Travel

Half a century later, my husband and I decided to visit the country we had so long ago feared. When I told our friends that we were going to Vietnam I could see the question in their eyes. Why, of all places, did we want to go there? They had painful memories, too. And to be honest, I was concerned about how Americans would be viewed all these years later. more »

We haven't added a new dog to our family since our Puli had to be put down. But we were intrigued by the related items we found in the latest Selvedge Magazine. For instance, the intriguing aspect of knitting our own dog more »

When I was young, I hated New Year’s — the whole shebang, beginning with New Year’s Eve. The forced gaiety. The pressure to be happy! It was all so depressing. The worst part was that if I didn’t have a date for New Year’s Eve, it cast a pall on the next twelve months. more »

Wimbush reports to Dunkirk where the squadron is being re-equipped with new Sopwith Triplanes. Seven of their comrades have been killed, wounded or captured by German pilots flying vastly superior Albatros D III’s. On February 15th they proceed to the aerodrome at Furnes in West Flanders, ready to go back to war more »