Patience is not known to be one of my virtues
Martin Luther King, Jr., reminded us that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” So we...
Angelkeep Journals: Kestrel conundrum culminated
‘Twas a mystery. Angelpond’s south bank’s overgrown plant life extended eight feet over the water. Not in, but over.
Why do even popular bills get hung up in Congress?
It’s not hard to imagine that as Congress edged closer and closer to shutting down the US government at the end of...
Talk of school consolidations return at the state level
It’s hard to separate the sentimentality tied to your high school years from a fact-based discussion about school consolidation. But it needs...
South African cuisine leaves you wanting more
Our friends over at Merriam-Webster define a “foodie” as “a person having an avid interest in the latest food fads.”
Did Dickens have me in mind with the opening of his book?
I had to read Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” when I was a student. Elementary school, junior high school, or...
I’m ngl. This new stuff has no rizz for me.
A friend dropped off a clipping from another newspaper, concerned that I may have missed the latest “word news.” I had. Kinda...
Angelkeep Journals: Hibiscus beauty renewed
The Victorian era had a social civilization ambiance that unfortunately has been lost to the world. For example, presenting a single blossom...
The first cut is the hardest and not just in quilting
The year Mom died I decided to make a quilt, with no earthly idea of how. I had bought some fabric that...
A South African hike that literally takes your breath away
We knew it was going to be a great day as soon as we walked out of our cottage and saw the...