Slow Tempos for Troubled Times
From my earliest days at the piano, I have preferred fast tempos. Music from my high school years is often marked “Don’t …
Grant: Then & Now
Why tackle a 1104-page book about a guy who died 135 years ago? Just because he is the General who won the …
Museums Matter
On March 9, 2017 I discovered how much museums can matter. At 6:30 that morning, I went online to get four timed …
The Wisdom of Frederick Douglass
Can a 19th-century prophet help us through the crisis we now face? Several years ago I read Frederick Douglass’ Autobiography after visiting Cedar Hill, his …
Corona Comforts
Staying at home since March 15 has meant seeking comfort in every public facet of my life–Music, Art, Reading, Travel, History and …
Recalling the 1950s
Last Tuesday I participated in a Zoom conference that Lilli had organized for Violet’s Girl Scout troop in Cambridge MA. Each scout …
Musical Road Trip
Do you like to take road trips? I do, especially in the spring. In the last eight years, road trips have taken …
Kennedy Space Center
Look up! proclaimed the title of the visitor guide for the NASA complex on Cape Canaveral, where powerful rockets are launched. On …
Burns Night 2020
Five years ago, Steve and I attended a fabulous, fancy celebration of Robert Burns’ 256th birthday in Beaufort SC. This year, on …
Frederick Douglass
The December 1 New York Times spotlighted an exhibit on Frederick Douglass at the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art. Five days …