Baltic Sea, Part 2
Following visits to four ports described in Baltic Sea, Part 1, we docked at Riga Latvia to discover a prosperous, well-preserved city. …
Kenya Safari
In Kenya, a sign welcomes visitors to the Rift Valley, which extends 6000 kilometers along the eastern edge of Africa, from …
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 …
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 …
Revisiting the 1960s
While adjusting to the total replacement of my right knee that was done on December 10, I read a new book by Doris …
Learning from History
“The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history” said the interviewer in February 1962, quoting Hegel …
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 …
David Smith, Sculptor
When Steve and I gave our beloved son the name David, we were unaware of a prominent American sculptor named David Smith. It wasn’t until the …
Gratitude at 80
Turning 80 on March 19 treated me to a week of celebrations with family and friends that made me feel very grateful …