Remember the names

You know me: I’m a big believer in Memorial Day.  It used to be just a day off for a cookout.  Now I find myself more and more thinking about what the holiday is really for: remembering the brave people who have given their lives in the service of their...

Adventures in England: Bath!

Jane Austen!  Georgette Heyer!  They started my love affair with the romance genre.  So, of course, I love the city of Bath.  It’s their territory. Darling Daughter told me I simply must take the tower tour of Bath Abbey.  So I did and got this very picturesque...

Snow-less Bliss

Yes, these are my feet in Paradise, a.k.a. Anguilla, British West Indies. I can understand if you hate me, but I currently have a tan.  Yes, I just spent five blissful days in the sun, drinking pina coladas on the beach, swimming in turquoise blue water, and walking...