Author Archives: admin

US: The Century

Posted on March 25, 2020 by admin

The Century: America’s Time

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TRAVEL MEMORIES: The Oracle in Greece

Posted on March 22, 2020 by admin
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BERLIN: The Digital Concert Hall

Posted on March 19, 2020 by admin

The Digital Concert Hall now free for everyone The Philharmonie is closed – so we will come to you!

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SEOUL: Socially Distant But Emotionally Close

Posted on March 18, 2020 by admin
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DUBLIN: Somebody Feed Phil

Posted on March 17, 2020 by admin

“Sometimes you find people whose attitude about life is so wonderful, even if it seems crazy, you’d be crazy to forget about it.”

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SPRING SKI: Olympic Valley

Posted on February 23, 2020 by admin

Olympics 60 anniversary… reflection… and etymological research… learning something new every day… Nice first stay at Granlibakken… yummy dinner at Thai Kitchen at their new location at 877 N. Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City… surprising good snow… after a drought … Continue reading →

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WEEKEND HIKE: Castle Rock

Posted on February 15, 2020 by admin

GREETINGS FROM THE WILDERNESS WORLD! HAPPY ROCK CLIMBING!

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CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS: February Friends

Posted on February 8, 2020 by admin

Another native plant day… for the love of buckwheat…the cushion buckwheat… and the one-leaf-onion… just to find an evening primrose… and a California fuchsia Mt Umunhum with a buckeye in the same pot… for a February Friends theme… and a … Continue reading →

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Pacific Mist Manzanita

Posted on February 7, 2020 by admin

February birthday plant gifts… Pacific Mist Manzanita… Oregon Sunshine… and Monardella Odoratissima… hard to resist its fragrance… and all the lovely names 🙂

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BOOK: The Calculus of Friendship

Posted on January 5, 2020 by admin

And the winter break read is… The Calculus of Friendship… a wonderful book that needs to be read by high school kids too… for the good old times when high school math was more about math problems than grades… realizing … Continue reading →

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