Have you ever experienced what seemed a degree of separation? It felt too amazing to be a coincidence? It happened to me as I chatted with my seatmate on my …
Happy Bday Moby-Dick ~ “Call Me Ishmael”
I could not help but notice that today is the anniversary of the publication of one of my favorite novels, Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville in 1851. Though “Call me Ishmael” …
In Honor of Women’s History Month: Mary Horton
Reading Randy Seaver’s blog, Genea-Musings, I just discovered that March is Women’s History Month! Saturday his blog featured another genea blogger, Lisa Alzo’s post Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate …
THE MISSING LINK: A Rose by Any Other Name
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet says, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” She spoke of Romeo, of course, but what is true of a rose may …
THE MISSING LINK: Is Wanderlust a Gene?
If wanderlust is a gene, I must have it. I have a passion for travel, but I don’t do it enough – though some would say I do. I was …
Oh, for an English Apple!
In 1999, my mother and I flew from Oregon to Long Island, a journey that would become a cherished memory for me. My younger brother had been researching our genealogy …