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Buying Art, Trusting Our Instincts, and Playing the Long Game
A few weeks ago I found out I have a valuable piece of artwork in my household. Not something I
Kill an Owl to Save an Owl? What’s Wrong With This Picture?
On April 9, I received an email from the specialty company I buy bird seed from: Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc.,
Life in the Land of 25% Totality
Well, I’ve got timing, you’ve got to give me that! I live in Texas for 44 years, and the minute
Christmas 2023: Three Shades of Grief
In July I wrote that I was preparing for a cross-country move from Houston, Texas to Washington state. The real
Notes on A(nother) Move
Yes, you read that right. I’m moving. Again. This is number 16. By mid-August I will no longer be a
Florescence 2023, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Florescence 2023, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston April 26 and 27 the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston hosted Florescence, a
Earth Day 2023—Seven Things We Can Do for Planet Earth
Earth Day started in 1970. I was 13 years old, in junior high school, and thought it was the oddest
Lightscape at Houston Botanic Garden
Lightscape at Houston Botanic Garden I attended the second annual holiday light show at the Houston Botanic Garden, Lightscape, on
Goodbye, 2022 and Hello, 2023!
Happy New Year to everyone! 2022 seemed like a fairly quiet, uneventful year, and I wasn’t sure what this year-end
My First 48 Hours in the Bahamas
Gail has not landed in a foreign country in, oh, about 5 years. Gail is quite rusty at going through
Second Chances Sometimes Lead to Miracles
As I do every Christmas season, I purchased a ticket to see a performance of Handel’s Messiah. This year because
History Through the Eyes of a Child
I recently had the good fortune to spend Thanksgiving with a few of my siblings in the Palm Springs area
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