Memory Day
I got a romantic email on Saturday. Though Ray, John, and I were together at the North Carolina convention, Ray still sent me an email, a daily encouragement just for me. He reminded me that exactly forty years before, we…
I got a romantic email on Saturday. Though Ray, John, and I were together at the North Carolina convention, Ray still sent me an email, a daily encouragement just for me. He reminded me that exactly forty years before, we…
When Ray and I got ready for the day Monday morning, we knew it would be a full day. Sweet Lura, the last Notgrass cousin from Ray’s daddy’s generation, had died last week at 91. Ray and I wanted to…
The Urbana Free Library was a homeschooler’s dream when we lived in Illinois. We found old copies of the beautifully-illustrated D’Aulaire books, back before we had even heard of their popularity with homeschoolers. We read one Lois Lensky book after another,…
Back in October, Ray and I visited the North Carolina state capitol. In November I showed you some photos of its library. Here are more photos of the North Carolina state capitol. Six weeks ago you went with me to the…
The state flower of Tennessee is the iris and early May is iris time. Last weekend was beautiful at our place–irises blooming in the yard and all our children, their spouses, and grandchildren gathered inside. On Saturday night we sat…
Ray and I are grateful for a visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. While most of the museum was dedicated to the Underground Railroad, it also highlighted other issues of freedom, subjection, and slavery. The section on modern…