Would you believe that I cut open a grapefruit and found this lovely pattern? No? I didn’t think so. Can you tell that my journalism career has bitten the dust and that I am entertaining myself by doing this to grapefruits and then by photographing them before they’re polished off?Hee hee. At least, I’m not

The winter solstice is almost here. After next week, the days will start getting longer again.But, for now, it is dark for many hours a day. In other words, it’s good story telling weather. So… here are some stories from my 2009 experience that I’d like to share:Yet Another Anniversary of the Afghanistan War: Early

Today was too beautiful a day to spend in the house so off I went for my walk. I made a beeline for Buckhorn Island State Park, which is a restored wetland and a bird sanctuary and a very important bird area. It’s no ordinary bird area. It is Very Important. There are no modern

It’s always fun to pretend to be something or somewhat that you’re not. On September 25th, I got to pretend to be a cowgirl. I dressed up in as much of a cowgirl getup as I could put together for the “Hoe Down” at the Whitehaven Road Baptist Church. My friend Rhonda lent me the

The National Portrait Gallery is a fantastic museum! I had to wait for a long time to visit it, however. I walked past the building in 2005 and 2006, feeling a bit sad that it was closed. When I came to Washington, D.C., in May of 2008, I was thrilled to discover that the National

I have truly enjoyed this summer. Although, at times, the rain seemed a bit excessive and the temperatures a bit on the low side, there have been many good things. As of late August this year, the lawns are still a beautiful shade of green. My little garden is growing and glowing beautiful colors. Here