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Year-End Statistics, Award Trivia, and More ~ This is What Happens When a Cold Bug Plants a Blogger at the Computer for the Day
With disappointment, I look outside at the fresh layer of snow and sunny skies, knowing that cross-country skiing conditions would be lovely today . . . as I sit with stuffy head and achy body, struggling to open the darn childproof packaging of the Dayquil softgels, telling myself the holiday visit to New York City was…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures
After stepping away from the computer for most of the week, to enjoy a memorable Christmas in New York City with my family, it was a pleasure to take some time today to reflect back on the year. Restricting myself to one photo a month was not easy, so I cannot say these are my “best”…
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Believe in the Magic that Only the Heart Can See
“The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.” ~ from the New York Sun’s “Yes, Virginia There is a Santa Claus” Wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas, whatever your faith or inclination is this time of year ~ good tidings of peace and joy are universal in their message. I leave you…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise
As I mulled over this week’s Photo Challenge theme, I considered possibilities surrounding birthdays, holiday celebrations, and arguably astonishing sights while traveling. I then remembered little Surprise Lake along Highway 38, a National Scenic Byway in Northern Minnesota, and decided it fit the bill nicely! The fall season when I took this photo was a particularly…
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Vivaldi and La Sainte-Chapelle: A Transcendental Travel Experience
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ~ Aldous Huxley Music has always held a special place in my heart, filling me with emotion and triggering memories like nothing else can do. Perhaps that is why one of my favorite experiences from our trip to Paris was attending a chamber music concert of the…
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