I think this will get me caught up on everything up until this month ( Read more... )

Sorry for the long delay in writing this. I was tied up with a few things, including a volunteer task for an upcoming event, working on a new story for an upcoming show, and a couple of decluttering rabbit holes. The latter may be a subject for a future post ( Read more... )

The main reason I am so far behind on writing here is that I’ve taken a couple of semi-local trips, each about a three hour drive away, this month.

Shenandoah Valley: The first trip was to the Shenandoah Valley the first weekend of the month. I drove out to Clifton Forge (a bit west of Lexington, VA) on Saturday, November 5th for the first ( Read more... )

Celebrity Death Watch: Jean Redpath was a Scottish folk singer, who frequently sang on Prairie Home Companion. Sandy Wilson wrote the musical, The Boy Friend Andrew Kay was a leader in the early computer industry with his company, Kaypro.

Of course, the big name was Joan Rivers. I saw her guest hosting on The Tonight Show in the early 1980’s ( Read more... )