Raggedy Ann

I am curious: How many of you Boomer and Better readers have a Raggedy Ann doll displayed somewhere in your home?

As a girl, I always wanted a Raggedy Ann doll. One day in conversation with a good friend, I mentioned my great disappointment at never receiving one. We were sipping tea on a lazy afternoon together, chatting about growing older and the toys that were the great loves of our childhood, when I reluctantly admitted that I still thought the lovely red-headed Raggedy Ann was a treasure I wished I owned. Read More >>

Pikes Peak

It is a winding, heart-thumping ride to the top of Pikes Peak—at least it is for this acrophobe. As you journey higher, the topography changes every few thousand feet. Once above the timberline, the pink granite rocks and sand give the illusion of a moonscape—and then, at last, the summit house appears out of nowhere. Once you arrive at the summit and catch your breath at both the beauty spread out below, and the fact that you are now breathing air at an elevation of 14,110 feet, you cannot help but marvel that people in the late 1800s made it up at all! Read More >>

Autumn Arrives

I hope, dear readers, that those of you who live in palm tree climes have at some time in your life beheld the beauty of a New England autumn. To gaze in awe at flaming maples is to gather moments of glory into your very soul. Read More >>

Moments with Gulls

Silver Sage Gael Stuart shares her moments with gulls on the coast of Massachusetts—and a poem by M. Daedalus. Read More >>

Barn Tales

Gael finds poetry in walking where others have gone before and discovering history—even in barns. Read More >>