It’s good you took the tour in this order,” a guide said. “Otherwise, you’d be depressed at the end.” He was one of our guides on our recent Bucharest, Romania, to Amsterdam tour on the Danube, Main, and Rhine rivers. We could have done the reverse, starting in Amsterdam, but the dates worked better for …
Continue reading Dreams from the Balkans – Can You Identify?
We've been traveling the lower Danube River, Bucharest to Budapest, the last ten days. Internet has been spotty, so I didn't attempt to blog. But, during our remaining two weeks up to Amsterdam, we should have more consistent connection, so I will try to use my iPad to get online regularly. So far, I'm overwhelmed …
"Pardon me," said the well-dressed older man. "But could you tell me when this festival got so big? Last time I was here, there were only a few tents. And today," he paused, his smile wide, "this is huge, and so many people." So began a conversation with a visitor from the East Coast last …
Continue reading Why Caring Lessons Goes to Printers Row Lit Fest
Rook Creek Books Presents: Blake Hausladen & guest authors Lois Hoitenga Roelofs, Laura Enright, Frank Heiberger, Rachel E. Kelly, Florence Osmund, Norma Niemi Lundstrom, Mary Carter, Timm Holt, Tawn Krakowski, Janina Rusiecki, Bill Kennedy, Tyler Coulson, Victoria Noe, Lenore Janecek, Hope Russell Nunki, & Caroline Lee! Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest June 6-7, 10 …
Continue reading Caring Lessons at Printers Row – Saturday, June 6, 2015, 10-2
Dear Readers, Last Saturday, WordPress informed me that I started this blog five years ago. After resisting for a few years while writing my nursing career memoir, Caring Lessons, and being told by writing teachers that I must start a blog, I stopped Helen Gallagher (teacher and blogger extraordinaire) after she gave a presentation at …
Register here. A wonderful opportunity for all you bloggers to register, At No Cost, for this super informative blogging conference live stream, provided you give feedback. If you are free this Saturday, take advantage of watching a few presentations, streaming from Portland, OR, in your own home. Sure beats having to miss this entire conference just because …
Continue reading Press Publish Offers Free Livestream for Blogging Conference
To the east, Lake Michigan is nowhere to be found. Stay in and stay warm!
Regal. That’s what folks would say. Like a queen, sitting on her throne. She sits, silently, in the right-hand corner of room 2139E in the nursing home. Sitting as always in her blue satiny upholstered recliner. She rarely reclines anymore, though, because she hasn’t got the strength to pull the lever to lift the footrest. …
Continue reading In Memory of My Mother on Our Mutual Birthday
The Canadian Rockies, from our recent rail trip, possibly the most beautiful place on earth, reminding us of God's majestic creation during this season commemorating the mystery of His birth: Luke 2 (From The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language / Eugene Peterson / 2002.) The Birth of Jesus About that time Caesar Augustus ordered …
Continue reading Riding the Rails – Christmas Greetings of Majesty and Mystery!
Reading in our compartment, I felt the train slowing down, so naturally I stared out the window to see what I could see. I purposely was just going along for the ride and not tracking every moment on GPS like one couple or diligently following maps like many others. When the train came to a …
Continue reading Riding the Rails – A Modern Day “Gold Rush City”
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