Adventures; England & France Spring 2018

A wise woman I know told me, I should write about my travels in a summary with a couple of notes rather than a bulleted list. I’m here to say I believe she’s right. Some of the places I visited are mentioned below. However, please look at my web page (elsawolfbooks.com) and click on ‘Travel…

Adventure; Jane Austen

Attending the Jane Austen Festival in Bath England prompted me to do some research. http://www.janeaustenfestivalbath.co.uk/ HERE IS WHAT I FOUND ABOUT THE AUTHOR Novels– The Watsons (1801-unfinished), Sense and Sensibility (1811), Price and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Sandition (1817-unfinished), Northanger Abbey (1818), Persuasion (1818) Short Story – Lady Susan (1794) Write up…

Poetry; Mother’s Day Tribute

Mine to Hold — A Collection of Verses Created by Gretchen Rickel Wolf in 2004 — Compiled by Elsa Wolf in 2018 At an advanced age of ninety-two, my mother could no longer see well enough to read or write due to complications connected to Macular Degeneration that began in 1994.  She could recite the…

Mysteries of the Washington National Cathedral

Written by Graham Meyer | Published on September 1, 2007 There aren’t many places that bring together Darth Vader, a dead president, a moon rock, and a 12-ton bell. Washington National Cathedral—officially the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul—has them all, as well as a 53-bell carillon, nine chapels, hundreds of stained-glass windows,…

Short Story – Escape by Elsa Wolf

“Hold it in… Hold it in…” A surge of anxiety gripped Luna’s chest. She tried to soothe herself. “Don’t cry again! Not now!” Cities made her uneasy, but there was nowhere else to go. Her soul felt hollow and empty without her husband by her side. Losing Will and his crew in the mining accident…

The Farm Women’s Market

The market remains in 2018 – An inspiration to share from my hometown-   Adapted from “The Montgomery Farm Women’s Cooperative market” by Mary Charlotte Crook The Montgomery County Story, Volume 25, No. 3, August 1982 — http://www.farmwomensmarket.com On busy Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, in the shadow of a modern, high-rise office building, stands a…