From the Shenandoah with love
What a ride it’s been since I last wrote! From Jim Thorpe, in central Pennsylvania, we proceeded south-west, with stops in Pine Grove, Mount Joy and Hanover, PA, then crossed into Maryland where we stayed in lovely, historic Frederick. The very next day we went into Virginia, then West Virginia, crossing the Potomac River, the “Blue Ridge,”...
Adirondack musings
I’m sitting at the Public Library in Lake Pleasant, in the heart of the Adirondacks, and the library folk are indeed most pleasant :-). We’re taking a day off after a couple of big days… We’re almost 300 km from Montreal, which is a measurable percentage of the 1700 or 1800 km to Asheville. A...
Breathtaking!
I was touched by this piece by a friend and colleague, Julia Menard. I forward it here in the hopes that you will enjoy it as well. Perhaps it will put you in touch with a time your breath was taken away. As you reflect on this memorable moment in your life, take a...
Creativity — Metalmorphosis!
Last Saturday we went south to join family and grandkids for an outing to the Bellingham Technical College‘s 2012 Welding Rodeo. Now that’s not an event I would have chosen on my own, but one of Mike’s sons is a welder — Jeff fabricates steel and aluminum into impressive objects. We’ve talked about some of the...
