This is my photo of the home and heritage garden Dr. John and Marguerite McLoughlin built when they established my home town, Fort Vancouver, Washington in … [Read more...]
A Thousand Thanks
How many languages can you say THANK YOU in? Merci, Gracias, Danke, Grazie, Arigato, Spasibo, Dziękuję, Xièxiè, and thousands more. Most nations have a Thanksgiving … [Read more...]
Getting there is (hopefully) half the fun!
When at a good writers' conf. in Hot Springs, Arkansas and you see you're a short distance to close friends in Denton, TX, you find a low-priced ticket on a plane … [Read more...]
The day after Halloween
I arrived back in NE Mississippi yesterday in hard, driving rain that nearly made vehicles hydroplane and kept most trick or treaters inside. I left our Minnesota … [Read more...]
Autumn’s here with Winter close behind
In Minnesota, our harvest is in and flannels and blankets are handy. It was 29 F. here this morning, so frost painted everything white until sunshine turned up the … [Read more...]
Home Again and Welcome Autumn
I love earning air miles for travel. Who knew the airlines also sometimes have sales requiring fewer miles for trips. This time it included flights … [Read more...]
Good days across The Pond
I love earning air miles (which are not available in most other nations). Who knew there are occasional sales on the amount of air miles needed for trips? This time … [Read more...]
God is the strength of my heart
I was born with a complete heart block and a steady heart rate of 46-48 bpm. In 1983 in northwestern Canada, busy helping develop a Christian community and college, … [Read more...]
Conundrums and Mooselaneous facts that make us go “WOW!”
Merriam Webster defines a conundrum as a difficult and confusing problem, usually with no possible solution or answer. (A dilemma is a choice between two bad … [Read more...]
See the World, Change the World
I love this travel agency motto, “See the world, change the world, and I believe it’s true. Travel, Domestic or International–is my … [Read more...]
