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Look West for the Crescent Moon and Venus and Mars this evening, just after sunset. Should be beautiful, if your aren't under a sky of clouds! Photo from the archives, September, 2013, the Moon and Venus!
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Sailing into Freeport Harbor in the Bahamas on a breezy day, for my first ever trip to the Caribbean. Yes, it's a genuine tropical paradise, with lots of friendly people who want to sell you stuff! Cool Stuff too! The Tourist, having a very good time, on…
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A lot of people will be traveling over the coming weeks, going home. Where is home? Is it where you spent your childhood? Or where you choose to live? Is home a moveable feast? Do we carry it within us? Is it a place we cherish…
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A Mother Goose Rhyme, just in time for election day. Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town: Some in rags, Some in tags, And some in velvet gown. The Hungarian dog and the King and Queen in Tihany, Hungary.
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Where's Laine? I don't know. Maybe she's hungry. Did you say Hungary? No, I said hungry. Oh. Why? I don't know! Laine's Blog will be shaken and stirred for the next couple of weeks, with some help from guest blogger, Sue Harrison and…
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Thunder boomers every day. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the evening, sometimes at night. Lots of rain, St. Augustine is very green, and the internet/cable providers are busy with blown out systems. Beautiful at the beach after work and a swim in time to beat the rain! Life…
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According to the great mythologist, Joseph Campbell, "…we cancelled the Declaration of Independence," when we entered the First World War and re-joined the chaos of Europe. He believed that it was a turning point in American politics that has led us away from idealism and onto the slippery slope of greed, "the principal…
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St. Augustine Music Festival, at the Cathedral Basilica, the last night, Mozart and more Mozart! Sublime. The sound of the strings in this church is so wonderful, it transports you to another time and place. Oboe and horn are also just as wonderful! Piano too. Thank you to SAMF Chamber Orchestra,…
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A year ago, a wedding. Lots of flowers and friends and fun. So much has happened since those flowers. So much in one year. Did you have a year like that? (Happy Anniversary!)
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You might think that having dinner under a canopy of Jasmine, might be a bit heady. But it didn't bother these diners, or the birthday party upstairs. The combination of good company, Jasmine and wine, make for a sweet, heady evening! Jasmine at O. C. Whites, in…
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