My 10-year-old granddaughter, who has lived in the USA for most of her life, is now living with us, along with her family. She recently...

I haven’t moved house in almost 40 years. When people say “I just moved from City A to City B because of my job” or “I decided I would be...

“Where is the life that late I led?” This poignant question from Shakespeare is on everyone’s minds as the coronavirus pandemic deepens...

Entropy is one of those words that many people think they ought to know and don’t. One definition is “a gradual decline into disorder”...

Like many of you, I am spending a lot of time at home these days. Though there are those that deny and ignore because the numbers of...

Before I begin this blog, I’d like to invite readers to check out the new photos on my website: heading, bio, and ending. I’ve decided to...

All my life I’ve been playing “catch-up” to the major issues of the day. I find out about events that shook the world months or even...

As I write, the country is sliding toward a crisis situation. The government has decreed a blanket closing of all schools till the new...

The other day I went to a local concert. On the program were two well-known pieces – Francesco Sartor’s “Time to Say Goodbye” and the...

In preparation for roof repairs on my house, the carpenter next door came last week to tear down a small lean-to built by my...

Recently I watched a BBC production of Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge with my husband. After two viewings (necessary to...

Hello friends, and welcome to my blog. This is the first blog post I have ever written. I’m very happy to be able to talk to you, and to...