Recently, on the American Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) channel, I watched a three-part series on the British monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is one of the unsung heroes of the 20th and 21st centuries in the world. Just because she is a … Read more

We have an hibiscus tree that I was given as a gift seven years ago. When I brought it home, it fit in the back seat of my car. When we moved two years later, it travelled in the moving … Read more