Bath, an ancient city in southwest England, is among the top ten visited locales in the country, and famous for its Roman-built baths. In fact, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Hubby and I got up early and arrived at the Roman Baths just before its opening time of 9 am … Continue reading The Special City of Bath
On Turning 70
Reflections on turning 70 years old. What has changed? What is the same?
Walker Art Gallery’s Women Painters
Walker Art Gallery The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool does an impressive job displaying works by women painters in its collection. I visited there recently and was introduced to four talented women painters I had never heard about before. They are: Ethel Leontine Gabain, who was of French and Scottish descent, and lived from 1883 … Continue reading Walker Art Gallery’s Women Painters
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
The port city of Liverpool has always intrigued me as it is the home of the Beatles. Their hit song “Love Me Do” was first released in the US in 1964, when I was 12 years old and discovering pop music for the first time. My brother played this song and others, such as I … Continue reading Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
Highlights of Scotland Part 3
The City of Glasgow As noted by many Scots, Glasgow is quite different from Edinburgh but both are worthwhile places to visit. Glasgow is the most populated city in Scotland and it is known for its industrial background. Despite a heritage involving machinery, its name means “dear green place” in Gaelic. Indeed the city offers … Continue reading Highlights of Scotland Part 3
Highlights of Scotland Part 2
Scotland is a justly proud nation, rich in history. In fact, in just three days we have seen two castles and one palace that were all built many centuries ago, much longer ago in time than the United States has even been a country. Today we took a free walking tour of Edinburgh and explored … Continue reading Highlights of Scotland Part 2
Highlights of Scotland Part 1
Of all the places so fair,Built for the royal dwellingIn Scotland far beyond compareLinlithgow is excelling.”—Sir Walter Scott, Scottish poet and author The first place hubby and I visited, with our Scottish friend Sheenagh serving as our tour guide, was Linlithgow Palace. Linlithgow means “the loch (lake) in the damp hallow.” It was considered a … Continue reading Highlights of Scotland Part 1
Using AI to Discover My Online Identity
The other day I decided I would use Chat GPT to find out what information existed online about me so I wrote the following question: “Who is Nancy Blodgett Klein?” Photo by Levart_Photographer on Unsplash Here is what I got back: Nancy Blodgett Klein is an American writer, former journalist, magazine editor, and bilingual teacher known for historical … Continue reading Using AI to Discover My Online Identity
Questions to Reflect Upon Before Speaking
Daily writing promptDo you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?View all responses Before I speak, I try to ask myself this question. Is what I am about to say true? Is is kind? Is it necessary? If I make a conscious effort to do this, I can minimize spreading … Continue reading Questions to Reflect Upon Before Speaking
The New Colossus Updated
A writer friend of mine named John McGilvray recently wrote a poem about the US reflecting what is happening under its current president but he wrote it in the same style as the well-known poem,"The New Colossus," by Emma Lazurus, seen on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. I liked his poem so … Continue reading The New Colossus Updated
US Author Nancy Klein in Spain 