Highland Clearances
Two centuries ago the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland decided they could profit more by installing large-scale sheep farms on their vast …
Dornoch Cathedral
As the church bells ring on Sunday mornings, Allene, Jim, Steve, and I walk through an ancient graveyard to worship at Dornoch …
Highland Adventures with Friends
How lucky Allene, Nina, Susan, and I are to know Marion McAuley, who lives here in Dornoch with her husband Ian. She …
CHQ for Mind, Body & Spirit
The Fourth of July 2019 was spectacular! A profound lecture by Risa Goluboff in the morning and a wonderful concert by the Chautauqua Symphony …
Moon Landing Memories
September 12, 1962 Along with the rest of my 400-member freshman class and 40,000 others, I was present in Rice Stadium when …
Profound Lecture
At Chautauqua on July 4 Risa Goluboff, Dean of the Law School at the University of Virginia, delivered a truly outstanding …
Industrial Revolutionaries
The Industrial Revolution, which began in British textile mills in the last half of the 1700s, has had far-reaching consequences. For example, …
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 …