What a Difference a Fall makes
Hi, everyone! My last post was in June, just before leaving for Europe. Today is September 18, Some of you may have wondered where I got to. My trip to Europe was all I could hope for, if you don’t count the discomfort of flying Economy for 14 hours each way....
In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb
Lions and Lambs As a former Kindergarten teacher I’m familiar with many rhymes and aphorisms about the weather. March this year did not follow the ancient verse that the month would come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. In fact it came in like a lamb and...
Opening the First Page of a New Year of Stories
A New Year of Stories I suspect that, like me, you’ve been bombarded with entreaties to start the new year with new habits, new goals, perhaps even a new wardrobe. It can be overwhelming. I keep a pile of books beside my bed. They are books that I want to read,...
Writing on the Queen Mary: A Much Needed Vacation, Part 2
Welcome Aboard the QM2! The Queen Mary 2 doesn’t like to be called a cruise ship. Rather, she is an ocean liner, the world’s only such vessel offering transatlantic crossings. She is known for her high-quality materials, using 40% more steel than a...A Much Needed Vacation
On The Road Again To my family, it must seem that I am on vacation all the time. Since I retired, and especially since I moved to southern California, I have made many road trips and enjoyed a couple of spectacular cruises. Of course my flight north during the LA...
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