My cousin Garrett is in Liberia, helping people cope with the Ebola epidemic. Here he is being interviewed via Skype by a reporter at New Y...

Today was Elyse’s birthday. I say “was” because Elyse is with us no more. She died on an April night at the age of 16 when a congenital ane...

Saturday the St. Anonymous UMW went to Oak Alley for a tour and lunch. My good friend D was able to come with me. As I mentioned the one ot...

"God bless you on your journey," the young man at the airport said as we walked off to our gate. We had been eating dinner w...

Last week my husband called my attention to a local news item. “An old friend of yours has died. Not a friend, someone you used to work wi...

Belated congratulations to Dr. Per Ahlberg on his having been elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Per Ahlberg is a paleont...

Hubby and I went to a music festival today but left early because it was about to storm.  We did hear two bands and got to see the arts and ...