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Something about shadows absolutely captivates me. My attention. My curiosity. My enthusiasm. I look for them wherever I go. I discovered this recently when I took a Photography class on how to create a project. We were asked to go through our photo libraries and look for patterns, trends...
As we approach another Thanksgiving, I like to express my gratitude for family, friends, health, regular food on the table and a roof over my head. I’m also grateful for the gift of travel. Here are three reasons for that warm fuzzy feeling. Collecting Memories. Travel has taught...
During the four hours that we visited Interlochen Arts Camp to picnic and to hear pop singer and California native, Josh Groban sing, the weather went from sunny with light breeze to big black thunder clouds and rain to gorgeous golden sunset. It was PURE MICHIGAN. For the...
Today my body is in Grand Rapids but in my head I’m in Paris. Why? I’m reading an interesting book by an Australian Journalist who moves to Paris to follow a boyfriend and last week I toured a blockbuster exhibit in Chicago called “Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity.” Guess what? It’s...
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard– Norway “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ― Marcel Proust “The traveler sees what he...
I’m still thinking about the wonderful National Geographic/Lindblad Expedition we went on last May/June to the Fjords of Norway and the Arctic Circle. I’ve done posts on the polar bear sightings, the cod fishing towns and the absolutely stunningly beautiful, like makes you gasp, kind of...
Today I am going to deviate from my normal travel focused blog and write about……yep…..my son. “Oh no,” you say, “Not one of those proud Mama deals?” But before you hit the delete button, please know there is a slight connection to travel……and what he is...
Often you hear someone say, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” I suspect it’s true. In fact, creativity books often advise one to take several ideas and combine them in interesting ways to come up with a new approach to problem solving, challenges or innovative thinking. This thought...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger With the sky as my ceiling, I am happiest, because it means I am outdoors, immersed in the day, whatever the weather. The air is fresh. I can hear the birdsong and frogs, feel the breeze, smell the earth. When the clouds are backdropped by blue—that’s...
We were leaning against a wall along the Grand River at a party when a friend came up and offered to take our picture saying, “You look like you could be standing by the Seine.” Well, the river that runs through Grand Rapids isn’t exactly the romantic waterway of the City of Light with its...