Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: Rise up oh flame, by thy light glowing Bring to us beauty, vision, and joy.      –Christoph Praetorius “… Regardless of any tradition,

Dear Friends, Tangents: Summer Solstice today! In summer, the song sings itself. –William Carlos Williams Sumer is icumen in, Lhude sing cuccu! Groweth sed, and bloweth me

Dear Friends, Tangents: Happy Father’s Day! HE WISHES FOR THE CLOTHS OF HEAVEN William Butler Yeats Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and

Dear Friends, Tangents: On June 16, 1815, Thomas Creevey wrote from Brussels in his Journal: Friday morning, half-past two – The girls just

Dear Friends, Tangents: From this year’s Commencement addresses: Roanoke College Michael Rhodin IBM Watson senior vice president “A decade ago, I was sitting in the office

Dear Friends, Tangents: In the NY Times last Sunday, excerpts from some of the commencement speeches given over the past few weeks as thousands