Classical Connections

I've recently reconnected with several old friends from my childhood days in Austin, Texas. We get together via Zoom or Facebook every w...

The other day, I went out in the back yard to water the garden. I stepped down the stairs from the deck to the yard and I almost stepped on ...

I remember when I was a kid, practicing my violin was not always something I wanted to do. I wish I knew then what I know now. When you are ...

May 2, 1940. The miracle of childbirth. A baby girl is born to Leslie and Eileen Welker in Lamar, MO. Her name is Judith Elnora Welker, a...

It may come as a surprise for many people that one of the most notable Civil War naval battles took place in France...or just off the c...

A few weeks ago, as the global pandemic was beginning to make itself known here in the US, my son learned that his baseball career was ov...

A couple of weeks ago, two things happened almost simultaneously that I knew I needed to write about. I got sick. I came down with a low ...