Michelangelo Up Close
The Sistine Chapel is an astonishing place I am lucky to have visited twice–in 1998 with Lilli and in 2010 with Steve. …
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, a special exhibition at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, offered me a view …
Art, Books & Movies
Five novels I have read over the last several decades have illuminated my understanding of famous artworks. The artists range from the …
Dornoch’s Depths
What’s so special about Dornoch? What keeps us coming back year after year? Besides magnificent golf, cool weather, and gorgeous flowers, what …
Scottish Quarantine
Our five-week visit to Dornoch, Scotland began July 23 with a required 10-day quarantine. Ten days was just a quarter of the …
Boston Libraries
There’s a very special place in Boston I had never heard of untll Kevin Moore told me about it last winter and …
Longtime Friends
After two long years away from the Washington area, Steve and I returned in June to visit longtime friends–friends who are not …
St. Augustine 2021
St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States, is a place Steve and I love to visit. We first went there …
Finding Repose
Wallace Stegner’s novel, Angle of Repose, is a powerful portrait of pioneers in the Western United States in the years 1876-90, during …
Welcome to Ohio
Just as runaway slaves in the mid-1800s found refuge in Ohio, I found a warm welcome and relief from Florida heat with …