Happy Birthday National Park Service August 25, 2014, the National Parks are offering free admission to mark the National Park Service Birthday! http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm You will not want to miss this opportunity to enjoy one of the many National Parks in our great nation, for free. Be aware of the fact that the...
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Are you wondering how to help? “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, ‘May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.’ For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, ‘Peace be with you.’” ~ Psalms 122: 6-8 ~ I first heard...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Music by Henri Matisse I find them intriguing. I wonder who they are looking at? Is there an audience for the guitarist, or is she playing for the woman at...
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The National Museum of the Marine Corp “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But Marines don’t have that problem.” ~ President Ronald Regan ~ 1985 What do you see? What does this building make you think of? For years I have taken...
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The Living Bible My Act of Rebellion “Psalms 119, 101, 129 To my special middle child With all my love Your Mother June 24, 1979” For those who read and believe in the Bible, it is very important that we find a good, if not perfect fit with our Bible. This is a...
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My True and Endless Love I am engrossed in my sincere passion My true and endless love I have opened a book And the world flows forth Eternity lies before me The past, present and future All to be devoured I have been famished But now I eat I consume I breathe.
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Tending Someone Else’s’ Garden What I most liked, about the first house, we bought, was that the yard was a blank canvas. With the exception of a few standard shrubs, the yard was basically empty. After years of container gardening, it was wonderful to finally have a place where...
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Google Ink My father was a plastic surgeon, who on the occasional Sunday evening, brought his work home. We would gather around the living room, popcorn in tow, and watch a slide show of his latest and most interesting cases. There are two instances, which I remember to this very day: The first involved...
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Barbeque If you find yourself hungry around Saint Augustine, Florida, by all means look for this pink pig! The first time we ate at Smokin’ D’s, we stood by the truck and used the flatbed for our table, the food was absolutely delicious. Over the years, when driving south, we have often returned...
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Philadelphia “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a...
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