Machu Picchu: Visiting It Again As I Scroll Through Photos
It’s a wet, cold March in Tacoma, and I’m thinking back on January, when I was in Peru, loving every moment of the equatorial sunshine. Rory and I went to Peru to visit my son Brendan and his family. This was our sixth trip to Peru, but on previous trips...A New Life, New Joy in Peru
Our family has expanded again! On November 9, 2016 Joel Archer Connally was born in Curahuasi, Peru. Our new grandson weighed eight-and-a-half pounds at birth and has been growing exponentially since then. He is strong and happy, with beautiful resemblances to both...Lessons Along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela
The text of my article that appeared in Tacoma’s News Tribune on Oct. 19, 2015: We often speak of life being a journey, even a pilgrimage. This summer my friend Deborah Bellinghausen became an actual pilgrim, not just a metaphorical one. She walked five...Andean Life Outside Machu Picchu: My Growing Affection for Abancay, Peru
My husband and I recently spent about a week-and-a-half in in Abancay, Peru, visiting our son Brendan, daughter-in-law Erin and new grandson Oliver. We travel to Peru about once a year these days because Brendan and Erin live there as missionaries, high in the Andean...
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I am a writer who loves good music and good stories. It’s been my privilege to combine these loves by writing fiction that honors the creation of beauty, even in the bleakest of circumstances, through the creation of music. Writing has also led me to a deep interest in the recent history of central and eastern Europe.
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