Run Ran Fam

For me, 2021 ended with the luxurious opportunity for some cozy long days of reading. I plowed through two titles by a writer I recently dis...

Last summer, my daughter, joyfully accepted the opportunity to participate in the studio training company of The Texas Ballet Theater. The s...

This photo is from my local elementary school district's website. (The one my kids didn't go to because we homeschooled.) I was look...

Not my photo. This is the website cover photo from my local elementary school district. This is meant to be a promotional image for back to ...

For a month of this summer, I was fortunate to be able to spend time in a location I had never been to. I visted Tulsa, Oklahoma with my dau...

Die Gedanken sind frei. The past year of  lock downs, emergency orders and other unexpected government actions has forced me to take a long ...

I remember, as a child, the last weekend in May being observed as Decoration Day . It included as the central activity, a family outing to t...

In my house the shelves are full of books. There are also table tops filled with stacks of  books; just read, half read and to be read. I al...

In many respects, this past year has been one of reviving many interests and activities. As the months of staying home continued on longer t...