When you visit Paris, I hope you will not have to visit the hospital. However, I hope you will want to visit the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital chapel. The hospital is known for being one of the most state of the art in… Read More ›
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Shirley Temple, Thank you.
Shirley Temple has been a part of my life ever since I discovered an old pair of children’s tap shoes in my grandmother Evelyn’s attic. I was informed they had belonged to my mother. My mother had taken tap lessons… Read More ›
Laura Flook, get well soon!
I spent a wonderful weekend at the cabin (now open for Spring and Summer) that I mention often on the blog. Fellow blogger Kochanski came up for a weekend of butterfly watching, fossil buying, wool shopping, and Thai food. Then… Read More ›
Astrid of Belgium, Memorial Chapel in Switzerland
When I lived in Brussels with my family, I was slightly confused at the many things named “Astrid”. I knew that “Astrid” was a more “Nordic” name. I asked around and was told about the wonderful, still deeply loved, Princess… Read More ›
Ray Bradbury, and the dyslexic daughter
My wonderful daughter Aynsley is dyslexic. No, not the funny kind of dyslexia where people supposedly write “Dyslexics Untie!” It is a severe form of dyslexia. She was diagnosed at age six, though even as a younger child, I knew… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 