Mr. Eisenhauer and the President
Ray and I are a one-car family and have been a one-car family for most of the forty-one years of our marriage. In November our car had to spend some time in a body shop after a too-close encounter on a…
Ray and I are a one-car family and have been a one-car family for most of the forty-one years of our marriage. In November our car had to spend some time in a body shop after a too-close encounter on a…
I’m still trying to heal from my allergic bout back in October. I have been on a healing diet since then. One bit of good news is that I can cheat on occasion and another piece of good news is that…
Flowers for Children, published in 1845, included this song about Thanksgiving by Lydia Maria Child. In 1861, artist Alfred R. Waud sketched this Thanksgiving Day scene at an army camp. When Laura Ingalls was a girl, her family enjoyed The…
We took some wrong turns, but Ray and I finally did find a parking spot so we could visit the Massachusetts State House. We parked in the garage beneath Boston Common, the oldest public park in America, founded in 1634. As…
I published my first blog post on April 29, 2013. I got my first encouraging response from Melissa (not her real name) on May 2. Many more have followed. I first met Melissa at a small homeschool event about 2001…
Our friend Miss Joy turned 100 last Thursday. Her party was a week ago today. I was out of town visiting one of our children, so I was of two minds: thrilled to be where I was and sorry to…