The last couple of days on our Alaska adventure have been phenomenal! It has been consistently rainy (in fact Anchorage and surrounds are hitting a record of 29 days in a row with rain). While the rain has dampened, well actually drenched us, it has not stopped our enjoyment or wonder at the sights of […]
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Glaciers and Bears and Whales, OH MY!
August 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Glaciers and Bears and Whales, OH MY! · Alaska, Musings, travel
Tags: Alaska·climate change·travel
Sharing community and culture
August 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Important People, Musings, travel
The last couple of days here in Anchorage have been delightful, funny and moving! First, here’s a picture of animals from the zoo — a small but enchanting place. We thought of our daughter and granddaughter as thy are both animal lovers: no lions, but bears aplenty! Another place our theatrical daughter would love: Cyrano’s. […]
Here’s to Alaska and us!
August 4th, 2010 · Comments Off on Here’s to Alaska and us! · family, Itinerary, Musings, Site Seeing, travel
Tomorrow morning we leave for Alaska! Another destination that has been on my personal list since I was a child; and one hubby and I have shared! As usual, I’m nervous about the flying part — never ever my favorite part of the event. But, with enough decongestant and airport food; I’ll forget! We hope […]
Tags: Alaska·climate change·cruises·John Denver·packing·travel
Shaker Seminar 2010
July 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Communal Societies, Shaker, Site Seeing, travel
What do World Monuments Fund, marriage break-up and the status of women in the 19th century, Green energy, Black Minstrels and a baby cow have in common? We are attending the 2010 Shaker Seminar being hosted this year at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, MA. It is the village’s 50th year as a museum, and […]
Tags: black minstrels·cows·Green energy·Hancock Shaker Village·marriage·Shakers·World Monuments Fund
Saying “yes” in life
November 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on Saying “yes” in life · family, travel, Work
From Guest Blogger SerahRose. This post has also been published at picturebookplays.com On Thursday, we are presenting a workshop called “Saying ‘yes!’ to physical and vocal expression with your preschoolers.” No one told us we’d be practicing saying “yes” to all our mistakes before we even got there. SerahRose left the cord to her laptop […]