Guest Blogger Reflects on Value of the Familiar
The COVID-19 lockdown gave Niall Benvie, wildlife and landscape photographer and photo tour leader, Â Â an...
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Enjoying new views of Holiday Decor at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI
Like most of my friends, I am struggling with the reality of the Pandemic—increased cases and deaths and the need...
Christmas Around the World……at Home
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger During this Covid Christmas, where we are all hopefully, safely at...
Dorado Days
by Kate Dernocoeur, Guest blogger The gloom of dusky, cloudy days has once again begun its descent upon the...
Happy Holidays New York City Style
Reposted from December 2014 One of my favorite places to spend a few days during December is New York City....
Thanksgiving Memories
As I sit down to write a post about Thanksgiving, a flood of memories take over my thought process. Growing up in a...
Japanese Gardens Calm the Mind
Reposted from a year ago. October 2019 I’ll never forget my first exposure to Japanese Gardens. It was about 20...
Green Turtles in Oman
Seeing the big old turtle slowly creep out of the hole she had dug in the sand and slow plod to the Indian...
Celebrating Day of the Dead in San Miquel de Allende
Even though my background is Irish and Norwegian, I’ve decided to celebrate Day of the Dead.  Until last...