Memories and Musings
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On Good News and Not So Good News
Alexandria, VA – The good news is that I have again earned a 5-star rating as an Airbnb host! The…
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Memories and Musings – On Bright Ideas
Alexandria, VA – Mary Wadland commented in the December Zebra’s Publisher’s Notes, “Alexandria Is a Magical Place Indeed.” She was…
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Memories and Musings On Witnessing Music
Alexandria, VA- What does music have to do with worship? Choirs and hymns jump to mind. But more than that,…
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On Wishbones and Thanksgiving Memories
Alexandria, VA – My memories of childhood Thanksgivings are nothing like Norman Rockwell’s illustrations. In truth, I can’t remember them.…
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Memories and Musings – On Kids and Nature
Alexandria, VA – I visited the Buddie Ford Nature Center on Sanger Avenue recently. I went to ask if I…
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On Garlic and Red Ribbons
Alexandria, VA – What do garlic and red ribbons have in common.? Were their purported protective properties just bubbe meises…
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Memories and Musings – On Scottish Games
Alexandria, VA – Guilty. I am guilty of the very thing I caution you about. From 1981 through 1987, I…
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On Work: Nina Tisara Gives Her Memories and Musings
Alexandria, VA – When I was young, I wanted to be an explorer like Marco Polo or a scientist like…
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Memories and Musings – On Windows
Alexandria, VA – The redbud made me do it. The idea for this column came to me last March when…
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Memories and Musings – On Bagpipes and Gunpowder
Alexandria, VA – I get high on the sound of bagpipes. In much the same way that the smell of…
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