat
Our celebration of the Fourth of July with Carolyn and Phil Cohan at their Eastern Shore home started out rainy. Soon three …
Terrorism in Charleston
When I heard of the shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston on June 17, I realized that I had read about …
Hudson River Museums and Mansions
Though I had seen the Hudson River from Manhattan, I had never explored upriver until last month. After visiting Mass MoCA and …
Ode to My Zip Code
Amid foxtail palms, tabebuia, hibiscus, orchids, ibises, geckoes and anhingas, we love biking, golf, and music in Boynton Beach A …
Radio Power in WW II
Anthony Doerr’s lovely novel was a delight to read and to discuss with my Florida book group in March and my Morning …
Contrasting Arboretums
In October I visited Arboretums in Dallas and Boston, after previously seeing the National Arboretum in DC. All were beautiful, but I …
Blessings
A recent mission of our church was to assemble “Blessing Bags” to give in lieu of cash to people asking for handouts. After …
My Morning with Diane Rehm
Diane Rehm is one of my heroes. Her show on National Public Radio is now celebrating its 35th year. On January 7, …