Category Archives: General

From the St. Augustine Record –  Castillo de San Marcos If I hadn’t known that a tropical storm was passing by last night, I would not have guessed it.  I knew all of the excitement would be on the east side … Continue reading →

For the past few weeks I’ve been house and dog sitting deep in the country, enjoying a screened-in back porch with a view of a pecan orchard. I thought I’d be getting a lot of reading done, but it turns … Continue reading →

The great American eclipse has come and passed, and in my neck of the woods it was scarcely noticable. According to a website, we were to have achieved 88% obscurity, which sounded like “dusk” to me. The only noticable effect … Continue reading →

Today I received several books in the mail,  using a gift card I won taking online surveys to effect a guilt-free purchase. First up Down and Out in Paris and London, one of the entries on my Classics Club list. … Continue reading →

Reproduction of details on the Arch of Titus When we survey human history, we experience also the wonder of the ancient, the immemorial. We look to a tombstone in a Roman cemetery and read the inscription, sponsa optima, the best … Continue reading →