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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Hello Lomond -- Lomond Ricalton Gravesite

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Sunday, May 11, 2025, Plot 229, Nairobi South Cemetery, Kenya – formerly British East Africa . [i] I left the Stanley Hotel at three o’clock...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

James Ricalton Research -- 2.2025

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In April 2018 I posted a note on research collaboration about my great grandfather  James Ricalton . This led to the excellent monograph by...
Sunday, February 9, 2025

Sailing

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My family kept a place on the water, 101 Edgehill overlooking the Severn’s Round Bay. Dad taught me to sail. Kathy and I learned to swim exp...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

Bridge Building

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I sketched the design, wrote out a bill of materials. I let the drawing sit, revised it, added detail, thought it through, looked at models...
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Friday, July 6, 2018

Soot's Pond

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Soot's pond is shaped like a tear, with spring and rain water flowing in across the top, the southern end, and flowing out a rocky bed d...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Poolesville Road Race

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Saturday, May 12, 2018, was magical. I rose early and drove from DC north into Maryland, having volunteered to serve as the medic for the Na...
Monday, May 7, 2018

Soot's Camp

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Soot’s Camp is Open – Time to Visit 3596 Leeds Manor Road, Markham, Virginia 22643 571.239.6772 – jamesrwilson@gmail.com Lots to...
Monday, April 23, 2018

James Ricalton Research -- 4.2018

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James Ricalton in his study, Waddington, NY Roger Bailey, a retired art professor from Saint Lawrence University in Canton, New York, r...
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Sunday, April 15, 2018

The Post (the movie)

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Steven Spielberg and Amy Pascal’s movie The Post is a compelling depiction of the decisions made by Katherine Graham (played by Meryl Stree...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Those We Serve -- Liver Cancer

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Liver Cancer 10.27.2015 – I had dinner with Dr. Alemayehu at Rodeo, a cowboy-themed open-air restaurant in Bole, Addis Ababa. It was lovel...

Those We Serve -- Kittens

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Kittens 10.27.2015 – A few doors down our next beneficiary lived in a similar one-room hovel, a bed, a couple of boxes as chairs, and a bo...

Those We Serve -- Maggot Head

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Maggot Head While Kneeling describes recognition and a compassionate response, other recognitions did not yield such kindness. There are ...

Those We Serve -- Kneeling

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Kneeling 10.27.2015 – We were at Meseret Humanitarian Organization, a women-focused NGO in Addis Ababa, sub-city Kirkos, to see their tour...
Saturday, October 17, 2015

Africa 10.17.2015

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Saturday, 10/17. Good launch in Ethiopia. Landed 6:40 AM at Bole, cleared customs and got to Jupiter Hotel in Cazanchis about 9:30. (Melaku ...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Family Skiing

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To the top we go, my sons and I, to the Vista Haus, for coffee, juice and muffins. At near 12,000 feet, we look over the high valley to pea...
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