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July 25, 2025 “aplacecalledmerrymount”   Sometimes during moments of solitude, I ponder the lives of others who lived in this old house...

The Cambridge Dictionary defines Enchantment as: a feeling of great pleasure and attraction, especially something very beautiful...

Holding a bowl of plenty over his head, displaying a broad smile, and exposing a big belly mirrored in a crystal ball, the world is his...

This week, Americans will celebrate the signing of the “Declaration of Independence” that officially formed our nation.  It took Thomas...

Hubbard Lake, Michigan The Lake Isle of Innisfree I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay...

Michelangelo's "The Creation of Man" June 15, 2025 Let’s begin with KJV: Matthew I, verses 1&2 and 17: The book of the generation of...

This “Want-to-be King” has snubbed the courts, deported Americans, pulled Green Card holders off the streets without legal...

6/8/25 Today I echo a shout out from my daughter Caroline. Justice flows in our blood, for Caroline's paternal grandmother's maiden name...

5/31/25 Yesterday was a glorious day at Hubbard Lake, Michigan: cloudless blue skies, a steady breeze, 65 degrees, a perfect day for a...

Here is the story of how the red field poppy came to be known as an internationally recognized symbol of Remembrance. From its...

As a family, we call ourselves the “Nautical Bunch” and we consist of a full-sized bed, a chest of drawers, and a dresser with a mirror...

5/11/25 Today will be bitter/sweet. I will enjoy a family brunch celebrating three wonderful mothers and will revel as their children...

Dogwoods, daffodils, and dandelions, Oh my! Blessed are those who live in the hills and valleys of love and delight. 'Tis the gift to be...

People across the world this week are mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who died on April 20,2025 at the age of 88.  “He was a Pope...

In 325CE the Council of Nicaea established that  Easter  would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or...

April this Year (After Millay) April this year, is otherwise   Than Aprils from long ago; Full of tears, and full of sighs,   Unlike days...

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for...

Dad holding me while Mother looks on, circa 1953. from Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry “And now, nearing the end, I see that my life is...

On the first day of Spring 2025, my dear Mother passed into the “Soothest Sleep”.  I was blessed to be next to her when she took her...

On this March 17th, many of us will acknowledge St. Patrick’s Day and in so doing will contemplate our pot of gold to be found at the end...