JoleneJun 10, 2021Mushrooms, Mozart, and MinuetsRecently, I have had the wonderful opportunity to play duets with my father - he plays cello and I play violin. In our search for music,...
JoleneJun 1, 2021Whitaker, Rind, and Wager: Part the FirstThe past few weeks we have spent time talking about men who have been recognized nationally for their actions. Men who served in the...
JoleneApr 6, 2021A Line Between North & SouthWhen you hear this title, what picture comes to mind? Soldiers in blue and gray uniforms? Red barns in the middle of fields? Sweet tea?...
JoleneJan 19, 2021Here Comes The President"Fellow-Citizens: There is no constitutional or legal requirement that the President shall take the oath of office in the presence of the...
JoleneJan 12, 2021The Capital Has Been BreachedAs the events of Wednesday the 6th of January unfolded, I bet some of us thought back to 9-11 (2001). Unsure of what was going to...
JoleneDec 29, 2020And A Partridge in a Pear Tree!In reading the title of this post most of you probably had a tune along with those words. But have you ever wondered why it is called...
JoleneDec 22, 2020Gifts of ChangeMany of us have probably at one point or another heard of the Christmas truce of World War One. The story of soldiers crossing in to no...
JoleneNov 24, 2020Nun Danket Alle Gott - {Now Thank We All Our God}"Nun danket alle Gott mit Herzen, Mund und Händen, der große Dinge tut an uns und allen Enden, der uns von Mutterleib und Kindesbeinen an...
JoleneNov 17, 2020Of Scarcity and Plenty: Food for Thought(Warning: This weeks post does discuss cannibalism in America. While I won't go into depth about it (I will have resources at the end if...
JoleneNov 10, 2020Armistice Day - of Poppies and PoetryAt the 11 hour, on the 11 day of the 11 month (1918) the guns of World War One fell silent. It had been a "war to end all wars". That...
JoleneOct 20, 2020Lizzie - A Sweetheart's NameThere are many stories of soldiers making tokens for their sweethearts while they are away at war. These tokens are made not only as a...