by Ann McClellan | May 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here is the promised photo of the Imperial Decoration I received on May 10, 2022 from Ambassador Tomita at his Residence in Washington, D.C.: the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays. It honors my contributions “to introducing Japanese culture and...
by Ann McClellan | Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The National Park Service predicts that the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin will reach peak bloom during the week of March 22nd, just three weeks away! Hearing that news on the first of March, with February a recent memory, it seemed unbelievable. But earlier...
by Ann McClellan | Dec 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Several authors interested in French history before 1899 “met” at the 2021 Historic Novel Conference. We decided to collaborate to encourage more interest in historic French people and places. Our first effort is a Facebook page: FrancesSplendidCenturies,...
by Ann McClellan | Jun 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
This year, I am humbled to share that the Government of Japan is awarding me the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays as one of the foreign recipients of the 2021 Spring Imperial Decorations. The citation reads: “Ann McClellan has played an important...
by Ann McClellan | Apr 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Just as the ‘Kanzans’ come into bloom, my ‘season’ of cherry blossom talks via Zoom is behind me for 2021. I was thrilled to ‘meet’ so many interesting people virtually, and appreciate everyone’s interest in my favorites, the...
by Ann McClellan | Mar 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today’s news is that the famous flowering cherry trees around the Tidal Basin are at peak bloom! They raced through the last blooming stages, thanks to last week’s unusually warm weather, though they’re not expected to stay around long since harsher...
