When Did We Become Red States and Blue States? When my children were young, I used to love spending their spring vacations in Florida. With a group of friends, we alternated, visiting [...] July 17, 2024
Don’t Know Much About History – What Are Our Children Learning? “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” Edmund Burke We were checking out at a supermarket when the young woman who [...] June 25, 2024
Jill Biden – Going Miles to Support Her Husband, Her Son, and Her Country In a quiet way, First Lady Jill Biden has shown support for her family and country, traveling between Normandy, France, and Wilmington, [...] June 11, 2024
When Dining Out, Save the Baseball Caps for the Stadium Last Saturday night, my husband and I dined out at one of our favorite Italian restaurants on the Upper East Side. As we were finishing our [...] March 28, 2024
The Empire State Building – Now in the Shadow of a Tower Designed by a Russian Firm At 102-stories, standing 1,454 feet tall, it was once the world’s tallest building. Its Art Deco architecture and observation decks have [...] March 15, 2024
Aging Spouses Thrust Women Back to the Victorian Age King Charles is 75 years old. His cancer diagnosis has come as a shock to all those who wished him well in his long-delayed ascension to [...] February 7, 2024
Let Us Have Peace on Earth and Let It Begin with Us With war raging on two continents, our own country divided in the run up to the 2024 election, is it possible to find peace on earth, let [...] December 25, 2023
Opera Interrupted – Moments of Fury and Fear at the Metropolitan Opera It is November 30, the opening night of Tannhäuser at the Metropolitan Opera. I am sitting in Family Circle. Act 2 is underway [...] December 3, 2023