With the threat of rain and wind on the east coast, I was surprised to see clear skies and a blue ocean as the plane descended to Providence, Rhode Island for my visit to this beautiful state. I was struck by its vast 400 miles of coastline as we descended

After a week of meetings and work at 1776 D Street, I was looking forward to a return visit to the beautiful state of New Hampshire and an opportunity to see Wendy Stanley Jones, State Regent, and the many Daughters I had met in 2017 when I visited Cathedral of

I have been to New York City and Niagara Falls, but the area of New York around Finger Lakes in the middle of the state is a beautiful agricultural region famous for wines and also where Women’s Suffrage began in nearby Seneca, NY. The New York Daughters made me feel

When you think of Massachusetts, stretch your imagination beyond Boston, Concord, and Lexington. Sturbridge is in the central area of the state and is beautiful and rich in history as well. I flew into Hartford, Connecticut and had a scenic ride due north. It was a wonderful visit with the

After a few days at home, I left for Bangor, Maine around noon anticipating a late evening arrival. The best laid plans often go astray and this trip was unexpectedly delayed when the plane inbound for my connection experienced a mechanical problem and arrived a full three hours late. We

Following a week in the office, I departed for Burlington, Vermont on Friday morning to arrive in time for lunch with the State Regent Carol Schwenk, Vice Regent Edna Curtin and my page for the visit, Emalee Morris. Unfortunately a fog obscured my anticipated view of the mountains, but enough

Following a routine flight (my favorite) from Denver to Minneapolis, I was surprised to be met by a very organized state regent, Faye Leach, along with other Minnesota Daughters. We stopped for lunch before heading to the conference hotel and it was great to have the rare opportunity to actually

As the sun rose over the Minnesota skyline, I boarded a plane for Indianapolis, Indiana to join Lois Huntington and the Indiana Daughters for their conference. Finding Martha Barnhart on hand to welcome me was very special and she became the temporary “page” to get me ready to arrive at

I flew to Milwaukee and arrived in a rainy drizzle. However, the welcome of the Wisconsin Daughters and Judy Mason, State Regent was warm and sunny. I was impressed by the many accomplishments noted in their reports. Teamwork makes a difference. Judy’s theme is “Together Everyone Achieves Mission”. From what

When I looked into travel arrangements from Ames, Iowa to Bloomington, Illinois, it appeared impossible to do within the short window of time available. Gloria Flathom, Illinois State Regent came to my rescue by arranging to have Mary Ostrom’s husband, Greg, fly to Iowa to bring me to her conference