“Talk to Me of Mendocino”

Shrouded in fog on the north California coast, Mendocino still carries the mystique of Kate McGarrigle’s song.  Its houses and Continue reading →

Communal Living Six Months Later

  Actually, it’s a little more than six months since our move in September. A good time to reflect on Continue reading →

Putting Age in Its Place

“Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” Writing In 1964, Bob Dylan’s lyric is Continue reading →

Summer Reading : Fiction

  When you read a good book, do you look up the author? Contemporary authors often have an interesting personal Continue reading →

Seeing Red

“Hunt for Red October,” “Red, Red Wine,” “Mask of the Red Death”. . . even the word RED has an Continue reading →

Rosemary for Remembrance

  “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember.” (Ophelia, from  Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5. 1603. Every Continue reading →

2015: History’s Edge in review

It looks like this little blog has been getting a fair amount of attention. Best of all, it has been Continue reading →

My Favorite Christmas Markets

Christmas Markets are a popular draw for tourists in Europe.  Brochures emphasize the size and variety of the famous large Continue reading →