Rocky Mountain High by Katherine Emery General
The first few chords of John Denver’s ballad; Rocky Mountain High have a powerful way of evoking emotions that transport me to different places and memories of my late teens. The feeling is a deep, hollow ache, a sensation of missing someone or something, grieving a moment that can’t be reclaimed. The day Rocky Mountain […]
June 2025 Sky-Watch Neptune May Be Seen by Dennis Herrmann
Neptune, the farthest planet out from the Sun at 1.9 billion miles, cannot be seen without optical aid, and then only when one knows exactly where to look. But on the morning of June 29th we will have a unique opportunity to be able to spot Neptune with binoculars. On that morning in the eastern sky […]
Agent 86 Reconnaissance Footage: Spying Over Annapolis
When the Spy announced its new weekly podcast with Messrs. Foxwell and Mitchell focusing on all things Annapolis, Agent 86 didn’t want to be left out. He decided to focus his lens on the capital city to see what all the fuss was about. His surveillance video is attached.
Mom Style by Katherine Emery General
I found a photograph of my mom, my two middle children, and me at the peak of Diamond Head on Oahu. That hike is roughly one and a half miles round trip. There are any water bottles or snacks in sight. My eldest was taking the picture with my Kodak Instamatic camera. It was 1982. […]
Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Who Just Pulled Up in a Bugatti
The Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland, recently had an amazing Bugatti: Reaching for Perfection Exhibition that ran from December 6, 2024, to April 13, 2025. This undated Bugatti Convertible photo was recently discovered in the Talbot Historical Society’s H. Robins Hollyday Collection. Can you help us identify these two men who were enjoying a […]
May 2025 sky-watch by Dennis Herrmann
Planet highlights are somewhat reduced this month although Mars makes a nice addition to the dim Zodiac constellation, Cancer the Crab. On May 1st use binoculars to find Mars quite close to M44, the “Beehive Cluster;” an open cluster of stars found in Cancer. Cancer lies in the western sky between the Gemini twins and Leo […]
Four Eleven Kitchen’s Amanda Kidd on Succeeding in Food & Hospitality
When about a hundred people gathered on September 12, 2024, for the grand opening of Four Eleven Kitchen at the Packing House in Cambridge, founder Amanda Kidd said, “Food is one of the things that drops all barriers.” This is something she witnessed first-hand as a child in Washington, DC. As she told the Star […]
Wind by Katherine Emery General
Wind chimes are a type of percussion instrument made from suspended tubes, rods, bells, or other objects crafted from metal or wood. Their origins trace back to 1100 BC, when an ancient Chinese emperor cast the first bells, known as Fenglings. At the time, only members of the royal family and honored dignitaries were permitted […]
Good Dog: How Humans Really Benefit from their Canine Best Friends
This is just a sample of the wisdom that author and canine therapy pioneer Meg Daley Olmert will be sharing in a conversation with Craig Fuller at the Avalon on April 30th at 6 pm. In short, Meg makes the point that people should not take their dogs for granted if they truly want to […]
The Artist’s Way by Katherine Emery
It was 1995, there were parts of my job as a Health Educator that I loved, but the work environment was toxic, and I wasn’t fond of my boss. One day, while browsing at Barnes & Noble, a book practically jumped out at me: The Artist’s Way. I bought it on the spot and started […]