Is Impeachment Just a Pipe Dream?

 

     In the Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage, 2^nd Edition, by William and Mary Morris the following passage concerning the use of the word impeachment is set down, precisely, as thus:

 

     A common misconception is that impeachment refers to the trial, conviction and removal from public office of an official. While impeachment could lead to such a result, in itself it is only the bringing of charges. The language of our constitution is quite clear on this point. “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Note that impeachment- or accusation- is not enough. Conviction, by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, must follow if the accused is to be found guilty. If fewer than two-thirds of the Senators vote for conviction, the accused is cleared of charges and remains in office, as was the case with Andrew Johnson, Dem. (served 1865-1869).

 

     In my copy of this very thick and very detailed dictionary, its second publication date is 1985- the year before I bought and started perusing it any time someone questioned my use of a particular word. Being a connoisseur of words it has been a wonderful addition to my constantly enlarging personal reference library. Sometimes you’ll find a slang word hopelessly and hilariously out-of-date but in the context of serious writing it is still quite prodigious and accurate.

     That being said, I will point out that the two words underlined are my doing because their emphasis has been insisted upon by all manner of persons who dislike the use of impeachment to curtail power abuse of any president of the United States. Apparently, the employment of impeachment on rogue and/or fraudulent presidents has been largely unsuccessful and does little to achieve its objective- removal from the Oval office. The latest use of impeachment against Trump was commenced too late to do any good for the populace or our beleaguered congress.

     Is it enough of a stain on a reputation just to have been a subject of impeachment? I believe so. It hasn’t been employed very often or perhaps, often enough but I think we can all see that something needs to be changed in the process in order for it be effective should an impeachment be an imminent need. The beginning of this year was one of those times. What happened on January 6^th when Trump incited a riotous insurrection against our state capitol, as our votes were being given another chance to speak their minds, was about as bad as it gets. I wonder how the people who lost their lives that day would view it now if they had the chance to speak their mind? That is what the legal process is all about and why we have laws. No president should be able to continue to hold office who says, “I’m the president. I can do anything I want with impunity.”

     Therefore, I believe it is time to put together a procedure that will get to the heart of a matter quickly- as any trial should be conducted- and that a vote of the people be employed rather than a comparatively small band of senators for decision making on such a trial. If we’re going to conduct these procedures it should be to get to the truth and it’s now entirely possible to do this because technology has made it possible. It will put power of government back into the hands of those to whom it belongs. Bipartisanship belongs at state fairs and Trump rallies- not in our judicial system. If Trump had ever understood anything about branches of government he would not have tried even a few of his many tactics attempting to convince the public that he had any business being president of the United States of America. Candidates should have to take a test and pass it with a 100% before they qualify to run.

The Castle Lady

A Mother's Reminder

 

  

  Back in the late summer of 2014 when I was deep into my writing and reading a book titled, Empty Mansions- a book on the life of Huguette Clark (an enormously wealthy socialite heiress who lived to the ripe old age of 104), I came across the second stanza of an old Scottish poem/hymn by Henry F. Lyte in the book:

 

Swift to its close, ebb’s out life’s little day.

Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away.

 

Change and decay in all around I see.

Oh, thou who changest not,

abide in me!

 

     It impressed me so much that I wrote it in my daybook on a page which had three beautiful red roses. I made a note that I found it on page 112 of the book. Only a few days later I took it into my mind to go through a part of my mother’s old towel and supply cabinet to see if I needed to declutter it and keep whatever I thought I would need to keep. Along with pertinent business papers and memorabilia she had kept, I found an orange card on which she had written by hand the second stanza of this hymn above! I was absolutely amazed and realized that I was meant to find it right at that time.

     This is not the only time that I have been alerted in a spiritual way and I find I have had more of these experiences since my Mom’s passing in 2012. It has come to the point that I no longer feel that Mom is gone but very much present, herself, and has guided me like this many times. Those are the moments that I feel the love of God and my mother the strongest and feel secure in knowing that every word in the Bible is true. It is comforting to me to know that I can, in fact, still talk to her the same way I talk to God- verbally and internally.

     Mother’s Day is very special to me for this reason. It has kept me strong and vigilant as a believer. The memory of my mother will always be sweet and I expect someday to see her abode which looks like a tiny home on the outside but the Taj Mahal on the inside! Bless you, dear mother, on this happiest of days!

 

The Castle Lady

 

Only one who has loved knows the power of love. – Hu Shi

Realities of Racism

 

We are human beings, not rational ones. – Shirley Hazzard

 

     There is no subject I’d rather avoid than that of racism. Not only would I rather avoid the subject, it is one I abhor discussing with people. I hate it when I hear people using racist jargon or epithets. I’m not afraid of dealing with racists but I simply cannot stand dealing with them. You can’t get racists off their pet subject once they commence their tirades and quite honestly, I cannot breathe the foulness of the air they exhale. Those two last mentioned are the trademark of racism. These people are destroyers of good relationships and the well being of mankind.

     A problem this deep in the human heart has wide ranging effects. I wish I could say that these people do not proliferate by reproducing heirs but as a matter of fact it is their primary source of recruiting followers. Followers, often, are a captive audience, unfortunately. That fact is self-evident. Racism is a pandemic that is not only killing people, it is tearing the souls of children to octogenarians apart like the plague. If it was possible for a shot to attack this problem at the source you can bet I would volunteer to do the inoculation. Alas, if only it were as simple as that- but the causes and spread of racism is much too complex!

     It is not some strange coincidence that racism has reared its ugly head so high during the Covid-19 crisis here in the United States. During times of social distress this strange ‘r’ word crops up because it is the perfect environment for its proliferation. When people become irrational they will use words they would rather repress. They do things to other people that otherwise they would shrink from carrying out. Truth is not in racism but loves to twist and distort it, especially within us. All kinds of people are victims and perpetrators of racism. Does that surprise you? It shouldn’t.

     I have heard and seen racist remarks and discriminatory actions out of every manner, color (skin and hair!), ethnicity, size and intelligence measure of human beings because I’ve been on this planet for some number of years. I’ve gone past being appalled at much of it in the same way one starts to tolerate abuse because of prevalence. I have come to use the following quote on many occasions for this very reason. This one comes from Henri DuBois…

     “A man does not look behind a door unless he has stood there himself.”  

     Hmm. Are you puzzled at this quote? You won’t be the first person. In a way, you have to try picturing yourself in this quote and if you can’t, then pat yourself on the back. If your ears are burning inexplicably then you might want to search your heart. What I’m trying to get at is this: racists don’t see themselves as any such thing. “What? Me? A racist? Never.” All the while they are saying this, another dialogue is going on in their head that they’d never reveal to people. In addition, even the most vocal of racists will deny it openly and with vehemence. Mr. Trump is a prime example of the latter. He views himself as a victim when people don’t agree with him. His mental illness is not unique. The events on January 6^th in Washington, D.C. are proof of this fact.

     Rioting protesters are not ‘off the hook’, either. These are not the actions of someone grappling with discrimination or prejudice. Their actions do not display the reactions of someone being victimized. I would not deny someone the right or the inclination to stand up for themselves. It’s the hallmark of being a U.S. citizen. Our freedoms are a right, it is clear. What is not clear is why anyone would believe that striking back in violence would achieve a peaceful end. It won’t. They have become what they claim to detest. A racist.

     Am I judging people fairly? I believe so. I do not look to skin color, appearance, weight or height, I.Q. or country of origin to make my decision when I judge. I listen to what comes out of their mouths because…out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh (Matthew 12:34). I take notice of how they treat people and not just those who are easy to deal with but all people. Does this person bore you? Listen to what they have to say anyway. Does this person yell racial epithets? Be kind regardless. If you want to end the violence it has to be done in peace. There is no other way. Jesus did this on the cross but we can turn the other cheek and achieve the same results. As John Lennon once sang, “Give peace a chance.”

 

The Castle Lady

 

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”

Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Matthew 5:44

 

This too Shall Pass

 

     Never before have I experienced a year quite like 2020. It didn’t start out that way for me and I’m sure it didn’t for anyone else. As a matter of fact, January appeared to provide a clear path to forge ahead with my original 2006 plan to finish England on my Word Press site and it started with a fresh new attack for a knock-out Berkshire plan which was, all too soon, swept away with a continuance of all the drawn-out complications of my 2019 debacles (which also started in January last year, by the way) combined with the Covid-19 epidemic in the U.S. by February of this year. All plans were knocked down like dominoes again. The only aspect of my life that they have not swept away is my resolve to do exactly what I set out to do fourteen years ago, regardless. I’m so close and you know how determined I am, by now!

     To be completely honest, however, I am totally swamped with all the non-writing chores, essentials and ‘latest catastrophes’ that I wade through every morning trying to stem the tide of to-dos, call lists, morning routines, extra work around the exterior of my home and dealing with my father’s 2020 incident which started, ironically, practically the same day that Kobe Bryant and his daughter were swept away in a senseless and tragic accident. (Occasionally, this summer, Johnny Burnette’s song I’ve Got a Lot of Things To do has run through my mind over and over again until I thought I might lose it! Check out my rock blog for the music video of it!) Remember, I am working here on my own. There is no chance of someone else picking up things and putting them away or making a meal here and there and running a sweeper occasionally. I’m beginning to think that seniors who go into assisted living have it going on, you know what I mean? Well, I’m sure they earned the right, one way or another, so we’ll move along.

     When all is said and done, I’m very thankful for my situation. I’m alive and thriving. I’ve got plenty of things to do at home to keep me busy on into infinity (and beyond). There is always too much to do and I still run out of daylight before I’ve tackled 25% of what needs to be done each day leave alone the things I’d rather be doing- like finishing and posting my south England Word Press entries. When I manage to jump a major hurdle I rejoice and remember those who can no longer be a part of this wonderful world God created. Sometimes you can barely tell that this whole sphere is on the decline. I know that sounds negative but let’s face the music and dance- life is more challenging than ever- but I love a challenge! (I don’t care for being overwhelmed by too many challenges all at once, however!)

     At any rate, here are some pointers to ponder as you deal with all the Covid and non-Covid curveballs:

 

          1. I am developing a new coping mechanism. When something similar comes around again I’ll know exactly what I’m doing and I’ll handle it better than I did the first time.

          2. The old adage, “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”, is not only true but it is encouraging. Hum the tune I Will Survive if you feel overwhelmed. (It works better than I’ve Got a Lot of Things to do!) And it helps. It really does.  

          3. If you start to feel like you just want to quit, reach out to someone you know any way you can. There’s always the telephone and someone you can call if nothing else. We really are in this whole thing together, as corny as it is beginning to sound. We all need a support person. If you can, appoint someone to call you occasionally and you do the same, even if you have to drop everything to do it. (Within reason, of course!) You don’t have to have a big, fancy Zoom session, just one person who really listens without judging.

          4. Use this whole years’ trials and troubles as a learning experience. Start writing things down that you’ve never known and do research on them. Knowledge is power and survival.

          5. Try to be kind and compassionate with people even if it is obvious they’re having a bad day. Treat them like you want to be treated. Sound like too much to deal with? Think of it this way: You are showing people how you wish to be treated. Kindness starts with respect first.

          6. Remember, we will get through this and stronger than ever. Resolve to keep telling yourself, “This too shall pass.” Not only is it biblical but it is a philosophy that comes down from our forefathers from as far back as written history will allow us to trace. It was my maternal grandmother’s fav quote. If you say otherwise you are setting yourself up to fail. Don’t do that. Be strong, sure, true and real. Stay safety-minded and keep your faith. Nobody has ever won anything thinking “I’m going to fail. I’m going to lose.” Winners keep their eyes on the victory ahead. Bon courage!

    

Victory and Freedom reigns in 2020!

 

The Castle Lady

Coronavirus Conundrums

There is a lot of misinformation out there about how to protect yourself from being contaminated by the COVID-19 Novel virus. You may want to start with the article I put up on my nail blog concerning how to deal with hand-to-hand or cross-contamination. I recommend that you do so as it is the most likely way you will contract this virus. If you come back in a couple of days to this entry I will have more for you  concerning ways to deal with everything so you can get back to a better normal than most of this country has for the past four weeks. 

    Check it out at:

https://evelyns-nailsforlife.blogspot.com 
(Updated: May 28, 2020)

The Castle Lady

 

  

The Insanity of DUI with Marijuana

After passing through a narrow margin of votes in Colorado in 2013, recreational marijuana use was legalized after January first in 2014. Washington State also passed the same legislation by voting that year which was not as surprising but equally as infuriating for anyone who is concerned about the when and where of use and by whom. With stiff federal regulations still in effect one has to wonder how it could have passed. Nevertheless, it’s there and the general public will have to deal with it even though regulations are still in strict reinforcement along with taxation.

     Those regulations on who can sell, tax revenues and amounts that are dispensed are hardly assuaging to a public more concerned about what our safety will be on the roads, working around and with heavy machinery to say nothing of health- mental or physical. If you are not concerned about what someone else does to themselves or to others under the influence of marijuana then maybe I should introduce you to what it actually does to people who insist on smoking weed and driving. That’s hair-raising enough isn’t it? Considering the rise in fatalities on U.S. roadways and highways everyone should consider introducing a bill that makes it illegal for all purposes throughout the States.

     Ahem! Marijuana’s known effects include altered consciousness, perceptual distortions, drowsiness, impaired memory and impaired coordination. Those hallucinogenic effects would obviously seriously affect and impair your ability to drive correctly- and way off the charts!

     By Colorado law, drivers are assumed to be impaired if their blood test shows a level of THC- the active hallucinogenic constituent in marijuana- of 5 or more nanograms per milliliter. There is a great deal of debate on how much marijuana a person needs to inhale or ingest before he or she is impaired. There are many variables, including THC’s level of concentration as well as individual biological reactive and susceptible differences in the user which impact the drug’s effects. It will be different from one person to the next in the usual way- i.e. height, weight, age, allergies, etc. Research has been limited and development of impairment testing equipment is in infancy. As a result, at the present time there is no roadside device that law enforcement can use to measure marijuana impairment. However, one thing is certain. Driving under the influence of marijuana, much more than driving under the influence of alcohol, can be dangerous- to put it mildly.

     In the mean time, here is a run down on the regulations which remain in effect and should be duly noted. Here are five of which I know about and are important to keep in mind for everyone:

     1. Selling marijuana without a license remains illegal. Purchasing marijuana from someone who does not have license to sell it is also illegal.

     2. Selling or giving marijuana to someone under 21 is illegal and a serious crime with stiffer penalties than before it was passed.

     3. Marijuana cannot be smoked or consumed ‘openly and publicly’- on public streets, parks or buildings. Its use is limited to your home or privately owned and occupied buildings.

     4. Marijuana purchased in Colorado cannot legally be taken out-of-state to sell or for any other reason. 

     5. Operating a motor vehicle while impaired is illegal and prosecutable.

     The next time someone asks you to sign a petition to pass marijuana use in your state, keep all of what I’ve told you in mind. Do the responsible thing for all of us. Just say, “No.” 

Stay Safe,

Information Superhighway Collasped Today

     Does that made-up headline jar your senses and seem a bit odd? I’m sure you think you’ll never see such a headline in a newspaper, leave alone ever look at a newspaper again. The truth is always a bit more strange than we care to believe but all this hype about what smartphones have replaced is not only NOT happening, it basically never will in a society that is savvy enough to know anything contingent upon a continuous energy source will fail and miserably. This will happen when you most need the energy source for something even more important, ironically. (Those things would be cooking food, keeping warm or cool, doing laundry, having controlled temperature water sources, getting news by T.V. or radio and short-wave radio. Oh, the irony!) My advice is: don’t throw away your battery operated light sources and keep at least one landline jack along with a phone that doesn’t need electricity to operate which you can plug into the landline jack. Remember, in a long power outage you won’t be able to use wall outlets to charge up your cell phone. If you don’t understand why, presently, you will when there is a massive or rolling power out in your city. Did I mention that you might want to keep some oil lamps and candles available as well? How’s that for an ancient energy source?

    

Two weeks ago, starting on September tenth, an ongoing problem with the National Weather Service’s web site cropped up again right in the middle of a peak in the hurricane season in the Atlantic. This downtime continued for numerous days while the IT team that works for NWS tried to fix what should have received major updates and infrastructure rebuilding to the system many years ago. Until and unless these issues are fixed with a brand new re-routing web site this could happen again and in the same dire situation of need. This is where alternative sources kick in and support or take over vital information for the public, in general.

     Several times I’ve seen a list like the following, either on the internet or in print, telling us that all of the following have been replaced by smart (cell)phones:

     Mail                                             Alarm Clocks                             Phone booths (boxes)

     Video rentals                                Maps                                         DVDs

     Cameras                                      Translators

     Landline phones                           Cassette Tapes                           LPs

     Banks                                          CDs

     Cookbooks                                 Books                               

     Television                                    Magazines

     Dictionaries                                  Radio

     Libraries                                      Clocks

     Stereos                                        Calendars

     Newspapers                                Desktop Computers                    Notebooks/Laptops

    

     Take a good long look at that list and ask yourself what you have given up. Have you really thrown all that out? Personally, there isn’t a single thing on that list that I don’t continue to use, in addition to the smart phone which I think of as only a back up to my life. The smart phone is there when I am away and can’t get to those things. Shall I expound on the reason why I haven’t given any of it up?

     Let’s start with everything in print. With personal mail, such as a letter, even though e-mails are quicker and possibly more reliable in getting to the intended destination, there’s still no replacement for a hand-written letter from a friend who has sent you a couple of her favorite recipes, photos of the grandkids and some mementoes you’d long forgotten about. You can pull it out at will, later when you’re relaxing- maybe nodding off to sleep- and you can take one last long look at the extras and know that she would’ve never even thought to send those things as attachments. Plus, somehow, it is just more personal than a brief e-mail that looks like all your other e-mails. Newspapers, magazines, books, cookbooks, dictionaries (regular and dual-language), maps and calendars are still more convenient then looking for that information on a cell phone. The information sources on them may be more reliable and relevant, too, than anything you’re going to find on the internet. They don’t challenge your eyesight, either. Newspapers often have bits and slices of info you won’t find on the internet because there’s nobody on the internet quite as clever as a newspaper reporter. The internet reporters repeat themselves too much and they often are asked to shorten their articles to fit. Newspapers don’t do that anymore. They’ve learned. They’re also on the internet just in case so they’ve adapted better than any other media you can mention including T.V.

    

I don’t know how anyone else feels about knowing the time but I’m always on a schedule and I write everything down because, well- I’m a writer! Ba-da-bing ! It’s true that most cell phones are on atomic time so the preciseness of the information is infallible but for those like me who haven’t yet had their cell phone fused to their hand permanently I still feel the need to have the time handy on my wrist or elsewhere. I don’t want anyone calling me on my wristwatch either, thanks!

     I think GPS devices are just grand and am certainly glad we have

that on cell phones now but I collect maps- sometimes, the older the better because I am a map collector (read: historical maps turn me on!) I have been known to study maps for hours at a time. If you really get into it you’ll know what I’m talking about- I love a map!

    

Video rentals died a long time ago. Cell phones didn’t replace them- YouTube and Google did a fine job more than a decade ago when desktops still ruled the planet and cell phones have just come along for the ride. Netflix annihilated the physical stores and video purchases from thirty years ago are playable if you still have a videotape or DVD player that still works. Most of the latter can be had as handheld devices themselves and also can be taken anywhere which won’t create an annoyance. This is a more complex issue so we’ll move on.

     Television is here to stay. TVs are not just sitting in our houses collecting dust. We still buy them and we still have shows that we want to see every week and/or every day at the same time of day. I have a personal belief that nothing is ever going to replace a T.V. in our living rooms for that matter. It has more to do with sitting or laying down and vegging out, true- but T.V. is here to stay.

    

Calendars have been personal statement constituents for longer than I’ve been alive. You can write notes on them, with any kind of writing apparatus, such as trash day, dental appointments or events. What do you think pin-up girls were plastered all over? Businesses advertised with their yearly calendars, including banks which I still go to with actual cash to put in my accounts. There’s nothing virtual about that or some of my work for that matter!

     Libraries aren’t going away and neither are human translators, our mammoth stereos with concert amplified speakers or clever alarm clocks, either. Our libraries have adapted so well that children flock to not only play video games with their friends on the computers but they also look at and read the books that line the shelves and think it’s cool. Hallelujah!  

     Cameras. Everyone has one on their cell phones or they are really out of it. I must admit that I’ve found many uses for them in myriad situations. Professional photographers, however, still love their cameras and insist that they get superior shots to any one out there with a cell phone camera. I tend to believe and encourage them because of my work on castles. I’d much rather get my sources with people who can photograph something as mammoth as a castle and come up with something that can be manipulated to look sharp and crystal clear- no matter the size. Castles don’t take selfies, you know!

     I think I have made my point and look forward to many years of all these wonderful resources we’ve enjoyed for so long. Remember, all these things are meant to enhance our lives, not take them over. It is up to us to decide what is more important and who is more important. Choose life over virtual- I guarantee that you’ll feel more grateful and happy, when all is said and done.

Happily,

The Castle Lady

The Praying Hands

     Many people have seen this symbol and know it as the Praying Hands. If you were brought up in a religious household you will have been taught that these hands are a depiction of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. However, the actual story behind this art, which was rendered by Albrecht Durer, a Nuremberg, Germany inhabitant who executed all mediums of art, is more amazing than what is currently known among most people who readily recognize it.

     This amazingly enduring art comes all the way back from the 15^th century when two brothers, Albrecht and Albert Durer lived with their parents and no less than sixteen other siblings in a village nearby to Nuremberg. They both wanted to pursue art as a career but knew that their family could not afford for both of them to study their chosen profession although equally talented. The decision was made that only one son could be sent off to school which meant that the other would have to do heavy labor of some sort to support the schooling. Both clearly had the aptitude to go so they decided to toss a coin and choosing heads or tails would be the deciding factor for their fates. The winner would pursue his art while the other brother would labor in the mines. Albrecht won the coin toss and the rest of the story is heart-wrenching but also inspiring.

     Albrecht’s work created an immediate sensation in Germany and he began to garner large fees for his art. As was originally agreed, after four years of studies and success Albrecht told his brother that it was now his turn to study and learn his art and Albrecht would now work in the mines. His brother’s response was, “No. I cannot go. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once and my arthritis is so bad, I can barely raise a glass much less make delicate lines on canvas. No brother… for me, it is too late.”

Albrecht's self portrait

   

 

At first this made Albrecht sad. To know that his success had destroyed his brother’s future in art was almost too much for him to bear. To pay homage to Albert for all he had sacrificed, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s crippled hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called this powerful drawing Hands but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed his tribute of love ‘The Praying Hands.’

     This true story of sacrifice and gratitude is a testament and a reminder to all people that no one ever makes it alone.

Thank you heavenly Father for restoration and healing,

You are the God who sees us and

You keep Your promise to always be by our side.

We praise You and You alone.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

(at 19)

The Castle Lady

Is Anybody Above the Law?

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship

with thee,

which frameth mischief by a law?

     Psalm 94:20




If this man who works out of the White House at the Oval Office is within the law then who is out of order?

It's time to take a good look at what has been going on since he took office and ask ourselves if we should tolerate his version of being a president of the U.S.

Oh, Say...

Do you know the words to America the Beautiful? Here they are:

                     http://evelynsrockpages.blogspot.com (for Renee Fleming's version)

O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain!

America! America! God shed his grace on thee, 
And crowned thy good with brotherhood, 
From sea to shining sea!

2 
O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat across the wilderness!

 
America! America! God shed his grace on thee, 
And crowned thy good with brotherhood, 
From sea to shining sea!

3
O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!

 
America! America! God shed his grace on thee, 
And crowned thy good with brotherhood, 
From sea to shining sea!

4
O beautiful for patriot dreams that see beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
Undimmed by human tears!


America! America! God shed his grace on thee, 
And crowned thy good with brotherhood, 
From sea to shining sea!

Katherine Lee Bates and

Samuel A. Ward 

songwriters

 

The Castle Lady