tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11752186531208180362024-02-06T20:14:26.948-06:00we'll always have islaCommentary on things happening on Isla Mujeres, and the area---our house in process, the culture, people and things one notices living here....krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-63668928870455034592013-01-10T16:38:00.000-06:002013-01-10T16:41:36.809-06:003 King's Day...school...changes...hmmm am still wondering what to do, blogwise. am not sure yet if I'll keep it up....<br />
after being here a bit more than a week, things are seeming overwhelming...it's a lot to readjust to...<br />
and a lot to learn to do without...(washing machine, tub....) things I love & take for granted.<br />
must decide if the warm weather trade off is quite worth it.... I know at home I'd be probably in bed with an electric blanket... and or shoveling snow... here, I'm sweating...and am washing by hand, like back in the day, like the year + that we lived in Morocco...when I was young and didn't even own a washer anyway.... then, I just went up to the rooftop, scrubbed on the built-in concrete scrub board & hung the wash on clotheslines on the roof. so, really, I'm back to that? yes, I can go to the laudromat & pay for wash service; or, I can just really go home and do it myself there. Again, trade offs. Maybe a washer is in the future...but not here and now... <br />
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Other things are getting to me, like the noise. Maybe because it's busy here now, but it bothers me.<br />
There seem to be way too many tourists...noise all around...I'm already sensitive to noise, and Mexico can be a noisy country...music, golf carts, even the sea is noisy! <br />
I wish there were a noise ordinance here--I think it would be a plus for the area & ambiance. <br />
Somehow, it seems intense on many fronts...and it's making me homesick... <br />
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Sofi is in school here now...she will no doubt learn Spanish. I fret about her, as I should...another worry. I want us all to be 'global citizens. It is work. Sumi brought her just after our arrival, and now she is with us. They had a lot of fun together here. She is doing great actually...better than I am! She has an open mind & great flexibility and willingness to learn.<br />
Yes, she can be by herself and work with her Leap Pad, so that is a good thing. Still, it's a bit of stress for me to work things out on a daily basis with some limitations here...<br />
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It was Dia de Los Reyes, 3 Kings' Day on Jan 6th, so we bought a Rosca de Reyes (traditional cake for this occasion the the bakery), and then a nice neighbor lady brought one over for us...what a treat...and hers had cream cheese filling so it was much better. Anyway, we had plenty to share with several neighbors... Luckily, or 'un' she got the little plastic Jesus doll, meaning, I guess according to local custom, that she will have to host a dinner for all on Candlemas, Feb 2nd, the next religious holiday; not sure of the significance, but there must be a connection. hmmm must fin out.... </div>
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Think I have heard stories of folks getting the little plastic Jesus in their bite of cake, and whisking it out of their mouth, unsuspecting & out of view, so as NOT to have to host the dinner for all on Candlemas...<br />
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But, I noticed in our 'rosca' there turned out to be several little Jesus dolls, maybe to 'spread' the hosting duties around, as it probably just is too much for one person nowadays. <br />
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So, am just trying to get through every day, sometimes helping friends who are here, with problems that always arise....<br />
It's a rare day without some problem to deal with here; I compare it to camping out, and maybe I'm getting too old for this.<br />
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I'm hoping to rediscover the charm of this place... hopefully, it will still be here....<br />
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<br />krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-21135703205912022092013-01-01T21:55:00.002-06:002013-01-01T21:55:26.462-06:00Happy New Year...worldwide Guess since I'm now in Mexico, yet thinking of home, and even family in China...wow...it is a small world, yet a big word... yet, in just a bit, I'll have more family here, as Sumi and Sofi arrive, mom for a week, and daughter for longer.... That will feel more like home. We'll see how it goes...<br />
Plane travel...wow. It still can impress. It can erase distance. Airports, I read, are the new cities of the future.<br />
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we did take time to smell the flowers...<br />
and there were some lovely rose bushes, not far from our room...<br />
some yellow...some red....delicious smells... <br />
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Look at the height of these old palms on the hacienda...I'm not sure what type they are....ancient!<br />
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Here's a peek into the hacienda kitchen...<br />
I snuck a photo when Maria Elena was gone...<br />
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So, all in all, a good stay...even if the night was chilly, and we couldn't or didn't take time to figure out the space heater... too much trouble for our short stay... had a photo, but can't seem to get it to load...<br />
oh well...may add later. There are so many more pics. what to choose? what to focus on? <br />
<br />It's New Year's and I wasn't even going to blog; I wasn't even going to CONTINUE this blog...<br />
I read where the average life of a blog is 3 years. I'm amazed I kept it up as long as I have...<br />
It's something I need to mull over...<br />
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<br />krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-35785655777060711862012-12-31T13:00:00.001-06:002012-12-31T13:00:12.032-06:00Good-Bye Snow...Hello, MexicoSo, the 20 inch snowfall on the day before we planned to go did not help preparation plans. We still did leave last Sat, and arrived yesterday, the following Sat. It seems amazing that we even did it, with pretty late plans formulating for this whole endeavor. We had thought of driving a year ago; then, also in the fall; also, even this winter, but never truly thinking we would do it; So, when we did decide, we just went with it, and somehow pulled it off. Guess it was meant to happen.<br />
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We 'escaped' from WI (I think 'Escape TO WI' was a slogan once...) around noon, with Grandma and Frida (the dog) in tow. Bruce, the other dog, is having some vacation time at the neighbors. hope it's ok. Since he's scarier looking, it would probably have been a plus to have him along, but dealing with one dog was enough.<br />
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But anyway...from WI with a stay w/friends in MO, and then Steve's sister Sall in Fort Worth, Tex, where we left Gram for a stay. Here is the day before Xmas eve photo of Gram with her kids!<br />
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and, Sall with her 2 dogs, Buffy and Sweetie....very sweet I'm sure, esp without extra company in the house. But, they had to give up some of their precious space for us--intruders into their lifestyle. And then, even more limiting, there was a snowfall right after we left which meant they couldn't even be out in the yard much. They gave up a lot of freedom, to accomodate guests! <br />
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Here we are parked outside Sall's place in Fort Worth, Texas.<br />
She lives around TCU in a nice neighborhood. <br />
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And then, again in Laredo, where we finally felt warmth. And wow! palm trees....<br />
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So, we got to Laredo in 3 days and stayed there to cross the border early in am of 25th, figuring it would be a slow day. I think I was too freaked out around Immigration to even get any photos. Plus, it would probably not have been allowed, and we didn't want to push it.<br />
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After crossing the border, we had to do a hairpin turn and swing into the Immigration station to process paperwork, show documents, etc.<br />
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Really, not as bad as we thought. But, once underway and out on highway, we did have a heart stopping pullover, where they questioned the documents, with somehow did not show we had a small trailer. After reassuring we had no 'armas' (guns) and no motorcycles stuffed in there...and offering a bribe, and debating the price, even raising it from 500 -800 pesos...think we just exhausted the policia guy's timeframe, and our (my) frantic state must have convinced him to let us go on. <br />
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The drive to the next city of Monterrey was, to me, rather bleak. Between dry parched areas, some mountains, maybe some surface mining of ? something that's probably used in road contruction...it was just an area to get through. And then there was a lot of ugly industrial production stuff--probably Wal-Mart plants, etc... and large lots of minimal looking housing to put the workers needed....just overall, not pleasant to look at, and actually more to feel bad about, as how factories are taking advantage of minimal employment of a desperate job force...who are willing to live in such conditions to have work. Sorry I didn't get photos of the housing...I was probably just too appalled.<br />
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The mountains were not bad, but after awhile, it just added to the bleakness of the whole scene.<br />
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There were just such pretty plantings all over...nicely maintained--it made everything feel so natural and fresh after the bleak landscape we had just driven through.<br />
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A total new age woman, I'd say... so gracious.<br />
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More later....but, we made it. A total of 8 days....too many miles, a few shakedown, a few bribes, but no breakdowns. I was lucky to be in the hands of a great driver, and grateful to have made it to our destination. Not sure it's a trip I would do again... But, as is our motto---'now for something completely different,' (a Monty Python quote), it lived up to the billing. A bit adventurous, a bit 'pushing the envelope' and the best part is....it's behind us! whew! krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-49324203990833459982012-12-22T08:15:00.001-06:002012-12-22T08:15:24.667-06:00Bizarro BlizzardMaybe it did seem like the end of the word yesterday...Or, at least the beginning of a new world...<br />
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We're in a new white wolrd...all white...all over...all the time...<br />
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plowing, snow blowing, cars not starting, house cold, fingers numb, branches on wires,<br />
electricity out.... yes, Beautiful to look; Difficult to deal with. Hard to rationalize being here....<br />
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<br />krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-71622221663673866112012-12-18T08:55:00.002-06:002012-12-18T23:39:57.209-06:00Focus...Focus... That is sometimes what Sofi says to the dogs when they are acting crazy and needing to calm down...<br />
"Hey Guys....Focus!" It's really cute that she's transferring things she hears at 4 yr old Kindergarten, and recycling these phrases. Am sure the teacher tells the kids to 'Focus' fairly often. They DO need to focus...and me too! (and the dogs, too!)<br />
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It's esp. daunting right now as we're between Thanksgiving and Xmas...days are short...at 7pm it feels like at least 10pm, since it's already been dark for like 3 hours...so it's hard to think of staying here longer, yet paralyzing to think of getting ready to get on the road..<br />
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I should be doing Xmas cards, but I find myself doing crosswords...a new obsession...or maybe, just procrastination. Then, there are several birthdays thrown in...mine (which followed my mother's by 2 days, & it's one less we celebrate, now that she's not with us...except to tip a glass in her honor), and mine we just now lump with Sofi's, which was the 14th...and we celebrated the day after. I wanted to just lump Xmas right in there, & distribute gifts early...but held off, so she could have her day to herself. And yet...too many things remain to be done in the limited time available....<br />
And maybe my real problem is...I'm going to be going away...and MISSING MY FAMILY HERE!!!<br />
How do people do that? (Steve says I just need to get to Mexico...then, I won't want to leave...<br />
He has more of a problem coming back here!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is Evie with her newly acquired lineup of Nutcrackers, which I 'willed' to her, in downsizing. She is a huge 'Nutcracker' fan. She has already attended many showings of the Nutcracker, and also The Christmas Carol and knows dialog, characters, etc. from both, and songs.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's fun to watch the little ones at their birthday parties, and how they share (or don't) with their invitees. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Violet, happiness is a nice, bendable snake which can fit into a used box.<br />
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Well, I count my blessings to have a wonderful family... and, with what's in the news, I know we all want to spend every precious minute with our families. We are so blessed.<br />
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Having choices just makes life more difficult sometimes. <br />
It's hard to go away.<br />
I'm not sure about being a<br />
snowbird...<br />
Focus...Focus...<br />
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...and Hocus, Pocus.<br />
I guess it might happen.<br />
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I'll sort it all out somehow.<br />
I want to get away, but I want to bring my family with me.....I'm going to work at that!<br />
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<br />krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-22886197816560600392012-12-12T23:29:00.000-06:002012-12-12T23:29:26.546-06:0012-12-12<h2 style="color: black;">
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12 months in a year.
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12 hours on a clock face.
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12 inches in a foot.
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12 strikes to bowl a perfect game.
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12 people have walked on the moon.
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12 face cards in a deck.
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12 days of Christmas.
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12 apostles of Jesus.
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12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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12 jurors in felony trials.
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12 signs of the Zodiac.
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12 pairs of ribs in most humans.
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<i>Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer</i></div>
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<i>I guess the WI legislature also made it a special day for #12, Aaron Rodgers, Packers Quarterback.</i></div>
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<i>And as for myself, born on this day...I just had a nice, simple, day including a swim at the local YMCA, </i></div>
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<i>water walking with a granddaughter in the Lazy River , and a nice book club meeting in the evening with friends. </i></div>
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<i>I've always thought my mother chose a good day for my birthday; I've always loved the number twelve. Thanks, Mom.</i></div>
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krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-5414693232816976192012-12-10T20:26:00.002-06:002012-12-10T20:34:09.417-06:00Maya Doomsday Myth Well, thinking about Dec 21st coming, which so many have built up into an event...<br />
I was at one time thinking I'd want to be on Isla, and participate in...whatever...but, now I don't care so much. I won't quite make it by then, and that's okay.<br />
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Ironically, just tonight, on the Jian Ghomeshi show, Q, from CBC he had a guest discuss the whole thing, and put it in the proper perspective. I really appreciate shows like this.<br />
Lately, most of my education comes from Public Radio...and Wisconsin Public Radio is a leader in that regard, and also NPR, IPR and now I'm appreciating what Canadian Public Radio has to offer also.<br />
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I'm referring to the first part of the podcast, 'Misreading the Mayans' and if you just go down to click on the audio, wait for him to announce the other topics, he'll get to guest & Mayan expert, Robert Sitler who discusses the Maya Doomsday Myth.<br />
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Author Caitlin Moran, Director John Glen 12/10/2012 </a> </div>
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Latin-American scholar
Robert Sitler on why the myth that December 21st marks the end of the
world persists, despite being a complete misreading of the Mayans'
intent. Journalist and author Caitlin Moran on her new collection of
music and pop culture essays, "Moranthology." A look at the enduring
appeal of James Bond, with ex-Bond director John Glen. </div>
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<br />krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-88658966430568212592012-12-09T23:14:00.000-06:002012-12-10T20:10:49.830-06:00Hanukkah, Snow, Xmas...& all that...'Tis the season...<br />
I guess listening to 'A Prairie Home Companion' with Garrison Keillor is kind of getting me 'in the mood' for these things. And turns out the broadcast of Dec 8, 2012 is/was Hanukkah...and he was live at the Town Hall in NYC...so, there were a lot of references to things we just saw recently saw and did there, which keeps the city alive for me...<br />
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(<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <i>note...upon revisiting, & checking these links, they don't seem to open exactly to the piece indicated. Although, I'm working w/a slow computer, & maybe it's just me...but, ? a note of caution...)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i> </i></span> <br />
shopping at Zabar's, taxis, subway, Brooklyn... listen to: <a class="audio_link" href="http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=phc/2012/12/08/phc_20121208_128&starttime=00:17:55.0&endtime=00:21:34.0" onclick="newwindow=window.open('http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=phc/2012/12/08/phc_20121208_128&starttime=00:17:55.0&endtime=00:21:34.0','name','height=350,width=360,resizable=yes');if(window.focus)
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I Walk Everywhere - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band<br />
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and then, this is really fun, timely, and just hits me right now, with some things we're dealing with...<br />
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The whole PHC broadcast this week is fresh and fun, so if you can get it & listen, you will be rewarded. There are more fun songs, skits and stories in his best tradition, with a modern twist.<br />
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here's a cute Xmas tree skit <a class="audio_link" href="http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=phc/2012/12/08/phc_20121208_128&starttime=00:38:12.0&endtime=00:46:24.0" onclick="newwindow=window.open('http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media_player/popup.php?name=phc/2012/12/08/phc_20121208_128&starttime=00:38:12.0&endtime=00:46:24.0','name','height=350,width=360,resizable=yes');if(window.focus)
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in fact, you should listen to the whole darned show...darned good this week. I think he saves his good material for when he's in NYC ;-) the Minnesota and prairie stuff does get rehashed a lot....<br />
http://prairiehome.publicradio.org<br />
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and the fact it was Hanukkah...well, let me just say that while not Jewish, lately I'm having several connections there...I'm getting a membership at the Jewish Cmmty Center, which has a nice ozone-filtered pool, for one son's family (who could pass for looking Jewish...and have names to go with it; the other son has told me most took him to be Jewish by his name...in fact, thinking we fled Germany with such a name... who would have thought? the things we deal with!<br />
Furthermore, we may be doing some real estate business with an Israeli connection...I won't say more.<br />
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Maybe in another future post I can say how we've been mistaken for other ethnic identities...in China, in Merida, and around...<br />
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Today, it is snowing...our first snow...it is beautiful and fresh. I do love it. <br />
Here are some pics of outdoors here, and then some snowflakes made by Sofi for school.<br />
(they were a homework assignment...to make a snowflake out of a paper coffee filter...a skill not ever learned by her mother, adopted at age 13 from India...just one of the many cultural things she missed!<br />
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and here is a snowman Sofi made today! <br />
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<br />krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-91642909735678359532012-12-05T19:42:00.002-06:002012-12-05T19:58:55.241-06:00December already ?I'll post some pics of post-Thanksgiving cookie making with the granddaughters....joy and life & love. Learning & creativity. Good times.<br />
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Even though Thanksgiving was early, and we had more month left afterward, it seems December is<br />
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whizzing along...and I'm not ready! It's just too stressful to think of everything that needs to get done...and frankly, I'm starting to feel like a grinch. I'm just not into the happy holidays anymore...including the gift giving, the shopping, the wrapping, the 'festivities' or whatever... I can see why some people suffer depression at this time of year...it's hard to get up for all that! <br />
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I guess I do like the natural things...the woods, food, making cookies, even making a wreath, which I used to do a lot, and still make fresh wreaths for graves, and doors. But, not as many as I used to...<br />
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The cold weather, the dark days with sunset coming now before 4:30...what's to like about that?<br />
I'm dreaming of Isla...and I even blame Isla. Isla has ruined me in so many ways... ruined me for any other water...for any other beach...for winter here....and not only me, but Mr. S even more so.<br />
It's tough; there is guilt. Being a lapsed Catholic, I'm familiar with that. And now it just seems compounded...<br />
well, there is the end of the Mayan calendar coming... OR...the 'fiscal cliff' --take your pick!<br />
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krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-83309062411021844502012-11-30T22:56:00.003-06:002012-11-30T22:56:25.123-06:00Fall in WIsconsin<br />
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So pretty<br />
to see
the fall colors...this is a Garden Tea Room in Shorewood and nieta Evie
browsing the upstairs sitting area. I love how this comes together, with
all the plantings, the vines, sculptures, and the greenhouse...I wonder
if I could do something like this on my rooftop? well, maybe in
Mexico? That would of course be more doable...though, those gorgeous
fall colors...probably not gonna happen there...<br />
why don't people
do more with their roofs? It's such good real estate! I think rooftop
gardens are gaining ground, esp. in cities...<br />
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crew, pre-baby...not sure they could all fit in a lineup now...but, I
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Evie
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the leaves everywhere
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Evie is dressed in her
'Dorothy of the Wizard of Oz' costume, complete with wig, and ruby
slippers.<br />
Ever the drama queen, she is singing one of her many
show tunes...<br />
and quite well, I must say...<br />
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(she was Pocohontas this year; the Dorothy outfit was from last year)<br />
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Fall in Wisconsin...<br />
Even in the city, it's lovely.<br />
In the country, it's great too.<br />
Had more photos, but having a problem with the camera, so maybe I'll add them later...but, wanted to post something final for Nov...and cannot believe it is the last day of Nov...a normally dreary and cloudy month here.<br />
The photos from October capture the brilliance of that month & it's still worth being in the North for.<br />
Nov.... not so much... and we will just pretend Dec is not here yet...(because I'm still here!!!) <br />
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<br />krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-52602578105368026122012-11-24T21:59:00.000-06:002012-11-24T21:59:05.587-06:00Deer Hunting...<span id="goog_1067556446">This is a tradition which is just growing stronger, not dying, with 33% more women and 30% more young people, signed up with licenses to hunt this year (acc'd to what I heard on the news, at least). </span><br />
<span id="goog_1067556446">So...there have been gunshots around...and today I saw 3 deer in the back of a truck, a sight which always repulses me. It is enough to make one think of going vegetarian. </span><br />
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<span id="goog_1067556446">Above is a display in a local supermarket...the beer section, of course...</span><br />
<span id="goog_1067556446">turkeys, deer heads...and...more mounted heads featuring antlers...Of course, being Wisconsin, the requisite Packer stuff...</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1067556446"> </span>krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-29881589620370892222012-11-23T23:12:00.001-06:002012-11-23T23:12:36.236-06:00Wild Turkeys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ5Ea5HFQeMreO2BIJ4uDKDji8ZM7VfRNSKIYm-6BHN7783h1aeja5ZZpJ1ZsUWJPLUWQE2nhCqGND0EyxZTmRYEY-NrRoH5vEQr0WGsC9xD3f9pAyG2grdqrR8iF2LBax0hLprkl0-M/s1600/jly+12,+mx,girls_2081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ5Ea5HFQeMreO2BIJ4uDKDji8ZM7VfRNSKIYm-6BHN7783h1aeja5ZZpJ1ZsUWJPLUWQE2nhCqGND0EyxZTmRYEY-NrRoH5vEQr0WGsC9xD3f9pAyG2grdqrR8iF2LBax0hLprkl0-M/s640/jly+12,+mx,girls_2081.JPG" width="640" /></a><span id="goog_463262946"></span><span id="goog_463262947"></span>Yes, there still are wild turkeys, out and about, believe it or not.<br />
See for yourself....<br />
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Why did the turkey cross the road? <br />
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maybe to get away from Pocohantas?<br />
(granddaughter, Evie...) <br />
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hopefully, they were pardoned and escaped the hunters out and about...<br />
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The other hunters out & about for 'Black Friday' did not include myself. I shopped nowhere, boycotting this new tradition I care nothing for.<br />
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As someone on Facebook posted: Only in America do people spend Thanksgiving celebrating all they are thankful for; and then rush out early the next day to buy more stuff they feel they are lacking....<br />
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Sofia 2007 *</div>
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Frances 2011</div>
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Olivia 2012 </div>
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* Orion Cupid Davauer<br />
our first grandchild, a boy...born too early, spent his short life in his parents' loving arms. Remembered now, lovingly, in the celestial realm.</div>
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Olivia at home with Violet and Evie... a new chiquitita to love!</div>
krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-81315944476936068602012-11-12T14:22:00.001-06:002012-11-12T14:22:32.686-06:00NYC whirlwind tripWell....still no baby news to report, but can't be long now...I'm pacing with anxiety, just as I was running up to the election. That had a good result, in my eyes... My state came through..and is now identified as a purple state. Purple, because they went for Democrats on the national scene, but went Repub. on the local level... be prepared for more teacher & union bashing, & diminishing benefits from the statehouse...But, anyway, I am happy with the overwhelming support for Obama, as well as electing the country's first openly gay senator, Tammy Baldwin. Really put some people in their place...So...since I'm awaiting news of the next arrival, will fill in with a trip we took to NYC in October to celebrate my aunt's 80th birthday....What fun...Kind of on a whim, but it came together in a good way. It was a whirlwind trip...an appropriate adjective, esp as we beat the winds and rain of frankinstorm Sandy just by a few days. Whew... but sorry for the New Yorkers who had to suffer through it, and are still coping with the fallout. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Aunt Joyce, and myself, sitting on steps on the upper West Side, awaiting a Metro Bus. Joyce got the senior rate! </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are at our hostel. Hey, I give Joyce credit for doing a hostel with us. As she said, I can well afford a hotel...I know...I know...but, come on...you gotta push the envelope. It was really fine. Equity Hostel, owned by a Barcelona group, well situated near Times Square. Mostly all Europeans & a young vibe there. We did okay. Good rates. We had to take a female dorm room for 4, but lucked out with two Australian girls, over our 3 days, both of whom we liked. This awesome creamy yellow leather sofa was the one really good piece of furniture in the place (don't forget...we had bunks...pretty minimal in the sleeping spaces...) Anyway, we tried to get a space on this sofa whenever we could...esp. during Happy Hour. We appreciated the touch of luxury. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the birthday girl, on her actual birthday, Oct 16, being served a special cake by the wonderful servers we got to know well at this Japanese restaurant my brother found in Korea town, where he stayed. The owner, Mai, is Korean. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During our stay, we made it out to my nephew Adam's loft, in Brooklyn. It is very spacious. And he is an artist, and somewhat of a minimalist... My son had shared this apt with him, after living on the lower East Side, which I got to know better by visiting him there. Brooklyn seems so spacious compared to anywhere else, esp lower E side, in Manhattan. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam also teaches grad students at the NY School of Visual Arts...something about computers, graphics, art, etc. You notice he is wearing camouflage. He has developed something which maintains one's privacy by carefully placing obstructions around a face/visual which block a camera from identifying a subject...a bit complex...but...very cool. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Aunt Joyce, & sister, Carole...regrouping, or looking for next subway fare? sitting in Adam's loft. Adam scored that cool vintage sofa from my sister, Dawn. He is very opposed to buying new stuff. He absolutely rejects 'Black Fri' & any other day devoted to shopping. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was an odd place to eat, and very cutting edge in Brooklyn, Fette Sou. All about pork cuts. See the 'Wall of Meat' behind sister Carole & brother, Bruce. You get your tray, go to grill station, get your meat, & then your beer. and dig in!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I see they also had this cool drawing on the cement wall --<br />
'no goat left behind'<br />
maybe on some special days, they also served goat? do not know....<br />
as with many things in NY...we just tried to go with the flow, and not ask too many questions...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are on the NYC subway...always a treat. I find it fascinating. It was my sister's first time; My brother did a great job getting us around. I love the feeling of being in the mix of the energy of the largest city in the US...and what is cool is that New Yorkers on the subway are always reading stuff... often, the classics. It's like no other city. Strangely, this is a photo without other passengers. On one trip, there was a guy singing darn good opera.stuff... for tips, of course, later...one never knows what one will see or hear. On the subway, or in the underground terminals... it's unique. </td></tr>
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Ground zero. well, I suppose a 'must do' and of course it was packed. Personally, I liked it better when they projected 2 beams of light, up into the sky, after the towers were gone.<br />
Now there is this new glassy, reflecting tower, which doubles itself in a reflecting pool below. It's okay I guess.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS5POxt7z1F5QCip6agxXmpDJ_RW8h-t_N9vvSmpxeUfSBfX5TAhU9ubKGLhFATy2S4GbDsnM7ujDRU2Gk0ny_A7rF7bsXdKcgbcoHiORdr77pZKuxfHYskMBvZhiE1JGopCnhwf2FUo/s1600/NYC,+Oct+2012_2208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS5POxt7z1F5QCip6agxXmpDJ_RW8h-t_N9vvSmpxeUfSBfX5TAhU9ubKGLhFATy2S4GbDsnM7ujDRU2Gk0ny_A7rF7bsXdKcgbcoHiORdr77pZKuxfHYskMBvZhiE1JGopCnhwf2FUo/s320/NYC,+Oct+2012_2208.JPG" width="320" /></a>Not to my liking; But, I'm not a 'monument' person. The other photo, The Fraunces Tavern on Pearl St. near the Battery, is much more authentic...it's where Gen Washington signed famous documents, and there were secret meetings, and slaves hiding about... the upstairs has a museum, and it is an operating Irish pub now. The reason I knew about the place, is that I had to help 5th graders read a novel, some years back, in which this place figures big into the history of the Revolution....an awesome place...and very Dutch architecture.<br />
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And here we are having NY cheesecake...yum...the best!<br />
and then going to the Broadway play, Evita....<br />
with Ricky Martin.<br />
WOW.... it was fabulous.<br />
Great storytelling & music on stage.<br />
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Stay tuned!<br />
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But, meanwhile, like one pacing in a delivery room, I feel that urge to do something; post something.<br />
Haven't gotten back to getting more travel posts together; sometimes it's just easier to go travel, than to gather up thoughts, find & organize photos, and reminisce about those various places...now history. But, they are always in my thoughts, yes. I will get to it soon. We are an amalgam of our travels, experiences & interpersonal connections, I do believe; back to that later.<br />
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So, for today, an election day political piece. A fun thing my son wrote for Scooter magazine, out of NY. And, I'm loving anything out of NYC lately, as I was so recently there; love that vibe, and it's been so in the news lately. My son is still in Shanghai of course, but still very connected to NYC as he lived there for some time, so think he has a good feel for their politics, & this apparently ran well there, knowing how they lean. My own state, WI...is one of the borderline red/blue states which both candidates are vying for. On Moday my son in Milwaukee saw Obama with Katie Perry, who his daughter was eager to see, and yesterday, friends saw Obama in Madison with Bruce Springsteen--wish I'd gone to that myself! (Am sure Romney was somewhere, but I didn't pay attention...) Anyway, it feels good to get press, even though much of it is the 'make fun of the cheeseheads' type. <br />
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Truth is, your kids may be experimenting with it long before you as a
parent are ready to have ”the talk.” Four years ago, maybe the only
thing you associated with “hope” was the hope of three hours of
uninterrupted sleep. “Change” was most commonly followed by “diapers.”
But it’s 2012, and your children are older and dangerously vulnerable:
science has demonstrated that children begin toying with Republicanism
far earlier than previously thought.<br />
Thanks to technology, cable news, and a trend toward increasingly
uninhibited (if not unhinged) political expression, children are
regularly exposed to the kind of extreme views once associated only with
Thanksgiving dinners and ”that uncle.” Fortunately, parents can use a
number of early strategies to ensure their children are politically
balanced and do not fall victim to the simple-minded seduction of the
far right.<br />
Just as Joe Camel once enticed children into tobacco addiction, the
two parties’ cartoon mascots are an early gateway. With its kid-friendly
(if lumbering) elephant, the GOP has the edge over the Democrats’
donkey. Your kids will view Republicans as the party of Babar and Dumbo:
joyous orphans who faced the hardships of life on their own, without
assistance from any central authority.<br />
Meanwhile, the only donkey in most kids’ lives is Eeyore, Winnie the
Pooh’s compatriot who never stops whining about his lot in life. While
Eeyore does exhibit a glum, enjoyable humor, it is of the sort most
associated with adult characters like Woody Allen. And there is only one
child in the world who has ever loved Woody Allen.<br />
To level the playing field, well-known nursery rhymes can be adapted
to deliver basic messaging to inoculate your kids from what they’re sure
to overhear this overheated fall campaign season. Whether it’s the
telltale red rings of scarlet fever or early substandard bridge
construction capabilities of London engineers, children have always
learned well through these simple verses.<br />
Here’s a helpful example:<br />
<i>Head, shoulders, knees and toes (Knees and toes!)</i><br />
<i>Head, shoulders, knees and toes (Knees and toes!)</i><br />
<i>And eyes and ears and mouth and nose,</i><br />
<i>Head, shoulder, knee and toe injuries are all now covered by
Obamacare!</i><br />
Or:<br />
<i>Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall </i><br />
<i>Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. </i><br />
<i>And all the king’s horses and all the king’s men </i><br />
<i>Couldn’t put Humpty together again or pay off his student loan.</i><br />
Or:<br />
<i>Twinkle, twinkle, little star</i><br />
<i>How I wonder what you are.</i><br />
<i>Up above the world so high</i><br />
<i>Like a diamond in the sky.</i><br />
<i>Twinkle, twinkle, little star </i><br />
<i>How I wonder what you are but will never know because the Tea Party
cut funding to NASA.</i><br />
Of course, some critics will find these rhymes lacking in policy
specifics, much like certain convention speeches. So we’ve prepared a
few talking points to help your little pundit master the hot-button
issues they’re sure to hear about between now and November 6.<br />
<b>What is Medicare?</b> When mommies and daddies get very
old, even older than now, they sometimes get sick and need help.
Medicare helps old mommy and daddy stay alive.<br />
<b>What is a super PAC?</b> Well, when a very, very rich man
and a candidate love each other very, very much, they touch each other
in a special place called a 501c(4) while gazing deeply into each
other’s eyes because they are forbidden by law to communicate. Not long
after, a big fat independent-expenditure-only committee is born.<br />
<b>What are family values?</b> Well, sweetie, that’s a term a
mommy or daddy uses when one of them married the wrong person.<br />
<b>If you paid lower taxes, wouldn’t you have more money to spend
on toys?</b> Years of data now prove that the Laffer Curve theory
supported by supply-siders is little more than voodoo economics, with no
measurable impact on workers’ incentive to maximize potential output or
save that can be tied to cuts in marginal tax rates or capital gains.
Also, did you know Ronald Reagan smelled like Bubbe? He did.<br />
<b>What is abortion?</b> Hey, who wants some ice cream?!<br />
Above all, adults should be sure to speak to kids about politics in
the same patient, positive and reasonable manner they use when talking
about politics with other adults.<br />
Remember, Republicans are not born. They are made, after being born.
As a parent, you have the power to shut that whole thing down.<br />
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krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-45110854298958452402012-10-29T09:47:00.000-05:002012-10-29T09:50:06.809-05:00L Michigan, summer travel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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traveling this year; will try to review a few of those trips. In July, we siblings went to my father's birthplace, Algoma, WI on L Michigan...now called the sportfishing capital of the Great Lakes-king salmon, brown trout, walleye and more. Feel like I'd like to do that sometime...it's quite more affordable than sportfishing on Isla.<br />
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When I stayed there in summers with my grandparents, I have good memories of the foghorn blasting away, day and night; now, they only use it in bad weather...suppose with all the new technology, boats can maneuver better on their own....but lighthouses on the Great Lakes are charming and each one so individual. This is one of my favorites.<br />
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There's a nice boardwalk all along the beachfront, with benches and lovely streetlamps. One is in honor of my grandparents, and I love to go visit it each time I come--keeps me connected...</div>
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One unexpected occurrence was running into a famous personaltiy--Susan, from Seinfeld (which we all watch in reruns...) Imagine!<br />
She is a singer/ukelele player with the Sukey Jump Band. If you google her under her real name, Heidi Svedberg, you can find fun stuff, a lot relating to her teaching and playing ukele.<br />
I love her persona, and in real life, she is the warmest, friendliest person. What is shocking is her voice, her laugh, mannerisms, etc. were just so familiar to us, and we just could not separate the real person from her character in Seinfeld. <br />
She agreed to pose with us...what a treat.<br />
She was in Door County for much of the summer, I think, as artist in residence, or with the band, performing small gigs. <br />
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All in all, a fun vacation, one we take annually to stay in touch with our roots. It occurs to me that my early introduction to spending time near a large body of water led to my wanting to be by the sea.<br />
Who knows...maybe that's why I now have an Isla connection!<br />
And the good thing is... no winter there! While L Michigan doesn't quite freeze over, it's darn cold.<br />
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Isla fish nets, fishermen repairing nets, etc., in photos taken in past couple years.<br />
Nothing has integrity for me, on Isla, like the fishermen and their history, and daily tasks. .. I never tire of seeing them on the beach, doing their daily work, all around the island. krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-8515045316798684182012-10-12T21:48:00.001-05:002012-10-13T00:25:54.349-05:00<span class="fwn fcg"></span><br />
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<span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">LOVE Mango Cafe, and this
is a cute shot of Polo---<br /> who used to be 'Mango Man' in Madison, WI.
He makes yummy stuff and is a super nice guy. </span></span></h5>
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all our dear friends and costumers =) Beginning October, Saturday 13th
Polo´s Mango Cafe will be on vacation for a few weeks, we´ll come back
on November 10th with a renewed venue and some other surprises on the menu!</div>
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Interestingly, we have some shared history. Years ago, it turns out Lori rented a condo from my son in Madison. Many years ago, we were on Isla walking around the North end and saw a girl we knew had to be Lori's daughter. No one else could look like that with her hair! I asked if she used to live in Madison, & if her mom was Lori, and yes...it was! and they were house sitting and dog caretaking...They had decided to make the move to Isla after loving it so, so much. Turns out she & Polo became a team & then opened Mango cafe... a successful 'start-up' in the restaurant business, taking a chance on opening mid island, away from downtown, which was kind of breaking new ground at the time... There's a long story about mangos which I won't go into...only that Polo had run a street cart on the Library Mall of UW Madison, and was called 'Mango Man,' mango smoothies being his specialty. Madison was where they met, but Isla is where they ended up. Strangely, Lori had been in Africa (UW Madison Asst Art Prof, I think) & we have our own Africa (Morocco) experience. Polo is from Oaxaca, & I had also been in Oaxaca some years ago, studying Spanish (love that place!)...Polo loves horses, & me too! (you'll see a photo of a horse he is personally acquainted with, on the Mango restaurant wall...<br />
Polo has brought many nice touches to Mango, including Oaxacan coffee, with his extensive experiences and connections in Mexico. I love how he personally shops the farmers' markets in Cancun for the freshest vegetables and other items.<br />
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Anyway, Long story, short... Mango cafe succeeded. Lori moved on & has since opened another restaurant downtown, and Polo continues to run Mango cafe, with a team of talented staff. Lori's restaurant downtown, Lola Valentina, is also showcasing her creative side, as did Mango Cafe. Great efforts, creative talent, hard work...gets results. We have had many good visits, and many good meals at both places, & patronize MC & LV, and love to take visitors to both places. <br />
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Nothing is sure in life except change...and there has been change.<br />
I hear there may be new changes on the horizon again for Mango Cafe. I wish them well.<br />
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Last season, he was willing to have his chefs cook up some fish a friend brought in (for the second time)! And, delicious it was.<br />
(here is Polo, with our friends & guests, Jeff & Irina, enjoying his catch. <br />
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(I wish I had an insider's glimpse & behind-the-scenes knowledge of
other restaurants on the island...I remember once being at Casa O's and a
guy came out of the sea, carrying a fish he'd caught, walked it back
into the kitchen area, and waited in the dining area for it to be served
up. It seems these thing kinds of things are not rare on Isla. </div>
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These flowers are aptly named: Spider Lily or Beach Spider Lily</div>
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The very large patches of them, on the path along the seaside on Punta Sur were gorgeous. </div>
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Here's some info on this fascinating flower, which seems like an orchid to me...<br />
Seems it's actually a perennial herb...I wonder if it has any uses then? other than just being lovely!<br />
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<th colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen; text-align: center;"><i>Hymenocallis littoralis</i></th>
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<th colspan="2" style="background-color: lightgreen; text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification" title="Biological classification">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks" style="float: right; font-size: smaller; margin-left: -3em; padding-right: 0.4em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Hymenocallis" title="e"><img alt="e" height="16" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Red_Pencil_Icon.png" width="16" /></a></span></th>
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<td><i>clade</i>:</td>
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plant">Angiosperms</a></span></td>
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<td><i>clade</i>:</td>
<td><span class="''clade''" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocotyledon" title="Monocotyledon">Monocots</a></span></td>
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<td>Family:</td>
<td><span class="family" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaryllidaceae" title="Amaryllidaceae">Amaryllidaceae</a></span></td>
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<td>Subfamily:</td>
<td><span class="subfamily" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaryllidoideae" title="Amaryllidoideae">Amaryllidoideae</a></span></td>
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<td><span class="genus" style="white-space: nowrap;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenocallis" title="Hymenocallis">Hymenocallis</a></i></span></td>
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littoralis</i></span></b><br />
<small>(<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.f." title="L.f.">L.f.</a> <i>ex</i> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisb." title="Salisb.">Salisb.</a>) <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisb." title="Salisb.">Salisb.</a></small></td>
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<i><b>Hymenocallis littoralis</b></i> or the <b>Beach Spider Lily</b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenocallis_littoralis#Notes"><sup>[s]</sup></a>
is a plant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of the genus <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenocallis" title="Hymenocallis">Hymenocallis</a></i>,
with large white flowers.<br />
<i>Hymenocallis littoralis</i> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulb" title="Bulb">bulbous</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_plant" title="Perennial
plant">perennial</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb" title="Herb">herb</a>. It ranges in height from 60-70cm (36 inches). It
requires sunlight to partial shade for proper growth and blooms from
mid-summer to late autumn with white flowers. It may be grown
aquatically.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GBS_0-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenocallis_littoralis#cite_note-GBS-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<i>Hymenocallis littoralis</i> is native to coastal regions of
southern Mexico and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America" title="Central
America">Central America</a>, and also two wild populations are reported
to have been found along the west coast of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>.
The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepal" title="Tepal">tepals</a>
are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adnate" title="Adnate">adnate</a>
(attached to) the staminal cup. Each flower's tube is 14 to 17 cm (5 to
7 inches) long or longer.<br />
The plant bulb is 7-10 cm (3-4 inches) in diameter. With age, the
bulb develops a neck that reaches 4-5 cm in diameter (up to 2 inches).
The flowers are large, white, vanilla scented, and sessile.<br />
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Taking care of a 4r old, even part-time, really eats up your day...plus, it's fall & nice for yard cleanup, plus, I've been subbing a bit at school--didn't think I would be holding out that option for those good long term jobs in spring, which will be plentiful w/lots of retirements on the horizon due to contracts changing due to our state new repub. governor's union busting efforts...don't get me started... So, school is on my mind....and I promise Isla pics after this for a bit, since Isla is never off my mind & I uploaded new pics that have been on my camera forever... so, one more school related post...<br />
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ShangHai school bus.... the actual characters are: Shang hai Shi (city) Xiehe Guoji xuexiao <br />
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Astrid , granddaughter #3, looking out the window of her bus. Sofi, granddaughter #1 asks why there are curtains on the bus (since hers has no curtains...) neither, of course, have car seats...which makes one wonder...not in China though... and Sofi wonders why Astrid just can't come over to visit us on the bus.<br />
I'm not sure when one develops a sense of world geography and distances.<br />
On the other hand, she does know that to get to our place in Mexico (Isla), we have to take:<br />
a car; a bus, a plane, another bus, a taxi, a ferry, and finally, a golf cart. a fun series of things, to her...<br />
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Granddaughters #1 & #3 are enjoying their bus trips, maybe as much as their time at school...<br />
who knew?<br />
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and here is Evie...granddaughter #2, at her Schlitz Audubon Nature Preschool in Milwaukee, WI <br />
She looks equally happy with what is in store for her... bug vs. bus is more like it....<br />
looks like lots of trees, leaves & critters and the classroom stuff is really innovative...global!<br />
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<span class="userContent">Evie celebrated her birthday at school - she carried
a huge globe and walked around the sun 4 times. Pretty neat way to
celebrate 4 years on Earth!</span></div>
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So there...<br />
that takes care of the start of another school year....for another generation...<br />
And again, it does seem like Sept is the beginning of the year and change for so many... I think in a place with seasons it is more pronounced.<br />
Somehow, Jan here, the beginning of the calendar year...does not feel like a real change... whereas Jan. in Mexico does feel more like a beginning of a year...I wonder why that seems to be... just my own feelings...<br />
But, whatever...it gives me the chance to have a new beginning, twice a year. I'm liking that!<br />
And it may be the case for Sofi also, if she gets to have some time in Mexico at school as well...we'll see...<br />
If so, she'll be trading bus rides, for golf cart rides....all good!<br />
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krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-84896443553926256072012-09-11T09:46:00.000-05:002012-09-11T09:46:26.118-05:00Happy New Year, Happy School Year.... Sept 2012...<div class="aboveUnitContent"><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"><span class="fwb"> It seems more like Sept, vs. Jan. is the beginning of the new year. </span></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"><span class="fwb">So many new beginnings for so many kids, and guess we have all been there... </span></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"><span class="fwb">This year, we have 3 granddaughters all beginning a new school program. </span></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"><span class="fwb">Our eldest, Sofia, is beginning 4K, and starting today, is going to ride the school bus, getting on at our place. (We will make some changes during her school year, which probably even includes her coming to Mexico with us and attending a primary school like she did once before. She had so many wonderful experiences...I can't wait to for her to do it again...Yea! for Mexico...we were thrilled with the care and attention & friends she had at a local Isla primary school... </span><br />
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</span> <span class="fwb">For myself...I am especially enjoying the beginning of the school calendar, with NOT working!!! </span><br />
<span class="fwb">It is my first year since 'retiring' since not taking on a job-share, long-term subbing or tutoring at the Sept. start of the school year... </span><br />
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</span> <span class="fwb">Yay..for freedom!!!! </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"><span class="fwb">Granddaughter No.2, Evie, (below, in a tree, is going to the Schlitz Audubon Nature Preschool in Milwaukee. Hope to add more photos of her in the actual classroom..</span></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"><span class="fwb">We look forward to hearing some good nature stories from her. Schlitz--Milwaukee..yes, the beer baron...but, glad to see they have branched out from beer to other endeavors...am sure beer paved the way...but, whatever.... I love that they are behind a nature based preschool </span><br />
<span class="fwb">here's Evie in a tree....at an open house, to check it out...and Violet is below, as always...an 'acolyte.'...</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"><span class="fwb">Granddaughter No. 3 is beginning preschool in Shanghai, China. It seems she does like it, and is already learning Chinese very quickly. Can't wait to follow her progress. Very soon she will pass my own Chinese ability, which has grown very rusty after over 20 years of non use. </span></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured _wk"><span class="fwb"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151172406533735.497783.631473734&type=1">Astrid Goes to School</a></span> <br />
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</div></a></div></div>krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-42687219325584992322012-08-28T20:23:00.001-05:002012-08-28T20:29:07.419-05:00One Room Schoolhouse Reunion--August 2012<div class="aboveUnitContent"><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured"><span class="fwb"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151191390724416.512552.537804415&type=1">Brace School 2012 reunion party</a></span> <span class="fcg">(25 photos) (fifty years after closing in 1962) </span></div><div class="-cx-PRIVATE-fbTimelineText__featured"><span class="fcg"> photos by Nat Davauer </span><br />
<span class="fcg"> (I'm putting the link to his facebook page to get to the photos he posted...) </span><br />
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</span></div><div>The Brace School in Fall River which my grandma restored over the last 20 years. My grandpa, dad and aunt went there through 8th grade. </div></div><div class="photoUnit clearfix"><div class="uiScaledThumb photo photoWidth1
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<div class="fbTimelineFeedbackHeader"><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="fbTimelineFeedbackShares"></span><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">Nat (my son) took these photos for Dolly (my mother-in-law), y,who restored the schoolhouse, named the Brace School (in honor of her great, great uncle, Henry Brace, who donated the land on which to build the schoolhouse in Fountain Prairie, WI... </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">So, it's now in the family and is a wonderful place to visit...kind of like 'Little House on the Prairie'</span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}"><br />
</span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">We have had several classes have an actual day of school there, re-enacting what it would be like 'in the olden days.' Dolly makes it extra fun by having the kids participate in churning cream to make butter using an old butter churn, and they get to help make the mashed potatoes too, because how else to enjoy the freshness of butter? There is nothing like 'hands-on' learning. </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">The kids love the use the old slates, go through the separate hall doorways for boys and girls and play the old recess games like 'Annie Annie Over' (teams on opposite sides throwing the ball over the schoohouse roof & running to catch and tag the person with the ball). </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">Just good old fashioned fun. </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">A lot of past attendees came out to enjoy the day, the oldest being Ken Gohr, who will be 99 next wk. </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">He is shown holding his original diploma. He is the guy we bought our farm from. </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">Happy Birthday Ken! </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">Some good memories were shared all around that day (August 5th). </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}">Good food too--not freshly churned butter, & mashed potatoes, but a friendly community potluck. </span></div><div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft="{"tn":"=","type":20}"><br />
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(I really need to get one of these to use on Isla... easy & fun, especially with Sofia along for the ride.)<br />
You really get a very up close and personal experience with the water when you're in a kayak.<br />
Except for actually being IN the water (which I often am), kayaking may be the next best thing.<br />
We have canoes here at the farm, and we loved canoeing from years ago. That is nice, but always does require two people. And nowadays, we're often all doing our own thing. It's even hard to get two people, even if one is my husband, to agree to do the same thing at the same time.<br />
Kayaking solves soooo many problems...<br />
... and provides so much peace & quiet out on the water....<br />
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On the other hand, being on a tall ship would be majestic... sailing vessel the Denis Sullivan<br />
was moored last week in Port Washington for Maritime Days. My aunt worked as a guide that day on some of the other ships in the harbor. My brother & sister had tickets to go out on the Denis Sullivan, but due to a late breaking cloudburst, with lightning, it was canceled. Maybe next year....<br />
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<img src="http://www.discoveryworld.org/images/content/sullivan/MainImage-Sullivan.jpg" /> <br />
This ship actually has programs for teachers and students for professional development. I might look into that. Beats sitting in a classroom...(my teaching certificate expires next summer...I'll think on it...)<br />
It is normally moored in Milwaukee on L Michigan...but I see it does go into the Atlantic & Caribbean.<br />
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My aunt had commemorative bricks with their names inscribed installed near the old lighthouse museum. <br />
<span id="goog_452285926">(Capt. Roy Durst, & First Mate Pat Durst....</span><br />
<span id="goog_452285926">and they did often use those monikers :-) </span><br />
<span id="goog_452285926">Here's my aunt Joyce, w/us, her nieces, and me holding a small bag of ashes of my mother, which we sprinkled over the stones. </span><br />
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<span id="goog_452285926">And then, here we are...the survivors of Pat & Roy's many voyages...</span><br />
<span id="goog_452285926"> ...who scrubbed and varnished many boat decks </span><br />
<span id="goog_452285926">and hoisted plenty of sails in our day... </span><br />
<span id="goog_452285926">we are indeed survivors...</span><br />
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Another tall ship that is impressive, & often seen on Isla is the Thor Heyerdahl, with a young training crew which sails from Germany, I think. They do sometimes give tours when they are docked on Isla.<br />
I know we have our own photos of this ship, but am not organized enough to find them. <br />
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guess it was secret...<br />
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Well...am definitely drifting off topic here. <br />
what was it again? somehow, it's all related...<br />
anyway... Loved that Kayak experience. More please! <br />
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krislahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04689914400647687420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175218653120818036.post-48988467810347564692012-08-13T22:08:00.002-05:002012-08-13T22:08:25.707-05:00Made in Mexico - from 'Hammock Musings from Merida' blog <br />
sharing info. about an upcoming film release at MexFest Aug. 17 in London <br />
'Hecho en Mexico' by Duncan Bridgeman, filmaker & music producer<br />
focusing on & showcasing contemporary music & conversations around Mexico--sounds wonderful!<br />
better yet to actually be in London to see it...but in any case, hope I can see it somewhere...<br />
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It's great when they can intersect, and one can remind me of the other...<br />
That does happen, often with references to nature.<br />
Here's a hummingbird, a frequent flyer to our farm garden...<br />
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I've never really seen a hummingbird at Casa Colibri' -- except on the wall...<br />
It kind of dwarfs the hummingbird size building its on...<br />
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