Margaret and Me
Nine years ago my friend Margaret Lampe began telling me stories of her remarkable family and I began writing them down. In …
Kahlo, Rivera, Kingsolver
The current exhibit of artworks by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at Nova Southeastern University Museum in Fort Lauderdale reminded me of …
Rights for Blacks and Women
Re-reading Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, The Invention of Wings, yielded new insights that I missed last year, when my Florida group discussed it and I posted …
Radio Power in WW II
Anthony Doerr’s lovely novel was a delight to read and to discuss with my Florida book group in March and my Morning …
How Did We Get Here, II
At last, I have found the BIG PICTURE I have been looking for since my history studies at Rice–a book that tells …
Thomas Jefferson
How could I not like a guy who kept pet mockingbirds because he cherished their music? My Florida book group discussed Jon …
Lazarus: Life, Death, Faith
The Lazarus Project: a Novel by Aleksandar Hemon was the book I happened to be reading when we got the news that Steve’s sister …
Three Good Books
Three books I’ve read recently compelled me to turn their pages rapidly for visits to faraway places: The Boys in the Boat: …
Yosemite National Park
Steve and I usually spend months planning our trips, but this time, lucky us, we left the planning to his sister Karen …
Walking the C&O Towpath
Kathalina Stein and I have walked together every Tuesday morning (whenever we’re both in town) for the last 17 years. We have …