Fun and Familiar

Going somewhere, that is both fun and familiar is a good idea… I wonder if the things we do are more fun, because of the people or because of what we do. Tonight, we were at a fancy, schmancy hotel Read More …

Lyrical

Poetry is often lyrical and can become famous, but few poems are better known than those written by Edgar Allen Poe.  I studied them, my husband studied and our kids studied them.   “Quoth the Raven, Nevermore.” Of course, E.A. Read More …

Stories We Tell At Dinner

Sometimes, the stories we tell at dinner drive the kids to laughter. Sometimes it is confusion. Other times, down right teenage-angst. Go figure. It happens. When we were kids, we had to be careful. Dad would go on and on Read More …

Keep Talking About

We should keep talking about those “ancient things” that people tend to forget about. Just to keep the younger generation aware of them.  Initially, it was the Ides of March that made me think of this, but that was some Read More …

Big Bright Stars

It is a relatively mild evening, even for December, just north of Philadelphia and tonight – like many others, but not nearly enough – there are big bright stars in the sky… At least there were. They have gone over Read More …