Dionysus (2nd century CE), Louvre Museum. ( Wikipedia ) Dionysus was the Greek god of wine. His Roman alterego was Bacchus. Classical d...

At the gardens of the Smithsonian a few years ago. Fairfax, Virginia. St. Louis, MO. Lafayette, IN.   I want to see my family. The ri...

Kathy’s Bear, shown here doing his laundry, has lots of companions throughout my neighborhood.

Tallahassee, Florida. When I was in high school, my parents, brother, and sister went to Tallahassee, Florida, for the summer, while I ...

Skipjack, albacore, bigeye, yellowfin, Atlantic bluefin, Pacific bluefin, and southern bluefin tuna are the principal species in the tuna fa...

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of ...

“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant ...

 

We decided to take a short bike ride before breakfast Friday. The slanting sunlight was shining on the garden fence as we opened the gara...

Vintage Nancy Drew My first detective was —naturally — Nancy Drew.  The everlasting girl sleuth made her first appearance in 1930. Nancy...

Along the Huron River there’s a bicycle path almost everywhere, in the city and along the country roads. On this ride we went from the Dixbo...