Rails in Wales and beyond
A year ago, we were preparing for a long rail journey ; now we’re just back from one. Jacqueline Sale of Act 1 Tours led a Portland Opera group to Paris and London. Gary … Continue reading
Blogging and flogging
It’s been nearly a month since my last post; I’ve been busy flogging–both literally and figuratively. My friend Carole and I got to be supernumeraries (what extras are called in … Continue reading
possessions
How could I resist? I overheard Tamara tell another member of our yoga class about the production she was rehearsing, The Possessions of La Boîte, an “ensemble-created piece” based on letters … Continue reading
Family Ties
Last week I spent time with the youngest member of my family, my almost-eight-year-old grandson, and the oldest, my eighty-six-year-old uncle . First, my daughter, her eight- and eleven-year-old sons, my husband (her … Continue reading
Grandma’s perspective
My father was sent to Guam in January 1945. I was not yet two-and-a-half; Mother was pregnant with my sister Barbara, who was born August 22, 1945. The three of … Continue reading
Off the beaten track…
Tuesday morning we enjoyed a 3.5 mile hike on a wet rain-forest trail, the surface of which … Continue reading
The Canopy Above
This time last year, Gary and I sought warmth and sunshine on James Michener’s Islands of the South Pacific and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where we reveled in irresistible underwater vistas. This year we’ve … Continue reading
Fathers and Daughters
Maybe I’m perceiving a non-existent pattern due to my current preoccupation with letters and diaries my own father left behind. In the past two weeks I’ve encountered media attention on this … Continue reading
more voices from the distant past
I wrote last time about meeting my father as a young man by studying his diaries. I am now sorting and reading bundles of letters that he saved for decades. … Continue reading
Deadlines? Yes, deadlines
As ridiculous as it seems, I set myself two writing deadlines in December. 1. Submit a piece to Times They Were A-Changing . Thanks to help from my critique group–especially … Continue reading
illuminate history 