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Show & Tell: Wild Dala Horses

October 14, 2009

If you’ve spent any time in a Swedish community, you may be familiar with these: It’s a Dala horse. Dalas adorn homes, Christmas trees, mailboxes, tableclothes, wrapping paper, etc — all year long. I spent last week in my college town. Lindsborg, KS has taken the Dala concept one step further — a herd of [...]

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Perfect Moment Monday: Retrospect

October 12, 2009

Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between. We gather once a week to engage in mindfulness about something that is right with our world. Everyone is welcome to join. Details on how to participate are at the bottom [...]

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Show & Tell: Color My World

September 30, 2009

Of course, meeting Chicklet for the first time was the highlight of my week, but I also enjoyed the flavors of Vancouver. Here are 6 colorful scenes off my point & shoot I want to share with you. See what my classmates are showing and telling over at Mel’s Show & Tell. And show something [...]

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Show & Tell: A falling out, of sorts

September 9, 2009

Twenty years ago I was halfway through a year working in Japan. I had been teaching English, traveling the country, and working out some issues by leaving my falling-apart life behind for a bit. Phase 1 of the year was Wonder. Everything in the Winter/Spring of 1989 was new and fascinating: the food, the people, [...]

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Show & Tell: Whatchadoin?

July 22, 2009

Me? Just foo kin around. In Cooperstown, NY. By the way, I never did find the foo kin john. See what my classmates are showing and telling at Mel’s Show & Tell. And show something yourself (if you’re not already IN the class, you can join — we’re a very nice group).

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Show & Tell: Geography

June 6, 2009

It’s Show & Tell time! I write this from beautiful western Colorado, where I’m visiting my sister, Sheri, and her family. My teen nephew, James (who last year helped me with my M&Ms review last summer), helped me research some of the stunning features that surround his home. To the northeast is the Grand Mesa [...]

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