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A Great Lakes Odyssey — Part 1

“Reuniting with Grandfather’s 100-year-old ‘Good Ship Tobermory II’” URBANNA — I guess one might say it was like making a pilgrimage to Canterbury or Jerusalem. Or waking up as a child on Christmas morning and first seeing the array of gifts Santa had brought underneath the glittering tree. Or being first setting eyes on my newborn baby. Such things could never be forgotten. I...

‘Oyster Fest provides decades of memories’

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15 It occurred to me that this year’s Urbanna Oyster Festival was my 40th....

Wooden Boatbuilding Week in D’ville was fun!

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14 URBANNA — Every summer the Deltaville Maritime Museum offers a family wooden boat-building camp....

Dog Friends group morphs to Middlesex Pet Friends for Life

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13 URBANNA -  There are many dog lovers in Middlesex County. Something here attracts people who...

Red alert! Father falls in love not long after wife’s passing

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 URBANNA — Just as life was settling down in Middlesex County and the days were humming...

Memories of Past Presidents: Part 6

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 I  have often thought the presidents we end up electing is...

Memories of past presidents: Part 5

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 "Bubba,” as Bill Clinton was known back in Arkansas, and his ambitious wife, Hillary...

Memories of past presidents: Part 4

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 By now I was acutely aware that presidents could not only lie to the people but their policies...

Memories of past presidents: Part 3

Part 1 • Part 2 Richard M. Nixon won the presidency in 1968 as my husband and I were back in college working on degrees...

Sharing memories of past presidents: Part 2

Part 1 URBANNA — After Kennedy’s tragic assassination in 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson took over the presidency. This startling change of leadership brought...

Memories of past presidents surface as 2024 election nears

URBANNA — I recently read a poll that said the majority of Americans dread next year’s election for fear it will be a repeat...

“Growing old is as easy s a blink of your eye”

URBANNA — Well, I did it and it was easy. I turned 82 last week. Nothing to it. It was as easy as the...

Home at last from the transatlantic trip of a lifetime

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 • Part 6 All good things come to an end. Thank goodness,...

Making landfall on the trip of a lifetime

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 Land ho! Yes! At the end of our week at sea we...

Fog clears on the trip of a lifetime

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 Part Five After the third day the fog cleared. I stood on the bow of the...

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