Each of the three grandchildren in their explorations of the estate in the Far Reaches of Fairfax have discovered a turtle in the cool of the shrubbery by the manse's front step. The youngest, turning 8 in a matter of…
Boys Outhouse at Gloucester, Va., Training School left and Girls Bathroom at Botetourt High School, also in Gloucester, both pictures taken in 1948. The price of segregation. Certainly, Wouldn't Want the Governor's Tip Line to Find Out about This Divisive…
The front of the estate in the Far Reaches of Fairfax had taken on a colorful life of its own. The orange blossoms [which don't always appear] are on the verge. The white need more work, but are coming along.…
The American Civil War Roundtable Queensland, Australia gave me the opportunity to speak about the Confederate attempt led by John Yates Beall to liberate thousands of prisoners of war being held on Johnson’s Island in Sandusky Bay. Taking place…
Barely in the 50s with winds gusting out of the northwest, this year's azaleas -- so far.a
At a little after 10 a.m., a week into spring, the temperature in and around the Great Republic's capital is 1 degree above freezing Farenheit and, for you metric fans, about 1/2 degree Celsius. Yet there was the hibiscus,…
The family is watching Disney's "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang" is a Belfast theater. Now two days past Patrick's Day, as the Irish in the Republic call it, we mark the only other break from Lenten fasting…
The "world" fell in on them when gas prices rose and airlines and cruise lines were slapping fuel surcharges on their travel plans. It was a mighty price “Sunflower” patriots had to bear after sanctions were laid…
Although we had fish for dinner yesterday, we did have a piece each of the remaining King Cake [note baby in image]. Since Lillian found the King, actually when she opened the box Sunday -- lying on top, not inside…