Fruitful Detours
I use free photography for this blog whenever I can. If I don’t take the pictures myself, I search for public domain photos on the internet. Public domain images are either really old, so that their copyright has expired (which takes 70 years or more after the death of the author in the U.S.; the […]
My friend John recently bought a house in Tuscany southeast of Siena, and he generously invited us to come over and stay for a while. We had a wonderful time, and it was beautiful. I don’t have a lot to say in this post, but I thought I would share some of the things we […]
There are two very big wars and several smaller ones taking place in our world today. Everyone hears about the conflicts in Israel against Hamas and in Ukraine against Russia, but there are also wars currently being fought in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria. I have friends who […]
We have reached the season of decorations. There are always decorations around, of course, but beginning around Halloween and through New Year’s Day, there are decorations everywhere. I think we decorate for a number of reasons. For holidays, it is partly to draw attention to what we are celebrating. But in general, we want to […]