My Winter of Content

With all due respect, William Shakespeare, but this winter has been anything but full of discontent. Just the opposite. For those of you who have been following our travels in our motorhome, you might recall that two years ago we traveled around Florida. We stayed for a month in Port St. Lucie, renting a lot […]

Breaking Radio Silence

Hey readers…it’s been a minute, I know. My childhood essays on “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” were filled with adventures in my backyard, and worlds away as I discovered my passion for reading. What seemed to be endless, blissful days playing a variety of traditional games, and not so (Hey, Julie, see if you […]

Goosebumps. All. Day. Long.

On the way to the Main Library of Toledo Lucas County Public Library system this past Saturday morning, I enjoyed taking in the scene along the Maumee River. It was a bit cloudy, but the sun was trying to poke out. Then, with a burst of radiance, beams from the sun cleared through the grey […]

Uncharted Territory

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released a statement this past week that for the first time in five months, Voyager 1 is returning usable data about the status of its onboard engineering systems. The next step is to work out the kinks so that the probe starts sending scientific data again. In essence, […]

Following Footsteps

Years ago we traveled as a family to Boston in the heat of August. We were all drenched in sweat as we walked into the cool air-conditioning of the National Park Service building outside of the USS Constitution. Our daughter Kyle, 11, wiped her brow and announced quite loudly, “I hate history!” The woman behind […]