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 …
Self-Examination
Protests this summer have challenged me to examine myself for deep-rooted, but obsolete mindsets. After all, I am a fourth-generation Texan, raised …
My Other Mother
It takes a village. Growing up in Phillips Texas I was fortunate to be lovingly guided by my friends’ parents. Marjo’s mother, …
Corona Comforts
Staying at home since March 15 has meant seeking comfort in every public facet of my life–Music, Art, Reading, Travel, History and …
Musical Road Trip
Do you like to take road trips? I do, especially in the spring. In the last eight years, road trips have taken …
Kennedy Space Center
Look up! proclaimed the title of the visitor guide for the NASA complex on Cape Canaveral, where powerful rockets are launched. On …
Burns Night 2020
Five years ago, Steve and I attended a fabulous, fancy celebration of Robert Burns’ 256th birthday in Beaufort SC. This year, on …