Order Mary Buxton’s books
Life and love in the rural tidewater area of Virginia is a common thread that runs through nearly all of Mary Wakefield Buxton's books. The push and pull of old and new, North and South, man and woman, life and death, are discovered, illuminated and reflected upon in each of them. Such is the heart and soul of a writer.
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No drum beats from this sadder-but-wiser voter
I’m worn out with politicians. Discouraged, frustrated and burned out from paying so many taxes over the years trying to pay for all their promises. I am wondering if I have the fortitude to endure yet another presidential campaign? I suppose some people still beat the drums for their party’s choice for president? Not me.
02.01.2012
Greece: Then and Now, Part 5
As I walked the remains of the Greek Agora remembering that such great thinkers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and even St. Paul had walked the same paths, I realized their tragedy. Greece had never again reached heights of its “Golden Age of Pericles” 500 years B.C. when arts, sciences, architecture, philosophy flourished.
12.21.2011
Greece: Then and Now, Part 4
The highlight of the Athens trip was a special event hosted by the Athens Bar to welcome the Virginia Bar with a reception, lunch and program to explain how Greece’s economy had collapsed.
12.15.2011
Greece: Then and Now: Part 3
A dog came over to my table; dogs are free to roam the streets of Athens (the SPCA neuters them and provides any needed medical treatment, and various businesses adopt them, feed and water them so they are free to roam at will) and I patted his head. Soon he was sprawled at my feet with his great head on my foot.
12.07.2011
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