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Said and Done
There are so many stories and thoughts I'd like to share. I consider them noteworthy, or, blogworthy if you will.
Posts are organized by categories, shown below, for easy access. Please use the Contact page to share comments and/or questions.
Jan 17, 2016
"TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR TO GROW OLD..."
Thornton Burgess, the subject of my 2013 biography Nature’s Ambassador, loved celebrating his January 14 birthday. A modest, low-key man...
Dec 14, 2015
Redemption
Redemption, the act of being saved from error, sin or evil, is not always a great, substantial event. Sometimes it occurs as just a tiny...
May 25, 2015
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is an occasion to remember those who gave their lives in military service. Maybe it can also be a time to reflect on lives...
Apr 8, 2015
Time
Last night the seven-member folk group I play with, Just Plain Folk, got together after a long winter break. Before deep and constant...
Mar 30, 2015
The Canadian Connection
In order to write with accuracy and authority, most writers are on a perpetual quest for information. Several months ago I received an...
Mar 4, 2015
The Power of Poetry
I belong to an organization that recognizes how much hard-working professional writers and artists have in common. At a recent meeting of...
Feb 2, 2015
What a Winter!
Dearest K (8), R (7), G (5), and J (5), Wow! Look closely at that picture! This is the stairway we all walked down to get to the...
Jan 14, 2015
Happy Birthday, Thornton Burgess
Over 140 years ago a baby was born in my house at 6 School Street in Sandwich, Massachusetts. A fierce snowstorm made travel impossible...
Dec 14, 2014
Do You Hear What I Hear?
An essential part of Thanksgiving and Christmas for me is music. So I hold my breath until it’s confirmed that my brother Bill and his...
Nov 14, 2014
This November
Last night I read a Mary Oliver poem and today can viscerally feel the lingering impact of her consideration of what a soul is. As a...
Nov 10, 2014
War, Honor, and My Cousin Phil
Two months ago I was in Scotland and England traveling with friends Maggie and Ian, both formerly with the British Department of...
Nov 8, 2014
Through and Through
In complete darkness, I creep like a burglar up an unlighted stairway from the basement apartment in my son Rob’s house. I’m trying...
Nov 8, 2014
Talking with Thornton Burgess
Some years ago I had an assignment with Cape Cod Life to write an article on Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. I spent more...
Oct 22, 2014
Thornton Burgess and The Bradford Washburn Award
Hi, I've taken a considerable break from this blog for diverse reasons, some more valid than others, but never lost my original intention...
Apr 16, 2014
A Preschool Epiphany
A few weeks ago I experienced an epiphany, the kind that lingers in your mind in the days that follow it... I had just dropped my...
Mar 19, 2014
What Goes Around Comes Around
What Goes Around Comes Around, Historically Speaking My grandmother Helen Moore was born in 1883 in Dumont New Jersey, one of the...
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