Two London Gardens
My five days in London began with a cheerful display of sunflowers at The Bailey’s Hotel and progressed to the wonders of Kensington, Chelsea …
Sounds of British Music
A piece for glass harmonica and accordion opened the Proms Concert at Royal Albert Hall in London on August 1, my first musical …
Heavenly Concerns at Chautauqua
In the 1950s, my girlfriends and I liked to sleep out in our backyards and watch the stars in the inky black …
Celebrating Independence
As the the Summer Solstice coincided with a full moon for the first time in 49 years, my daughter, grandsons and I …
Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh
On our last day in Scotland Anne Rennie surprised me with a visit to the Edinburgh Art Festival, at Jupiter Artland. Like Storm King …
Relaxing in Scotland
Steve had already played in two Scottish golf tournaments when he met my train in Inverness on August 12. We drove north …
Baden and Beethoven
Baden bei Wien has the double honor of having hosted Mozart in 1791 when he wrote his most famous choral anthem, Ave Verum, and Beethoven, in …
Vienna MAK, St. Stephen’s
On our last day in Vienna, Joel, Elisabeth, Peter, and Hermine joined us at the Vienna MAK, a museum of design, both …
Vienna: Surprising Evening
This is the story of how Chester helped Violet overcome a strong fear in just one night. Christl and Joseph invited us …
Vienna: Palace and Park
On Monday morning, August 10, Elisabeth and Joel surprised us by bringing Elisabeth’s brother Peter and his wife Hermine to our hotel …