On Friday Dear Diane and I left Williamsburg and made the drive to Fairfax without driving a mile on an interstate highway. As a result we w...

Yesterday the two of us spent the morning at the Jamestown Settlement , an extensive museum and outdoor exhibit depicting the first permanen...

Yesterday the four of us visited Yorktown to see the battlefield.  With the exception of a few skirmishes, Yorktown was really less of a bat...

Before describing yesterday's visit to the Yorktown Battlefield, I'll post a few more photos of Tuesday's day-long stroll throug...

Yesterday, in celebration of Veterans Day, Dear Diane and I, along with our friends, Nancy and Dave Lee, spent much of the day at Colonial W...

In my most recent post I neglected to mention our minor (very minor) adventure on the James River Ferry . Because I tend to avoid the inters...

Another enjoyable day! I really do enjoy traveling, even if it's to less than exotic places. Wherever we go, Dear Diane and I meet the m...

Once again I find myself wide awake in the day's early hours listening to Dear Diane's soft breathing as she sleeps in our hotel roo...

In September Father Gabriel Naddaf, a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth spoke  to the United Nations Human Rights Council about the persec...

Readings: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Luke 14.25-33 ______________________ I love to plan. I especially love planning trips. Indeed,...

Readings: Ex 22:20-26; Ps 103; 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:33-40 _______________________ Remember last Sunday’s Gospel passage? Sure you do. ...