THE HUNT FOR BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TREASURES

Marla told me years ago,…”If you choose to collect ‘stuff’, you are in charge of cleaning it!” I love my stuff so it is a small price to pay. If you visited our home I am sure you would be thinking, “Dick must…

A QUIET WALK IN DALLAS

After babysitting our four grandchildren for a week we enjoyed a little quiet respite with a walk in the neighborhood. We love the flowers at this Highland Park home as we walked toward Davis Park. This bridge near the Highland Park Swimming Pool was originally built in 1908. As we…

A VISIT WITH OUR GRANDSON IN BOSTON

We visited our grandson Paxton at Boston College in April. It was our second out of state trip since vaccination, and we were really excited to see him. We all were secretly hoping he would be a little closer to home but Paxton received a coveted 4 year Gabelli Presidential…

THE TEACHER IS NOW…THE STUDENT

Marla has been a teacher in one form or another since college. After earning her masters degree in education from the University of Denver she taught special education in middle school, a challenging assignment on many levels. She continued as a teacher, even at Wesco Fabrics. I’ve had…

OUR BUDDHA SCULPTURE FINDS A NEW HOME IN THE DENVER ART MUSEUM

We were a little sad but also happy our Buddha sculpture was heading to the Denver Art Museum. Last year Marla and I worked with Tianlong Jiao, the former curator of the Asian Art Department, to reunite the sculpture with its original Burmese pavilion. We donated the 19th century pavilion…

WHAT I MISS MOST DURING THESE COVID TIMES

COVID times have disrupted almost every aspect of our lives. Even though we are seeing encouraging signs as more people are vaccinated and places of business are opening up…the world we knew has changed. I am optimistic for a return to what I love, seeing my family and…

SPIRITUAL QUESTS AROUND THE WORLD…A SEEKERS JOURNEY

I read a recent Gallup poll article on the continuing secularization trend in the U.S. For the first time in 83 years membership in houses of worship (church, synagogue or mosque) have fallen below 50%. Polls have shown most Americans believe in God but a large number of people…

A DAY IN BOULDER…CULINARY TREATS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Marla and I felt a wonderful sense of joy seeing her cousin, Kathaleen, in Boulder. We were celebrating being vaccinated and able to socialize outside our homes. We had not seen her in person for over a year. I particularly enjoy chatting with her as she is a life-long…

DICK GENTRY:SEARCHING FOR ITALY

Many of you are enjoying “Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy” on CNN as he travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines. The show is wonderful… but a little dangerous for me. I find myself obsessively craving pizza, cacio…

TO TRAVEL OR NOT TO TRAVEL, THAT IS THE QUESTION.

Marla and I had some serious decisions to make. We hadn’t visited with our youngest daughter Stacy and her family for over a year. We missed them all like crazy! Would our grandkids still remember us? Well of course they would,…but we wanted to see them…