Tag: Columnist
Window on the World Column | My Daughter Is a Nurse
My little sister Rosie used to call my daughter a grafter, a nice London term for someone who works hard. And that has always...
Window on the World Column | Modern Traveler Tales
Never let it be said that I travel light. I always aspire to travel lighter, but thus far it has never happened. “Oh, you’re...
Window on the World Column | Life at the Boarding School
“Where did you go to high school, grandma?” my 11-year-old granddaughter enquired, ever the curious little squirrel.
“Well, it’s a bit complicated,” I reply. She...
Funny Papers Again Column | Let Me Tell You About Angie...
Let me begin this column by saying I am not by nature a salesperson, so I won’t try to “sell” anyone on this situation,...
Funny Papers Again Column | Rough Times On and Off My...
It is hard to stay positive about improvements while being constantly rattled and often jarred as one pedals over street work. In short, some...
Window on the World Column | Some Days…
When you have been traveling between England and America as many times as I have over the past few decades, you get a bit...
Funny Papers Again Column | ‘It’s Good to Be the King’
A scant few of you readers will recognize the source of today’s column title, which is understandable given the age of the film where...
Window on the World Column | Longing for Correspondence That Counts
To my darling daughter, (and my two sons, if she allows you in on any of the decision making with regards to my care...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Mile a Minute Will Get...
Many moons ago on Highway 101 just north of Greenfield there was an odometer check. This consisted of four signs, the first starting a...
Window on the World Column | A Primal Force
It came to my mind the other day that I not only love to be in water, I love to water. Plants, trees, flowers,...
