by Katharine Trauger, Miss July 2018

Once, so long ago—it almost seems a dream—I did what we dream of, and seldom do: I traveled to meet a virtual friend. Such an enchanting drive across this fair land into a world with different flora! Such an alluring visit as we finally met, shared gifts, and enjoyed her amazing teen offspring! Spending the night, encountering new books I could not wait to own and read, sampling of her very best cooking, and absorbing such a welcome, I marveled at the joy and peace and love that could thrive inside the very, very simplest of worlds . . .READ MORE