Peace Boat
Meals of Peace Dumpling Diplomacy in Bavaria’s Amersee Region A good neighbor is better than a brother far away. ~German folk saying In anticipation of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace...
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Routine Lifesavers 9 Ways to Stay Afloat Our life is frittered away in a sea of detail. Simplify, simplify. ~Henry David Thoreau Since launching my little gold boat, I often feel lost in a sea of...
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Halloween, 1970s Style A Trick-or-Treat Time Capsule Back in the Dark Ages, when parents stayed home at Halloween to hand out candy and hordes of unchaperoned preteens in handmade ghost and witch...
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Moonlight Writing Awake at Night? Let Your Imagination Sail Insomnia is an all-night travel agency with posters advertising faraway places. ~ Charles Simic, Dime-Store Alchemy In my late teens and...
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Reboot Your Brain: This Friday, Unplug and Play “Fridays are the hardest in some ways: you’re so close to freedom.” ~ Lauren Oliver To support my own sanity, I’m allowing myself a “freesailing” Friday...
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Travel Reflection: Sunflowers Cultural Roots of “Van Gogh’s Flower” If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. ~Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter, 1853-1901 Sunflowers stand bright as...
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Roadtrip to Ithaca 10 Reasons to Visit Ithaca, New York If you’re not in school or visiting an Ithaca College or Cornell University student, why drive or fly to Upstate New York instead of sightseeing...
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