History, Real Life, and Faith
Old photos fascinate me. I’m in awe of those who can restore them. My admiration grew when I wrote A Poppy in Remembrance. As part of my research, I examined sepia images–and colorized pictures captured my imagination. How did experts put life and color into the images? Photo restorer Nick Harris contacted me and agreed to be interviewed. A British…
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What happened when all Oswald Chambers books burned during the London Blitz?
I’ve spent the last month grappling with technology so as to share my voice with my family. A box of old tapes discovered earlier this year enabled me to hear my parent’s voices once again, if only for a snippet. You can read that post here. A further investigation into the box turned up a dozen or so tapes of me…
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Don’t lose the memory of loved ones’ voices!
December 2015 marked *six years of blogging. Here are six things I learned in those years. 1. I like to blog As a once-upon-a-time newspaper reporter, I had anticipated I’d like blogging and that has turned out to be true. I like putting together the ideas, finding the photos, dreaming up a pseudo-clever title and interacting with folks who read my…
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Merry Christmas to all. My family is spending this week in a myriad of activities. As members of a Lutheran Church choir, we’ll be singing the wonderful music of Christmas–in four-part harmony. We sang a variety of songs on Sunday night at the annual Christmas concert. I’ve been playing my clarinet all season long for our Wednesday night Advent services…
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