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 …
Big D Stereotypes
My parents grew up in Lewisville, Texas, 24 miles north of Dallas, in the early 1900s. “Big D,” then a city of …
The Ness of Brodgar
On a narrow land bridge between two lochs in the Orkney Islands of Scotland is one of the most exciting archeological excavations …
Visit to Berlin
How much can one do in only four days in the capital of Germany? We arrived August 17 from Scotland and departed …
Photography in Museums?
Some museums, like the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, where Joel took me in July, contain many treasures, but allow no photography. Others, …
Blessings
A recent mission of our church was to assemble “Blessing Bags” to give in lieu of cash to people asking for handouts. After …
My Morning with Diane Rehm
Diane Rehm is one of my heroes. Her show on National Public Radio is now celebrating its 35th year. On January 7, …
Scotland, August 2014
Steve and I have visited Scotland several times since 1995, when I attended an International Piano Workshop in Glasgow. While he glories in …
Summer Reading 2014
1. Centennial, a novel by James Michener, 1974. Forty years after first reading this book, I read it again before and during …