Spring in Cambridge
Violet and I arrived in Boston on April 23 to find trees just beginning to turn green. The next morning my friend …
San Francisco Joys
In mid-April, Lilli had business in Berkeley CA while Violet was on school break; she invited Steve and me to join them …
Watchword for 2025
Instead of packing away this Christmas stocking holder, I decided to keep it on my bookshelf so that JOY could be my watchword …
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 …