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Once past the middle of August, life in the country takes on a different tempo. One of the earliest signs […]

When people first come to visit us, they always comment on our isolation. We are one mile from the nearest

Protagoras (490–420 B.C.E.) said that “man is the measure of all things,” but Protagoras had never seen a modern hospital.

So, what does a blogger do when admitted to the hospital? Takes notes and meditates on blogs to write. Sounds

Last week I finished reading The March of Folly by Barbara Tuchman. It’s a study of three historical episodes that

Being in San Francisco for a week, we went to an exhibit of quilts, “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend.” The

A visit to two grandchildren, ages fourteen months and four years, opens fascinating insights into language. The four-year old has

I went to an “open mike” poetry reading last week about forty miles away and I was struck by the

Driving to and from Columbus, Ohio, two weeks ago, I had opportunity as co-pilot to study the map of Pennsylvania

I brought up the subject of names in my last writing – and that got me started on some research.