Nibs' Notes

 “DAVID BILLINGS!” My longtime friend David Billings turns 80 on October 1.  He and I have known one another since the 4th grade in Helena...

  “MES NACIONAL DE LA HEFRENCIA LATINX/HISPANA”              Last week began the month of celebrating the heritage of the diaspora of people...

 ‘WHEN GREAT TREES FALL” We have had a tough month with the passing of many stalwarts in our personal and national lives – Christine Calli...

 “SUSAN STROUPE!” Caroline and I were playing balloon ball with 2-year-old David in our duplex in Nashville in the late evening of Septemb...

 “NASHVILLE” Caroline and I visited Nashville last week, staying with long-time (met in Norfolk) friends Jane and John Skelly, who provide...

 “CHRISTINE CALLIER” Our friend and longtime Oakhurst Presbyterian member Christine Callier died on August 8, and we had her funeral at Oa...

 “FINDING LIFE IN THE CHURCH” A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the death of the church, and I got several powerful responses to my ram...