by Peggy Joque Williams | Jan 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hello! And welcome to the revival of Musings of a MadCityWriter. I started this blog some years ago and took a hiatus to delve into genealogy and work on my historical novel, Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles (more on that in another post). The idea for the book...
by Peggy Williams | Oct 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
As I approached my retirement after 40 years of teaching, I found my head spinning with all the possibilities, worries, fears, and questions that come with a major life change. I turned to my friend, Mary Aleckson, a Life Coach. And to my amazement, in just a couple...
by Peggy Williams | Sep 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Korea.net Pope Francis, Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, has been causing quite a stir this week with his visit to the U.S. cities of Washington D.C., New York, and Philadelphia. Throngs of people have turned out to greet him, listen to him speak, or...
by Peggy Williams | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have recently retired from forty years of teaching. It was a rewarding forty years, and I have to admit my job defined me. Most people look at retirement as the ending of something, but I see it as the opportunity to embrace something new in my life....
by Peggy Williams | Apr 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Dalai Lama issued neuroscientist Richard Davidson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison a challenge: instead of spending so much time studying conditions like fear, depression, and anxiety, why not apply your rigorous scientific methodology to studying the...
by Peggy Williams | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the jewels of the Madison cultural scene is the Wisconsin Film Festival. This year’s 150 films are spread throughout seven theaters over a span of eight days. Run largely by the grace of a huge volunteer force (headed up by a relatively small paid staff),...
