Transcontinental Loop 2022-Part 1
April 26-29 It’s been nearly two and a half years since I posted anything–although we haven’t stayed at home the entire time. We’ve been to California, to Europe (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to me
I was gripped by curiosity on December 18, 2012, as art handlers carried our donated painting of Adèle de la Lanceau off to Portland Art Museum. It was an … Continue reading
other end of the canal
We explored Panama City in reverse chronological order, beginning at the Visitor Center of one of those engineering feats that we take for granted now. When it opened to shipping on … Continue reading
Coming Full Circle
It’s exactly one year since I engaged in the email correspondence with Olivia Thomas of Woodcut Media that resulted in my express trip back to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania … 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
A good start
December’s been great so far. Last Saturday, Gary & I went to see Lincoln, the movie. I loved the suspense involved in passage of the 13th Amendment, then the intense … Continue reading
abundance of resources
The screen-writing class I mentioned in my last post is, as anticipated, stimulating sharper attention to scene-setting. No, I don’t expect to make a movie of First-Born Daughter, but I … Continue reading
Museum PR
Engines of war: Authors complement RR museum’s Civil War exhibit is the title of Stephen Klopfinger’s article in yesterday’s lancasteronline ( http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/683016_Engines-of-war.html ). His objective, of course, is to promote … Continue reading
illuminate history 