Women’s music festivals have always been an iconic part of the lesbian feminist movement. In the early 70s, they popped up as women-only events at campuses around the country. In August of 1976, 19-year-old Lisa Vogel started the annual Michigan…
Ohio Lesbian Festival Photos
A lesbian music festival in Ohio! [Show slideshow] 123►
Springfield Revisited
This is our second stay in Springfield, Missouri, ushering my dad through some health issues and getting Bessie repaired. The RV repairs have been minor (replacing a window that won’t lock, a new sparker for the stove burners, new hinges…
Springfield Revisited Photos
We came back to Springfield, Missouri for my Dad’s surgery and stayed several weeks. [Show slideshow] 12345►
Wilson’s Creek Civil War Battlefield
I’ve never been a Civil War buff. I learned the history of the war when we lived in Tallahassee, where the pros and cons of slavery were presented in equal columns. (I kid you not; I copied the blackboard verbatim,…
Wilson’s Creek Photos
We visited the Wilson’s Creek Civil War battlefield just a few miles southwest of Springfield. [Show slideshow] 123►
Trip to Bentonville
When we came back to Springfield for Dad’s surgery, we went straight to Reliable RV for some needed repairs. We had stayed on their lot while they did repairs on Bessie last time we were in Springfield (conveniently located just…
Bentonville Photos
A day trip to Bentonville, Arkansas included visits to four museums and ended with a drive-in movie. [Show slideshow] 12345►
A Life Extension
Early this summer, my dad was diagnosed with a severely malfunctioning heart valve, and valve replacement surgery was recommended. Open heart surgery at Dad’s age (87) is considered very risky. But there’s a new kind of valve replacement surgery that…
Springfield Photos
We returned to Springfield, Missouri to see my dad through heart surgery. [Show slideshow] 1234►
St. Louis, Missouri
My mother grew up in St. Louis and moved back there with my younger brother and sister after my parents divorced. For years they lived in a duplex rental in Webster Groves that we all squeezed into at holidays. Later,…
St. Louis Photos
A stopover in St. Louis to visit my old college roommate, Sooze. [Show slideshow]