My Journal

Stewart joined Cub Scouts this fall.Kaley posing at the entrance of a church where we held services. Ashley and Autumn at our family outing on Labor Day.

Yes, life has continued. I am not stuck in Pittsburgh following my anniversary trip. I will update soon. We are in revival services at our church this week and my schedule has been altered because of that.

. . since that gorgeous October day when Duane and I pledged to love each other until death. We celebrate our anniversary this week and had a fantastic get-away last weekend to Pittsburgh, just a short distance from our home. Thanks to an unbelievable deal on...

Things change. Wow, do we have confirmation of that. This week, we've heard words like disaster, failure, bailout, catastrophe, collapse, and apocalyptic. It's been a heyday for journalists; non-stop action for pundits. For the American people . . . we'll it's been...

Kaley and I had great fun puttering around Steinway Hall, playing the magnificent pianos, and taking pictures. Music is a gift from a loving and artistic Creator. As I looked at the lineup of grand pianos, testament to the hand-crafted skill of the Steinway Company, I...

For my birthday, my sweet friend, Karen, took me to tour a lovely house, basically a castle, built in the early 1900's by the founder of GoodYear. Obviously, wealth was no object and style and comfort were. No photos were allowed inside, but the rooms were...

Stan Hywett Hall -- over 600,000 square feet and 65 rooms "not for us alone" -- what a neat motto for the front door! back of the house with fountain entrance to English Garden the English Garden -- "ahh. . . "