In Love and Light

| April 19, 2020

“Everything Starts With Light”. Ara Güler Photojournalist. The Eye of Istanbul.  Dearest Mother Peace, I passed your way this morning to climb an old friend…Mt. Tolmie…to see this city…to visit a solitary tree near to its crest. A bonfire here once signaled an ending…for miles around all were made aware, from its flame, of a […]

May the Ink Never Fade

| April 16, 2020

The sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away. Captain Thomas Moore, British Army, 16 April 2020 Clang Clanger, Thump Thumplers and More The day has arrived at 7 PM. Watched clocks and timepieces have signaled an explosion of clang clangers about the block. Children join with parents as drums, pots […]

On Duty Throughout

| April 15, 2020

Carved into the Lessons from History On 14 April 2020 the Daily Express presented the suggestion, made by Mr. Terence McIlroy, that in recognition of the bravery of the British National Health Service (NHS), during the Covid-19 pandemic, that the organization could be presented with the honorific award of the George Medal. Although the article […]

There Was Two of Everything

| April 8, 2020

But One of Me… John Prine was unique… It was shortly before 3:00 AM when I checked the news. Rosemary and I both know that this is something I shouldn’t do. The light shuts off before 4:30 AM but often returns to light up this corner. It’s 5:30 in the morning…it’s time to rise…words have […]

The Queen’s Messenger Service

| April 5, 2020

The Queen’s Speech… This generation is as strong as any. (5 April 2020. Queen Elizabeth II) The Queen today has spoken, providing a message of hope, resilience, and courage in these difficult times. As a Second World War civilian and military veteran the Queen and her family, like her fellow citizens, endured the attacks made […]