Faculty Wife | Part 12
Time to get back to being a Faculty Wife! In case you don’t remember, we’re in the early 1970s. I’m home alone most weekdays with our baby daughter and toddler son.
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white sand gleams pure
buttressed boulders stand watch
trees aren’t telling
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Hilton Head Island, 1972, on the Atlantic Ocean side of the island. Thanks to the good graces of the owners, Read the rest of this entry »
It’s January 2010, already past my bedtime. A friend is driving D and me to visit the old Cairo bazaar. Vehicles and people fill the streets and sidewalks, including families enjoying the cool night air. Read the rest of this entry »

Imagine coming around the corner and seeing this spectacular view! Read the rest of this entry »
Say but little
and
say it well
I’m walking along the sidewalk outside the still-new Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh. Read the rest of this entry »
sunburst of glory
explodes in gleaming splendor
wrought from war’s horror
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I’m standing in The Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle, surrounded by historic weapons of war. Read the rest of this entry »
The photo above was taken in Edinburgh, directly behind the Sir Walter Scott Monument. We’re looking down into the East Princes Street Gardens. Notice the benches. They line the sidewalk from one end to the other. Each has a plaque Read the rest of this entry »
The Writers’ Museum, Edinburgh
Well…I’d hoped to get a new post together for today. But alas, my body and mind (full of cotton) just couldn’t get it together. Jet lag has done me in–as usual. Not to worry. Read the rest of this entry »
Edinburgh Castle, high above the City
I can’t believe we did it! D and I left Smudge with our son’s family, flew out of Philadelphia on September 1, and spent nearly 2 ½ weeks in Scotland celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. One of our great adventures together. Read the rest of this entry »