This & That

The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy -- a neat look at the work of Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown who w...

Sophie came for a two-week visit recently, and we had a great time going to area parks and museums.  We've been under a humid air mass f...

Several months ago my mom gave me a small manila envelope that had my grandmother's handwriting on it.  It said "Inf. on Dan's ...

This is part of a paper I typed recently. I edited a few things, and changed the name of my new cousin to protect his identity. In July 2016...

A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer -- An easy read and predictable book, but OK for when the kids are visiting.  When Hanna...

Here are a few family pictures that I wanted to save in case my computer dies.  Most of these I acquired only recently from cousins across t...

Washington's Lady by Nancy Moser -- a novel as if Martha Washington is telling about her life; the book begins at the death of her f...