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Updated on June 10, 2017
Hatching a Plan.
It all started with our grandson, Simon. We’d heard from friends in Lawrence about the great “Eagle Days” event hosted at Free State High School. Steve and I were really interested in going, but what about him? It turned out the… Read More
Updated on May 1, 2017
Chasing Gold
We are getting ready to return to the West. We’re headed to desert, then mountains this time. We know it’s been a very LONG winter for people living year round in our little corner of Southwest Colorado. I… Read More
Updated on May 9, 2017
Fire and Nice.
NICE. We are enjoying an incredible spring in the Kansas City area. Warm days and plenty of rain brought early blossoms and high pollen counts. We’ll take it. Trees are fully leafed out, lilac, peonies and violets are… Read More
Updated on April 2, 2017
Mini Movies
I have a business card that describes me as “Obsessed with Video.” It’s true. Over the years I’ve made a series of Mini Movies on an app on my iPhone. They were meant to be keepsakes for… Read More
Updated on May 1, 2017
Mothers, Daughters and Voting.
I believe all of us are molded by our parents politics. In some cases we become converts. In others, we reject anything that resembles them. I invited my mom to come spend election night with us. I had this dreamy… Read More
Updated on May 1, 2017
Unlikely Princess.
The ammo belt should’ve been their first clue. Then again, history would suggest that royalty is always ready to defend itself. It’s the first Halloween I can remember. I must’ve been around four because I still had long… Read More
Posted on September 7, 2015
Grinter Farms Sunflowers
What an amazing thing the folks at Grinter Farms in Lawrence, Kansas have done for all of us. Every year they plant 40 acres of sunflowers for people to photograph, wander and enjoy. We got up before the… Read More
Posted on September 3, 2015
Seeing the light.
It’s funny how losing focus makes some things easier to see. For two years an eye specialist has been monitoring my vision to see if a small problem was growing worse. Thankfully, it’s not, but for my final… Read More
Updated on September 3, 2015
50 Seasons Strong
It really shouldn’t have worked at all: a group of 12 college students from Lawrence, Kansas, starting a theatre company some 700 miles away in Creede, Colorado. The year was 1966 and the goal was to bring more… Read More
Posted on March 29, 2013
Lost in Translation.
His name is Elias. A week ago today he came to our medical clinic in La Campina, the village where he lives in the Dominican Republic. His patient card listed his problems: headache, dizziness, stomach ache, shoulder… Read More