Priscilla’s World
A Day in the Cloud Forest
The cloud rolled in suddenly. As it encircled our vehicle the mountains and rich vegetation disappeared. We had arrived at the Caracas airport at 4:30 am our time. Immediate bird watching presented a challenge, but I refused to miss any birding adventure. Rod, my...
Celebrate the Christmas Season
Parties, lights, candles, greens, and friends. All make this time of year special. Perhaps the most special is letters from friends, conversations with folks and unexpected surprises. This poem from our friend, John Thornburg, was a special surprise. FROM HEAVEN’S...
Thanksgiving by the Atlantic Ocean
A glorious week writing and gazing at the ocean from our house on Hatteras Island filled my memory book. Kaze Gadway and I spent most of our time working on a book we are writing...short stories about the times in our lives when we have been confronted by the...
Montreat
Last week an unusual treat came my way. I'd enrolled in a one day conference at the Montreat Conference Center near Asheville, NC. Before that day, I had the privilege of traveling first to Greensboro to see John and Lynda Cock. In addition to an evening of catching...
Death of a Friend
It is hard to lose a friend, even when the death is long expected...as in Fred's ALS. The story of Fred Lanphear's journey and death is an inspiration to us all. As Kaze said “that's the way to die.” Rod and I have been telling each other Fred and Nancy stories all...
At Last, A Girl
As I dust the pictures on our bedroom wall, memories of long ago swirl. Mary, now forty-six, is one-year-old sitting in front of Duke on the kitchen floor handing him his food from his dog bowl. My mind slips back to 1962. Rod and I have two sons but yearn for a...