Jul 3, 2025 | Personal Blog
Today I raised my flag by the front door. It took a ladder and more gumption than I’ve needed in years past, but I did it because I’m an American. And I’m stubborn. I won’t give up on the flag, and I won’t give up on my country. My flagpole came with an eagle on top,...
Jan 28, 2017 | Personal Blog
Have you met my friend and former neighbor in France, Madame Mallet? That’s her on the left. If you read French by Heart, you may remember what a hilarious, complicated character and friend she was to me and my family. This pic was taken during a visit a couple...
Nov 8, 2016 | Personal Blog
I expected a nervous dread this morning. Yet here I sit in my office at work an hour early, bouncing in my chair, (no, it’s not just because of the tall latte I slurped down,) feeling something like JOY. Really? Joy, in the last dying gasps of the most soul...