by Ann L. Vivian | Jul 1, 2026 | My Memoir, My Reflections
I have known since my youth that my father was a descendant of Oliver Ellsworth from Windsor, Connecticut, who lived from 1750 to 1807. My father’s mother was an Ellsworth, and that was rather a big deal in my family. We were aware that his home—named “Elmwood”— is...
by Ann L. Vivian | Jun 15, 2026 | From the Archives
This is the first of what will be a collection of essays written in my earliest days as a student, in my early twenties, during the 1970’s. I was an undergraduate student majoring in Philosophy at the time (later changed to Music) and my writing reflects that, I...
by Ann L. Vivian | Mar 13, 2026 | My Memoir, My Reflections, Mysticism & Transcendence (My Story)
Dear Readers, Many of you know that I am past the point in my life where I have the capacity to announce the birth of a baby—mostly because I am too old to have one! However, nine months is a long time to wait for most things in life, which I just did, and I am...
by Ann L. Vivian | Nov 21, 2025 | My Memoir, My Reflections
Dear Readers, Those of you who follow me may recall that I was getting ready to move this past summer. Well, I did that, and am almost settled, nearly six months later. (Hence the writing hiatus. My apologies.) I presume that this will be the last time that I will...
by Ann L. Vivian | Jun 14, 2025 | My Reflections, Mysticism & Transcendence (My Story)
June 1, 2025 I do not know how to start this. Recently, I have not had very many spiritual experiences, except for two, now, that aredifferent from the ones I have had previously and have been writing about. I brieflymentioned the first one in my piece on Pope...
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