The apple store

My grandsons’ love to go to the apple store. They are too young to understand why I always chuckle when they mention the apple store. Oh, not the place that sells iPhones and has a Genius Bar, but the farm stand down the block from their house. As inviting as the...

Kids and roses

Last month I had the opportunity to speak in a sixth grade history class in Saddle Brook, NJ. I “enjoy” speaking to students especially middle school students as they ask the best questions. I am pretty sure the high schoolers I speak with have questions...

coincidence??

At the beginning of last week a couple of cancellation notices for Tribute Center tours appeared in my inbox. I decided to take those two tours as I wasn’t scheduled to give any walking tours this week or next. But let me give you a little back story that plays...

Symmetry

Symmetry is the word that popped into my head as I drove home from Quincy, MA. In the truest sense it probably isn’t the right word but in my mind it fit the bill. Let me explain… The voice on the other end of phone asked “I was wondering what your...

channeling Corrie ten Boom

Last week I was privileged to share my September 11 story with a group of fifth graders in North Carolina. I was sitting in front of a laptop in the 9/11 Tribute Center conference room and they were sitting on the floor of their music room in their...