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 …
Cooking Demos
Our Quail Ridge Club serves delicious food with special emphasis on local produce. On the first Friday of every month Chef Roger …
Remembering Harry
I think of my brother Harry almost every day. Along with my mother, he is my inspiration for living con brio. An …
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Loves Impressionism is a terrific show I saw yesterday at the sprawling art museum on Boston’s Fenway. The Museum had invited the …
Happiness
One doesn’t have to be unhappy to explore and appreciate Gretchen Rubin’s remarkable book, The Happiness Project. Even a happy person like me …
Palm Beach Adventures
Palm Beach is just twenty minutes from our home in Boynton Beach, Florida. Last week I visited three special places there: the Flagler …
Night Sky and Beyond
On October 17, I took Violet to see “Big Bird’s Adventure: One World, One Sky” at the Boston Museum of Science Planetarium. …
Modern Art, Ft. Worth
Fort Worth’s Modern Art Museum is simply splendid. Chartered in 1892 as the Fort Worth Public Library and Art Gallery, it is the …
Florida Highlights
This year I’ve seen more of Florida’s gardens and nature preserves than ever before. Our Quail Ridge Garden Club took field trips to …
Books I Like
First half of 2013: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway is a really dark book with just a little dash of hope …