This is a bigger part of the country than I remembered. I always had the idea the Great Plains took up most of the land area of the U.S., but…

A white linen shirt and sandals instead of flip flops got me into the San Antonio Museum of Art.   Afterwards, in the parking lot, I carefully hung the shirt back…

I was a little afraid to return to Frenchglen, because the winds of change have caused havoc everywhere. I nurse poignant memories from times I was here–2006, 1997, 1993–with my…