There were 20 tons of bolt metal per ship. I live in the mid-Atlantic and am surrounded by interesting history.  There is a ghostly and m...

Just a little update.  She appears to be a keeper and we are waiting with baited breath for a more serious announcement in the coming months...

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  Why?  I don't have to buy and wrap gifts that may or may not be on needed and appreciated.  I do...

My grandson is now into volcanoes for some reason.  At five years of age the volcano is still romantic and exciting in his mind and he love...

As you may know, I have been involved for almost two months in the pursuit of a Master Gardener Certificate.  Some cherish Emmys, Oscars, b...

I sometimes take hundreds of photographs on a day trip. I used to be conservative and clearly egotistical thinking that I should be selecti...

(As a pre-script today is our Veterans Day.) It is not hyperbole to write that World War Two changed the world.  It was fought on 6 of ...

I looked outside into the sunny day that had followed a rain sparkly morning...but I saw nothing unusual  or intriguing. I looked arou...

Part II on the Rally to Restore Sanity:   When we arrived at the metro station our first clue that we might have to eventually walk was ...

First let me preface this by stating that I am 63 years young and (to my knowledge) have never attended a rally. I guess I have always fel...

I am a fanatic when it comes to variety. I can only eat leftovers once that week and either they get frozen, or the next time around hav...

In the U.S. and in some European countries we celebrate a holiday called Halloween. Some say it comes from a Celtic festival meaning summer...

(I repeat that I do not do this 13 thing correctly or succinctly or even often, but I keep trying.) It took me two hours of hard labor b...

I have previously written about the unrewarding volunteer work I had been doing at the Public Library.  I started about 6 months ago and ba...

(This is not the town in the post below.) It was already 8:45 A.M. and the air was just starting to warm up.  I am normally an early riser...

The Badlands are just over an hour outside of Calgary and, sadly, an afterthought to many tourists. We (I) wanted the best lighting across ...