I will occasionally re-publish an older post under the heading Throwback Thursday. This one first appeared here on July 20, 2016, when my blog was but a few months young and was noticed by only a handful of fellow bloggers. I have made only a few slight changes to the original. It’s the fourth of four … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Travel begets more Travel

When one of Goethe’s poems entitled “Mignon” was on our lesson plan during high school in Germany decades ago, we mockingly quoted it to one another in our adolescent inanity: “Do you know the land where the lemon trees grow,…”. I had already been reminded of Goethe’s memorable visit to Italy when I happened upon … Continue reading Travel begets more Travel