Two thousand years is a really, really, really long time. My great-grandmother lived 109 years, the definition of a long time. She was born while Lincoln was campaigning for office and died while Nixon was campaigning for office. Shakespeare was born 455 years ago, which is a really long time ago. (I anticipate a big … Continue reading Lost and Found…and Lost 💎
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Gallinipper 💎
In Michigan, where I live, we are blessed with beautiful weather eight months of the year. Summers are sunny and warm, but the temperature rarely climbs above 90. At 43 degrees north latitude, our summer days can be almost an hour and a half longer than those in, say, Houston. Thunderstorms are infrequent and often … Continue reading Gallinipper 💎
On Big Domes and Little Stones 💎
Saint Peter’s Basilica is stunning in its size and grandeur. The cross placed atop Michelangelo’s dome is as high as the great Pyramids, which in his time were the tallest structures in the world. The bronze canopy beneath the dome, itself 66 feet high, is dwarfed by the vast space it occupies. Beneath the canopy … Continue reading On Big Domes and Little Stones 💎
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