Liz and Ken and my mom, Trudy Taylor and I are going to Chapel Hill, North Carolina starting on Feb 9 to celebrate three generations of Taylor women. On Feb 9, Trudy will be interviewed by Dr. Etta Pisano, the new dean of the UNC Medical School. They will discuss the days when my father returned to the University, where he had been an undergraduate, after medical school in Boston to help to build the Med School from a two year facility to a full fledged four year program. He eventually became th… Continue

“SILENCIOS”

By Tirzah Russell de Franco

Thirty-two oil paintings on canvas form an art exhibit called “Silencios”, which was recently on display at “Todo Arte” Gallery in Urdesa part of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Servio Zapata, the Ecuadorian artist, spent a year and a half on these oil paintings. His desire is to express a passion for peace with scenes of trees, hills, waterfalls, beaches, and most of all, the tropical forest. The detailing of the trees is extraordinary! You feel like… Continue