In this episode of my great-grandmother's journals, we're in the last days of World War II. One of the things I love about this project is the sense of perspective it gives me: troops returning, Hiroshima, and V-J day are woven into the fabric of everyday activities and concerns. #historysky
Emma #214: July-August 1945
End of the war, getting ready to move, deaths in the family
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February 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
In this episode of my great-grandmother's journals, we're in the last days of World War II. One of the things I love about this project is the sense of perspective it gives me: troops returning, Hiroshima, and V-J day are woven into the fabric of everyday activities and concerns. #historysky
In this installment of my great-aunt's travels, it's 1969 and she's in Java. Temples, train ride, volcano, and a horse dance! #indonesia #womenstravel #familyhistory #photography #java #travelsky #historysky #travelswithk #substack
#58: December 1969, Java
Prambanan, horse dance, train ride, volcano, and Bogor gardens
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February 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
In this installment of my great-aunt's travels, it's 1969 and she's in Java. Temples, train ride, volcano, and a horse dance! #indonesia #womenstravel #familyhistory #photography #java #travelsky #historysky #travelswithk #substack
In the latest installment of Atlanta Folk, we explore the Atlanta folk music world of 50 years ago and celebrate the 40th year of the Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse concert series. #folkmusic #atlantamusic #substack #musichistory #oldfolkies #aaffm
Atlanta Folk #10: Fifty Years Ago in Atlanta...
AAFFM and the origins of Fiddler's Green
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February 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
In the latest installment of Atlanta Folk, we explore the Atlanta folk music world of 50 years ago and celebrate the 40th year of the Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse concert series. #folkmusic #atlantamusic #substack #musichistory #oldfolkies #aaffm
What was it like to visit Bali and Java in 1969, when the tourist industry was just getting started? In this episode of Travels with K, letters and pictures from my great-aunt create a window into the past. #womenstravel #balitravel #familyhistory #historysky #photography #yogyakarta
#57: December 1969, Bali & Java
Shopping, outrigger ride, mangosteens, and Borobodur
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February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
What was it like to visit Bali and Java in 1969, when the tourist industry was just getting started? In this episode of Travels with K, letters and pictures from my great-aunt create a window into the past. #womenstravel #balitravel #familyhistory #historysky #photography #yogyakarta
In this issue of Downwind Wine, I explore the difficulties in getting people to collaborate, think about thresholds, and offer a challenge analysis tool. Oh, and music and sailing. #photography #substack #interdependence #americantune #offshore
Downwind Wine: Issue #11
Weather windows, interdependence, thresholds, and a "six challenges" tool
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January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
In this issue of Downwind Wine, I explore the difficulties in getting people to collaborate, think about thresholds, and offer a challenge analysis tool. Oh, and music and sailing. #photography #substack #interdependence #americantune #offshore
In this week's issue of Atlanta Folk, some thoughts on the importance of gathering for music...jam sessions, song circles, and more.
#aaffm #folkmusic #atlanta
#aaffm #folkmusic #atlanta
Atlanta Folk #9: Around the Circle
The importance of gathering for music
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January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
In this week's issue of Atlanta Folk, some thoughts on the importance of gathering for music...jam sessions, song circles, and more.
#aaffm #folkmusic #atlanta
#aaffm #folkmusic #atlanta
In this week's Travels with K, it's 1969. Great-aunt Katharine was teaching in Chiang Mai, and took a trip to Bali as it was just starting to become a tourist destination. #womenstravel #indonesia #traveljournal #historysky #bali #chiangmai
#55: December 1969, Bali
Part 1 of K's Christmas trip—travel, monkey dance, gamelan orchestra
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January 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
In this week's Travels with K, it's 1969. Great-aunt Katharine was teaching in Chiang Mai, and took a trip to Bali as it was just starting to become a tourist destination. #womenstravel #indonesia #traveljournal #historysky #bali #chiangmai
This week's issue of #AtlantaFolk features musical treasure Elise Witt, a long-time contributor to the music community in Atlanta and around the world. Her latest project is a delightful mashup of community-sourced art, song, and a wide range of instruments. #music #inspiration #elisewitt #atlanta
Atlanta Folk #8: Elise Witt
The many faces of one of Atlanta's musical treasures
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January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This week's issue of #AtlantaFolk features musical treasure Elise Witt, a long-time contributor to the music community in Atlanta and around the world. Her latest project is a delightful mashup of community-sourced art, song, and a wide range of instruments. #music #inspiration #elisewitt #atlanta
In the latest installment of Atlanta Folk, I wandered around through some newsletters from 1988 and unearthed a few treasures, including a recording of one of Silly Wizard's last concerts. #folkmusic #atlanta #substack #contradance #aaffm
Atlanta Folk #7: Time Machine / 1988
Curiosity trails through some old newsletters, and what came before Eddie's Attic
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January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
In the latest installment of Atlanta Folk, I wandered around through some newsletters from 1988 and unearthed a few treasures, including a recording of one of Silly Wizard's last concerts. #folkmusic #atlanta #substack #contradance #aaffm
It's October 1969, and my great-aunt is teaching in Chiang Mai. Follow along in this episode of Travels with K!
#chiangmai #cmis #familyhistory #womenshistory #teachingabroad #thailand #photography #historysky
#chiangmai #cmis #familyhistory #womenshistory #teachingabroad #thailand #photography #historysky
#53: October 1969, Chiang Mai
Transportation, Chulalongkorn Day, wat visit, and faces on the street
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January 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
It's October 1969, and my great-aunt is teaching in Chiang Mai. Follow along in this episode of Travels with K!
#chiangmai #cmis #familyhistory #womenshistory #teachingabroad #thailand #photography #historysky
#chiangmai #cmis #familyhistory #womenshistory #teachingabroad #thailand #photography #historysky
In this week's Atlanta Folk, I had great fun digging into the many contributions of musician, producer, and AAFFM President Emeritus Chris Moser to our music community. #atlantafolk #substack #scotsirish #music #musichistory #atlantahistory #folkmusic
Atlanta Folk #6: Chris Moser
The song that started it all, some AAFFM history, and a producer extraordinaire
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December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In this week's Atlanta Folk, I had great fun digging into the many contributions of musician, producer, and AAFFM President Emeritus Chris Moser to our music community. #atlantafolk #substack #scotsirish #music #musichistory #atlantahistory #folkmusic
In this issue of Travels with K, it's 1969 and my great-aunt is off to teach in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a couple of years. Lots of great pictures and stories to come. #thailand #chiangmai #cmis #womenstravel #familyhistory #substack #historysky
#51: September 1969 / Chiang Mai, Thailand
Beginning a new adventure!
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December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In this issue of Travels with K, it's 1969 and my great-aunt is off to teach in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a couple of years. Lots of great pictures and stories to come. #thailand #chiangmai #cmis #womenstravel #familyhistory #substack #historysky
In this issue of #downwindwine: life lessons from sailboat racing, a concert to benefit kids in Ukraine, and other odds and ends. #sailing #photography #music #substack #emotions #synergy
Downwind Wine: Issue #9
Reefing the main, emotional roundness, music, a little synergy, and a unicorn centipede
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December 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In this issue of #downwindwine: life lessons from sailboat racing, a concert to benefit kids in Ukraine, and other odds and ends. #sailing #photography #music #substack #emotions #synergy
In this week's Atlanta Folk, I intervewed WRFG's Mark Gilson, host of the "What the Folk?!" show. He had so many great stories to tell...Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, John Lewis, Frank Hamilton, and, believe it or not, Larry Flynt. #folkmusic #atlanta #wrfg #aaffm #musichistory
Atlanta Folk #4: What the Folk?! @ WRFG
Interview with Mark Gilson; folk music all around
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December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In this week's Atlanta Folk, I intervewed WRFG's Mark Gilson, host of the "What the Folk?!" show. He had so many great stories to tell...Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, John Lewis, Frank Hamilton, and, believe it or not, Larry Flynt. #folkmusic #atlanta #wrfg #aaffm #musichistory
In this episode of Travels with K, it's 1969 and Katharine is in transition from Tehran to Chiang Mai for a new teaching assignment. We've got an Iranian toy vendor, a Sikh wedding, a visit to Rome, and a few other odds and ends. #womenstravel #historysky #tehran #iran #rome #thailand
#50: Summer 1969, odds and ends
Engagement calendar, Sikh wedding, Rome, and getting ready for Thailand
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December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In this episode of Travels with K, it's 1969 and Katharine is in transition from Tehran to Chiang Mai for a new teaching assignment. We've got an Iranian toy vendor, a Sikh wedding, a visit to Rome, and a few other odds and ends. #womenstravel #historysky #tehran #iran #rome #thailand
In this issue of #atlantafolk, we look back at nearly 50 years of John McCutcheon in Atlanta, and learn about the Ukrainian bandura. #bandura #johnmccutcheon #folkmusic #atlanta
Atlanta Folk #3: Past and Present
AAFFM's beginning, John McCutcheon, and the Ukrainian bandura
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November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
In this issue of #atlantafolk, we look back at nearly 50 years of John McCutcheon in Atlanta, and learn about the Ukrainian bandura. #bandura #johnmccutcheon #folkmusic #atlanta
In the latest issue of Downwind Wine, a reminder that two things can be true at once, music on a Chinese zither, and reflections on living and dying. #substack #music #photography
Downwind Wine: Issue #8
Yes/and, folk music, and walking each other home
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November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In the latest issue of Downwind Wine, a reminder that two things can be true at once, music on a Chinese zither, and reflections on living and dying. #substack #music #photography
Check out the newly-launched Atlanta Folk newsletter, an exploration into the world of folk music in the Atlanta area. In installment #2 I visit the Frank Hamilton School's music swap & shop, go to a Sparky & Rhonda Rucker concert, and start digging in the archives. #folkmusic #atlanta
Atlanta Folk #2: Close to Home
Frank Hamilton School Music Swap and Shop, Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse Concert
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November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Check out the newly-launched Atlanta Folk newsletter, an exploration into the world of folk music in the Atlanta area. In installment #2 I visit the Frank Hamilton School's music swap & shop, go to a Sparky & Rhonda Rucker concert, and start digging in the archives. #folkmusic #atlanta
In this installment of my great-aunt's travels, it's 1969; she's leaving Tehran after two years of teaching and preparing to go to Chiang Mai, Thailand. In the meantime, she's off to the Western US for a few weeks. First stop: Arizona. #familyhistory #womenshistory #historysky #arizona #grandcanyon
#47: Summer 1969, Western U.S.
Arizona: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Flagstaff, and the Grand Canyon
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In this installment of my great-aunt's travels, it's 1969; she's leaving Tehran after two years of teaching and preparing to go to Chiang Mai, Thailand. In the meantime, she's off to the Western US for a few weeks. First stop: Arizona. #familyhistory #womenshistory #historysky #arizona #grandcanyon
In this edition of #downwindwine, we're talking about synergy, sailing upwind, and exploring a little 1943 history. And a Remarkable Hat. And Irish music. #photography #historysky
Downwind Wine: Issue #7
Upwind, lift & drag, images from Iran, 1943 history, and a hat
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November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In this edition of #downwindwine, we're talking about synergy, sailing upwind, and exploring a little 1943 history. And a Remarkable Hat. And Irish music. #photography #historysky
In this week's "Travels with K," it's 1969 and my great-aunt is on the road in northern Iran. Ancient rock sculptures, markets, and images of people and places.
#irantravel #travelphotography #historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #substack #journaling #communityschooltehran
#irantravel #travelphotography #historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #substack #journaling #communityschooltehran
#46: March 1969, trip to Tabriz & Hamadan (part 2)
Kermanshah, rock sculptures and inscriptions, Hamadan, Kasvin, and back to Tehran
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November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In this week's "Travels with K," it's 1969 and my great-aunt is on the road in northern Iran. Ancient rock sculptures, markets, and images of people and places.
#irantravel #travelphotography #historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #substack #journaling #communityschooltehran
#irantravel #travelphotography #historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #substack #journaling #communityschooltehran
In this week's installment of my great-aunt Katharine's travels, it's Now Ruz, the Persian New Year. She's off on a six-day, 1000+-mile road trip from Tehran. Fascinating to see Iran more than 50 years ago!
#irantravel #historysky #familyhistory #womenshistory #photography #travelswithk #substack
#irantravel #historysky #familyhistory #womenshistory #photography #travelswithk #substack
#45: March 1969, trip to Tabriz & Hamadan
From Tehran to Sultanieh, Tabriz, Rezaiah, and Sanandaj
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November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In this week's installment of my great-aunt Katharine's travels, it's Now Ruz, the Persian New Year. She's off on a six-day, 1000+-mile road trip from Tehran. Fascinating to see Iran more than 50 years ago!
#irantravel #historysky #familyhistory #womenshistory #photography #travelswithk #substack
#irantravel #historysky #familyhistory #womenshistory #photography #travelswithk #substack
The latest issue of my quirky and eclectic newsletter includes an article on how language shapes our experience of emotion, a Samhain ritual, and a video of Gene Kelly with the Muppets. #substack #writing #sailing #familyhistory #synergy #photography #downwindwine
Downwind Wine: Issue #6
Common goals, emotion and language, Samhain, family history, and the Muppets
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October 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The latest issue of my quirky and eclectic newsletter includes an article on how language shapes our experience of emotion, a Samhain ritual, and a video of Gene Kelly with the Muppets. #substack #writing #sailing #familyhistory #synergy #photography #downwindwine
In this installment of Travels with K, it's December 1968 and my great-aunt is traveling in Egypt and Lebanon. She summarized her impressions in a letter to the family.
#historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #journaling #adventure #substack #storytelling #photography
#historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #journaling #adventure #substack #storytelling #photography
#43: December 1968, Trip to Egypt & Lebanon
Camels on Christmas, King Tut, and ancient ruins
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October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In this installment of Travels with K, it's December 1968 and my great-aunt is traveling in Egypt and Lebanon. She summarized her impressions in a letter to the family.
#historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #journaling #adventure #substack #storytelling #photography
#historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #journaling #adventure #substack #storytelling #photography
In this issue of my great-aunt's adventures, it's late 1968 in Tehran and we're exploring Persian food, crafts, and colorful postage stamps. #historysky #familyhistory #womenshistory #womenstravel #iran #tehran #substack #journaling
#42: November/December 1968, in Tehran
Stamps, a feast, copper, and planning the next trip.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In this issue of my great-aunt's adventures, it's late 1968 in Tehran and we're exploring Persian food, crafts, and colorful postage stamps. #historysky #familyhistory #womenshistory #womenstravel #iran #tehran #substack #journaling
