They did have fun. It usually involved other adults. Friends, male friends of my father’s, or if it was women, their wives. Mostly the women were a certain one or two of my mother’s five sisters. Drinking was always involved, music on the turntable – the turntable was part of the large piece of furniture-besides […]
Entries Tagged as 'food'
Life Lesson: Laughter and life and enjoyment
March 9th, 2015 · 1 Comment · Lesson Learned
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Spring, hope, peace, walk…
March 6th, 2015 · No Comments · Quote of the Week
“Hope is like a road in the country; there wasn’t ever a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” Lin Yutang Here in New England, we hope for spring’s arrival. We know it will come, yet when new corners of the house leak because the ice dam won’t […]
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March 2nd, 2015 · No Comments · Lesson Learned, travel
In 2008, part of our sabbatical trip was a several day visit to Morocco, visiting a few cities, villages and an overnight ride into the dessert. Lesson learned: people are people wherever they live, needing shelter and food and love; heights are only as scarey as you let them be; travel opens the mind, the […]
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Santiago de Compostela – Spain & Portugal trip – #11
November 18th, 2014 · 2 Comments · Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
As I mentioned yesterday, Santiago de Compostela was one of the highlights of this trip for me. Where to begin? I learned so much, and really wanted to stay several more days to explore the modern side of town, the water, the beautiful park that we only managed to stroll part of, and speak to […]
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Spain and Portugal – #10
November 17th, 2014 · No Comments · Spain & Portugal 2014
So where were we? We’ve been home a little over two weeks and I’ve gotten distracted from posting about our trip for a good portion of that. We have two bathrooms undergoing major renovation, and who knew it would take so much time to organize, shop and choose parts and pieces, and work with the […]