So, morning came on time despite being below the slope of majestic Point Loma. Lingering in the pre-dawn was the silver orb of a near full moon, brilliant in its reflection of the sun still rising. Up at 0700, East Coast, 0400 on Shelter Island local, the harbor rim still snoozing. Dining with Heather, the […]

There are plenty of America’s out there. Lord, last time on a jet was back in the days we were trying to get one of the three of us in to check on the folks and keep all informed about how their situation was being managed. It turned out to be simpler to just drive […]

I was looking for my sister. I have mentioned the reasons for that, but in short, she was a show-biz lady and careful about the images she shared after the bloom began to pass from her career. Now that she is gone, her lovely daughter was looking for things she didn’t sequester for reasons of […]

Secretary Colin L. Powell Departs If you have not heard, you will. There is sad news this morning. The Powell Family released the news this morning. General Colin L. Powell, 84, passed from complications related to COVID-19. They posted the sad news on Facebook, which combines other streams of recent news with something personal and […]

(This was an old-school hand-me-down ride. Dad got it as his “company car” on a lease as the Kelvinator Appliance Division of American Motors where he worked was spun off to White Consolidated Industries to work more efficiently. Finally freed from driving Ramblers, Dad enjoyed it. In the old days, he would keep a new […]

(There are no harder working and fun people than those who keep Midway (CV-41) alive and ready to experience her guests. Don’t miss a chance to visit what has been saved in honor of her crew and the dozens of her sisters whose presence on the world ocean changed history!) There was a gathering last […]

Author’s Note: Late start this morning, and our apologies. There has been a death in the family, a close one, and that sparked a spirited search through large old boxes and ancient stacks of photographs to fill in some holes in the family history. This story about Soup is from this week eleven years ago. […]

It was a grand Thursday down in the country. There was a birthday celebration, gentle but extended through a mild day with lovely colors. Not the leaves- this is the Piedmont, after all, and not the hardy Northern brilliance of the seasonal passing of the green to brilliant hues of crimson and yellow. This local […]

Some of the detritus of several lives appeared in the big clean-up down at Refuge Farm. One of the boxes that came out of the parent’s estate showed up amid the wreckage down at the Office Complex as Splash, Loma, Rocket, Mel and DeMille looked on with mild interest. The Socotra members were amazed as […]

(Colonel Tom Parker and his “attraction,” Mr. Elvis Presley) The Writer’s Section at Refuge Farm was delighted that Arrias had penned (pecked?) a thought piece on the nature of our unique American society. First was that the Chairman was not shouting for new copy early on a Monday. Arrias noted the role of Col. Tom […]