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If I am in the middle of a passage from one age to the next, the question is how to pass through it gracefully. And what’s on the other side. I have created my own age categories and this year I traveled from young-old (65-75) to middle-old (75-85) with old-old (85-death) far far in the future. If one has many years to work, many countries to travel, many blogs to occupy (and… Read More
ROBERT AND MARSHA IN GRAND RAPIDS The intent was to write a warm and fuzzy profile of my brother and sister-in-law with whom I spent a lovely late August week. Alas…I did not get it done before this very busy time and big travels that begin later this month. Instead…here’s a photo album from my week with Rob and Marsha in green and summer-lush Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Next there will be a visit… Read More
This series of blog posts is all about my sentimental summer journey—as you may have noticed. Home and family. Two or so more of these and then I move on to Bamako, Mali and dance and, if I can figure out how to get there, Timbuktu. But for now, back to Summer 2010. FAMILY HISTORY I’m on my way to my cousin Audrey’s on dad’s side of the family—Audrey’s mom, Helen,… Read More