The Sun, Moana, the Greeks, the Celts, and me. The sun inset with a spiral floated on the banner behind the altar in front of the sanctuary of the United Church of Christ. I was struck by the spiritual image, … Read More
My granddaughter is three and a half and loves playing with my Barbies. I have the original Titian bubble-head doll, and my younger sister contributed Midge and Malibu Barbie. I bought a current, more reasonably shaped Barbie to add to … Read More
Why happiness is the sum of our lives at the end One of the lessons I remember from my Intro to Philosophy class lo these fifty years hence is that Aristotle thought happiness cannot be fully known until old age. When … Read More
“I Stand Here Ironing” is Olsen’s classic; Virginia Woolf was a heroine We didn’t always have women’s studies. I remember clearly the independent study I took with a part-time professor of English, a faculty wife who had an advanced degree … Read More