Albuquerque
Sunday, October 7, 5 pm: My dear “other daughter” Courtney Morris and her family drove from Santa Fe to meet Shelby’s family and us …
Arkansas Travelers
A surprise 70th birthday party for Steve’s cousin Roger drew us to Springdale, Arkansas, on September 14. Roger was born January 15, …
Scotland Travels
Dornoch is a small village in northern Scotland that has become very dear to us over the last fifteen years. When I …
Northeast Travels
On July 25 I began a journey to Cambridge and Chautauqua, places dear to my heart, to see family and friends I …
Queen City
Charlotte North Carolina fascinates me. Its tall trees evoke Gothic cathedrals; its churches inspire admiration; its museums make me think; its women are …
North Texas Treasures
North Texas is a land of treasures for me: the Stockyards and The Modern Museum of Art in Fort Worth; Chaska House …
Cambridge Science Festival
Many cities have Art or Music Festivals; Cambridge Massachusetts has a Science Festival each spring during the week that school kids are …
Bach and Banjos
Two exciting concerts highlighted our fourth visit to the annual Savannah Music Festival. Completely new to me was ÜberBach, the music of Munich-based Iranian composer Arash …
Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
My first view of King David’s City was from Mount Scopus, near Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center. Our Guide, Revi Shnaider, who …
Discoveries in Jordan
On January 20, our ship reached Aqaba, Jordan’s only seaport. It’s at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba, where Egypt, …