Just life....
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Beautiful Budapest
A winter trip to Budapest - the Parliament building and thermal baths
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The perfect sweater dress
I finally found the perfect sweater dress!
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Oh Happy Dani – amplifying Black voices
Highlighting the work of illustrator and activist Danielle Coke
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Sacred Ground
My thoughts on Sacred Ground, the anti-racism course from the Episcopal Church of America
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A Tale of Two Penpals
I had planned this post for the week of Thanksgiving, as I was thinking of what I’m the most thankful for this year – and it’s PEOPLE and the interaction with them in person that I miss more than anything. But, I was thwarted by a virus – no, not THAT virus, but a computer virus my website got! Fortunately, I called in my tech support team and it was resolved in 24 hours – whew! So here is the long-awaited post about a VERY long friendship…fix a nice drink and put your feet up for this one! Once upon a time, a little girl from a farm in Kentucky…
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30 Days and 30 Ways to be a Better Ally
Review of 30 Days and 30 Ways to be a Better Ally - anti-racism study
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The Three Musketeers
This is one of those “friends” posts. I am part of a trio, a triumverate, a mis-matched but tightly-knit set. These two women and I have known each other since childhood, but welded together as college roommates. We shared an apartment during our days at the University of Kentucky, on the second floor of an old building above the Two Keys, a legendary campus dive bar. On the other side of it was a pornography shop. To say our mothers were not impressed is an understatement…but next door was McDonald’s (my favorite hangov – uh, post-party food was a Big Mac, fries and a Tab. If you’re younger than 50,…
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A few of my favorite things
Things I wouldn't want to do without
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What’s influencing me this month
This is one of my regular posts to share what I’m watching, reading, listening to and following. I hope you’ll find some things that pique your interest. Netflix – Marco Polo This series was introduced to me by my genius niece Vivian on our vacation, and we binged-watched our way through 6 episodes while in North Carolina. My best description of this is Game of Thrones meets with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This was released by Netflix in 2014, and was the 2nd most expensive TV series ever made, after GOT. I don’t understand why it wasn’t better promoted or a bigger hit. It was filmed in places like Khazakstan…
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Farmer’s Market
One of my favorite things about summer is FRESH PRODUCE! And from May through September, most Saturday mornings find me at my local farmer’s market (before I hit the weedeater, that is). I grew up on a lot of land without a lot of cash, in an extended family household with decades of country wisdom, and young, strong backs to put that wisdom to use (backs like mine). That meant an enormous garden, weeded and harvested after school or after supper. Then there were hours spent on the front porch, shucking corn, hulling strawberries and stringing beans. When I would grumble, my great-aunt Virgie would cheerfully declare “this’ll taste better…
