Steamboat Springs
In 1963 my parents and I stayed for a week at Rabbit Ears Lodge, a special treat the Phillips Petroleum Company granted …
Learning About Owls
Scotland provides many opportunities to learn more about nature. At the Moy Country Fair last Saturday with Scot friends Patsy and Spence …
Feeling Awe
AWE: the New Science of Everyday Wonder by Dachar Keltner. is the book I bought after meeting a woman on our plane …
Chautauqua 2024
Convergence is a good word to describe what Chautauqua means to me. It’s a place that brings together all of my main …
Marjo-Martha Week
Marjo van Patten, my friend of almost 75 years, flew here from Ohio on January 18 for what has become her annual …
Chautauqua 2023
After three summers away from Chautauqua, we loved visiting Peg and Jack again on their welcoming porch. We loved looking at Peg’s …
Lake Lure Reunion
Eight Smiths, four Eidsons and two Collinses gathered at Jay and Maxann’s house on Lake Lure NC for a reunion from June …
Reading Friends at 25
In 1998 a dozen women in Arlington, Virginia, began meeting together to discuss books. We soon melded into a group of fast …
St. Augustine History
St. Augustine, older than Jamestown VA or Plymouth MA, is 250 miles north of Boynton Beach. Recently, our friends Nina and Roger …
Returning to Arlington
Returning on April 14 after a two-year absence, I was delighted to find Arlington full of spring flowers. Phil and Maggie Kellogg, …