Entertainment… Atalaya Castle and Arts and Crafts Festival 23 May 201223 May 2012 Enter here, my friends, right through the door of the imaginations of a pair of artists and art historians, Archer and Anna Huntington. Located inside of Huntington Beach State Park,…
Civility… What are you doing Memorial Day? 20 May 201223 May 2012 Memorial Day in the United States is held on the last Monday of May to honor the men and women who have died in service to our country. We traditionally…
Civility… Mother’s Day or Un-Mother’s Day? 12 May 2012 For me, Mother's Day is a sweet holiday that links me to generations of mothers who came before me and who will no doubt follow. And it always looks like…
Entertainment… Yellowstone’s Amazing Sites and History 28 Apr 2012 A pair of moose were our official greeters to Yellowstone National Park upon our arrival. I thought it fitting that they should be yours as well. What followed though, seemed…
holiday… Easter Eggs and the Equinox 5 Apr 2012 Easter, the equinox and colored eggs - what do they all have in common? One glorious Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Christ with the traditions of the era. The…
Entertainment… Ides and Shamrocks 15 Mar 201215 Mar 2012 "Beware the ides of March." - Soothsayer from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar I have heard this quote - if only in my own head - every year on the fifteenth day…
Civility… It’s Leap Year Ladies! 28 Feb 201228 Feb 2012 Ladies, it's your year! I guess you realize by now that this is leap year, which of course means we get an extra day. I can remember this by the…
Entertainment… Why I love Venice, Italy 16 Feb 2012 Several of you who have found me on Facebook or were already FB friends have asked about the picture of me there. It is one of my favorites - not…
family… Welcome The New Year 1 Jan 20121 Jan 2012 The first golden thread of sunrise greeted me early this morning as I stood in front of the kitchen window facing east at our cabin in Virginia. It grew and…
Entertainment… Christmas Presence 20 Dec 201120 Dec 2011 Last ChristmasDid you hear the giant exhalation of breath? If you did and wondered where it came from, it was from me. You see, last Wednesday I panicked. Suddenly realizing…