It’s a fun way to start the day: I look out the window, throw my arms up, and declare, “It’s a new day!” The logical thought that follows is: And what will I make of it? In years past, I made my share of New Year’s resolutions, often variations on the same tired...
tapestry of Port Vila market by Linda Bayer It's a strange concept, having someone babysit your house. But in the days before security systems, some people turned to housesitters. There was a time in Port Vila when we were the housesitters. Port Vila, the capital of...
Many years ago, while we were living in the Philippines, I took my first writing course, a correspondence course I'd found advertised in a magazine. When I received the course materials, I was surprised to find that the first lesson was on “noticing”. I suppose I...
Many years ago, while we were living in the Philippines, I took my first writing course, a correspondence course I'd found advertised in a magazine. When I received the course materials, I was surprised to find that the first lesson was on “noticing”. I suppose I...
Our house was near the Univ. of the S. Pacific where we studied Bislama Last week in my post about the brave students at the University of the South Pacific, I mentioned that my husband and I had taken a couple of classes there to study Bislama, the national language...
Photo by Vincent Gerbouin on Pexels.com The story in The New York Times Magazine caught my attention because it was about students from the University of the South Pacific. My alma mater. (Okay, I’m not sure I can call it my alma mater after taking only one class...
I try to take a walk most days, not a long walk, just enough to get some exercise and experience firsthand a bit of the natural world. Usually, I just step out my front door and turn right and then left or right. Either way, the neighborhoods are pleasant and the dog...
Great Aunt Gladys in her wheelchair with great grandma and Grandma Rose I was a child in the time before most childhood vaccinations. The only exceptions were smallpox and eventually polio. Smallpox Smallpox vaccinations are a real success story. It’s believed that...
