President Herbert Hoover Library and First Home Photo taken by Bradley Smith, 1958 when the President was living at the Waldorf Astoria “But I prefer to think of Iowa as I saw it through the eyes of a ten-year old boy . . . filled with the wonders of Iowa’s streams...
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Char’s Garden Charlotte, Kate’s Mother, loves her garden! During a particularly difficult time, in both her life and mine, I had the privilege of watching over her little piece of Eden. It brought me great joy and comfort to water her plants, when she was unable to do so. Daily I looked forward to...
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Fruit Salad With Ginger Do you remember fruit cocktail? Did your Mother think it was dessert or the perfect addition to Jell-O or a boxed cake, a way to dress it up? I never understood the appeal of canned fruit – my only interest was in the cherry, that one maybe two or...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Gray and Gold By John Rogers Cox This has long been one of my favorite paintings. Twenty years ago, Kate introduced me to Cox, when she brought home a print of Gray and...
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The Worst Drive of My Life I loaded Merry into the car, in south Florida, and headed toward Cleveland, where Kate found herself. The road has never been unkind to me; but this was the worst trip of my life. Kate’s mother was in the hospital, and I was traveling with my perfect dog,...
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Bay View Part III Elisabeth walked over to the wall, and looked at the painting already hanging. This time, she did not look at the bay, bridge, orSan Franciscoskyline. Instead, she focused on the people, in the painting. At first, she thought she might be imagining things, but then realized that the...
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The Lost Turtle So, we are about to get on the freeway, heading toward the “East Side” of Cleveland, when we spot this very odd turtle, crossing the on-ramp. We of course pull over, and Kate gets out of the car to help the poor thing cross safely. Notice the woman getting out...
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The Woman I Am The woman I am Hides deep in me Beneath the woman I seem to be. She hides away From the stranger’s eye- She is not known To the passers-by. She goes her way, The woman I seem, But the woman I am Withdraws to...
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Delta Airlines to Bar Jews From Flights This is a story which must be followed. Delta Airlines plans to partner with Saudi Arabia to discriminate against Jews, do not allow this to happen. Surely, an American company cannot be allowed to participate in this evil and despicable behavior. Delta will respond to financial pressure,...
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The Greater Journey Americans in Paris By David McCullough Are you looking for summer reading? Take a look at the New York Times Best Sellers List, you may find something you are interested in: http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/overview.html The number one spot, on their Hardcover list, is by one of my favorite authors and historians, David McCullough,...
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