Connecting Across Cultures
Yesterday I watched (and re-watched) a homemade clip Rick Steves posted to Facebook. A lovely little slice of self-quarantine life, it was inspiring, to say the least. The video featured Rick in his home in Edmonds, Washington, sitting at his piano, sharing with us a three-minute glimpse at his musical side. “Being locked in can…
Two years and twenty-three days ago I published my very first blog post. So I thought I’d do a little belated celebrating! In addition to creating a very attractive “happy second blogiversary to me” dance, I’m commemorating this milestone withΒ a list of ten highlights from the past year, in no particular order. Here goes! 1….
For years now Iβve been bullying myself into reading things I βought toβ — regardless of whether the words were compelling.Β But this summerΒ I swallowed two of Georgeanne Brennanβs books whole and enjoyed that novel feeling of indulging myself. Not only in words so lovingly crafted to convey all that is ProvenΓ§al, but in the accompanying…