Surrounded by Nature’s Beauty …
In case you haven’t heard of Butchart Gardens, it is located on Vancouver Island just a few miles north of the city…
Welcoming In The New Year with Auld Lang Syne!
At the stroke of midnight on December 31st of each year, when you are with at least another person or two, what…
Special Memories … shared with Friends!
The above photo was taken 18 years ago … in mid-December 2003! You likely do not recognize all of the faces, and…
How Gratitude Changes You …
Earlier this week, as the calendar turned to November … I received a reminder that this month is National Gratitude Month (which,…
Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania!
While you can take a train into the heart of the community from the heart of Philadelphia, this Musings is not about…
New Zealand’s South Island – a Photo Tour!
Situated on the west coast of the island, hours from the nearest town, this is a view of Milford Sound … described…
MARLIN’S GOOD-TIME PICTURE BOOK! – PART 3
Even though the photos and stories in this chapter have nothing to do with Christmas, since we are in the heart of…
Looking back 100 years!
As we are about to celebrate Veterans’ Day, I feel led to offer you this encore Musings from two years ago, originally…
The longest journey in life!
I heard this attention-grabbing phrase recently, uttered by an inspirational speaker saying these words on my car radio just after starting the…
Seventy-Five Years ago this week!
The date was August 14, 1945 … while I knew a war was going on and that the man who would become…
Last Days of World War Two – Part One …
As we remember and celebrate on this, the 75th anniversary of what we call V-E Day, the ending of the Second World…