Collecting My Thoughts

 I was talking to my brother in Illinois the other day while sitting in our driveway soaking up the beautiful weather. One of the advantages...

I don't know what generates the ads on the right side of my screen on Facebook, but this morning noticed one for yearbooks. I have my fo...

This is the cover of my grandmother's scrapbook--and I'm guessing the date, 1884, was fairly close to the time she started it. I...

New trees for the campus My high school friend and favorite Democrat, Lynne, tells me that four new trees have been planted on the former ca...

Almost a Friday Family Photo When I was a little girl, this major league pitcher for 14 years lived on our block, and played with the Phil...

Friday Family Photo This group of young college students, ca. 1895, were enjoying the social contacts made through their "boarding c...

2770 Veritas Vincit This Latin motto, "Truth Conquers," would make an interesting blog title, I thought. Upon checking, I disco...

Monday Memories Did I ever tell you that my Dad played football against the Gipper ? Not really, he played against Ronald Reagan, 40th Presi...