November 2017Open Sea Reflections

November 2017
Open Sea Reflections

I recently celebrated a birthday – not one of those that slips by and you hope no one notices. With this one, I am standing on the cusp of a new decade and for some reason, those decade birthdays have been very significant in my life. I’ve thought back to...

November 2017
Treasurer’s Corner

October had a flurry of financial activity! Thanks to the Linne Does, Jay Peterson, Judith Donovan, Kirsten Rutschman Santos, Julianne Sundin, and Phillip Kloeckner for their renewals. Many thanks to Linne, Jay, and Philip for their contributions to our Chapter.  And...
October 2017A Musical Journey

October 2017
A Musical Journey

It seems a lifetime ago that I was a grade school kid at St. Francis Xavier in Wilmette. At that time, the school offered free music lessons…students would leave class and walk across the parking lot to the convent. My piano teacher, Sister Marian Celeste, looked at...