How can it be December already? It was carved pumpkins, then pumpkin pie, and now we are readying for Christmas trees, dreidels, and multi-color candles. December brings one of my favorite memories with it. When my daughter was little, no more than four, and attending nursery school, songs of the season were a big deal […]
Vera Bradley Is Not Who She Never Was
Regular readers will be surprised at my choice of topic for today in this non-compensated post about the little woman’s accessory company gone global from the Northeastern Indiana close to where I grew up – Vera Bradley located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Except that the company is not actually in Fort Wayne from what I […]
Happy Pi Day & Women's History Month
Pi Day Pi is pronounced just like pie. Pi is a transcendental number, and represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Why is March 14th Pi Day? The 14th day of March is written, in the United States, as 3-14. Three point one four is often how pi is abbreviated […]
Wordless Wednesday: Winona Lake Bible Conference 1915
I woke up feeling a bit down in the dumps today. Sometimes I become a homesick for times and places to which I once had connections. Today I decided to take a trip down memory lane via the digital collections of the National Archives. Ssarching for images of geographic locations in Indiana I ran across […]
U.S. Late-Boomers are the Last Generation Living to Remember When Choice Became Legal
As a Late Boomer I’m telling my story. This post is cross-posted from my blog, Build Peace, which is participating in a blog carnival today organized by two Hoosier-based blogs, What Tami Said and Shakesville in support of Planned Parenthood which, as you know, is under siege from Right Wing extremists. Check out the Blog […]
Fort Wayne for Peace
Came back from the Fort Wayne, IN UU church showing of No More Victims and discussion among the 9 folks who came out to watch the film to find this great film forward from Liz in D.C. I’m so proud to know these women. The courage and stamina they show inspire me. 9 may not […]