More Ducklings! Perhaps Spring is here afterall — more new ducklings.
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In the Wild!
The Poet’s Corner
The Dream Walking on the sands I decided to leave you. I was treading a dark clay that trembled and I, sinking and coming out, decided that you should come out of me, that you were weighing me down like a cutting stone, and I worked out your loss step by step: to cut...
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Favorite Books
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870 – 1914 By David McCullough “They never achieve anything who do not believe in success.” ~ Fernando de Lesseps ~ This book is delicious! The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870 – 1914, by David McCullough, published...
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Public Square
Rosie the Riveter Memorial Located in Richmond, California, the Rosie the Riveter Memorial and the World War II Home Front National Historic Parkfeel like works in progress; I hope this is not simply because they were established to honor women’s efforts during the war. The day we visited, a ranger met us...
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Art
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Gates of the Valley by Ansel Adams Photographed in 1938, at Yosemite National Park, in California, by Ansel Easton Adams, the great American photographer and artist. Adams was born in San Francisco in 1902, and...
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A View from the Road
Eerie Erie Looking out at Lake Erie, at the Edgewater Yacht Club, in Cleveland, Ohio. The naked boat slips are frozen until spring.
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Remembering
General Assembly designates International Holocaust Remembrance Day “1 November 2005 –In a resolution co-sponsored by 104 Member States, the General Assembly today designated 27 January as Holocaust Remembrance Day, drawing immediate praise from Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who said the United Nations would do its part to keep the memory alive in a bid to...
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In the Garden
Mangos! Or at Least Mango Babies! “Native to southern Asia, especially eastern India, Burma, and the Andaman Islands, the mango has been cultivated, praised and even revered in its homeland since Ancient times. Buddhist monks are believed to have taken the mango on voyages to Malaya and eastern Asia in the 4th and 5th...
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Favorite Books
Book Finds One of our yearly rituals involves St. Malachi, a local Catholic church within walking distance from our home. Growing up, my Father was a fan of the circus, and if at all possible, would make sure that we went to the circus when it was in town or when we were...
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Food
The Perfect Winter Meal Steak Soup We are presently preparing a cookbook for publication; meanwhile, we have decided to share a few recipes with you. I hope you enjoy one of our absolute favorites! Everyone in my household loves soup, thus it is one of our staples. I usually make a large pot...
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