Category: Rose’s Blog

​Like Chaucer’s pilgrims, we “Longed to go on pilgrimage,” not to Canterbury, but to Canada, to marvel at the glorious autumn foliage in the eastern

  ​ The pine scent of the Christmas tree, and the smell of Warm chocolate cookies ​​I have been baking Christmas Cookies every December for

  I have been in love with china cabinets all my life. Among my first memories is gazing through the glass into my grandmother’s old

  When Wayne and I return to California, in addition to visiting family and friends, we make time for dinner at Manresa. This small restaurant

Although Wayne and I now live in Hawaii, our son David, along with all of our siblings, nieces and nephews live in California. This makes

Our time in South Africa focused on the areas around two of the country’s major cities—Johannesburg and Cape Town. As our plane approached, my first

After ferrying across the Zambezi river from Zambia to Botswana, we were met at the border check station by Fuzzy, the ivory sniffing Cocker Spaniel,

  ​On the Zambezi An elephant arrives for A drink of water. This spring, Wayne and I embarked on an autumn encounter with three countries

Several months ago, Wayne and I decided that it might be fun to rent out the downstairs studio apartment in the home where we live

​Three doves perch on a Fence post on Easter morning In soft golden light. ​Easter is a moveable feast, like Hanukkah and Passover. This means