The Grace of Glaciers
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger Certain eloquent moments in the natural world cause a welling up in me that...
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Traveling in Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day is coming……an Irish holiday that has become a Hallmark Moment. While annoying, I don’t...
Patagonia: The Other End of the Hemisphere
Guest Blogger Kate Dernocoeur “Patagonia”: my love for the word came long before the outdoor-wear company by...
Traveling with a two-year-old
Recently I took my almost three-year-old granddaughter on a five-day trip to Florida. You wouldn’t think...
New Symrna Beach preserves “Old Florida” Feel
If I didn’t have friends who spend a couple of months each winter in New Symrna Beach, I probably would have...
Primitive: DesignDestination in Chicago
Whenever I go to Primitive at 130 North Jefferson Street in the Fulton River District of Chicago, I wonder...
Hearts-a-Bluhm in Chicago
I arrived in Chicago the day AFTER the big snowstorm expecting to see lots of snow and I did. What I didn’t expect...
Building Walls in Nicaragua
By Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger The work isn’t terribly profound: demolish the shaky wall, dig a trench,...
“Beacons: An Exhibition of Luminous Art”
One of the most interesting things I have done recently is to visit the Beacons exhibit at the Urban Institute of...