While wandering the streets of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Ryan and I had an unintentional cross-cultural edventure. We passed an alleyway with a direct view of a neighborhood Buddhist Temple. Thai temples are topped with elaborate rooflines including beautiful roof peak...
Hope’s Animal Adventures: Elephants in Thailand
Hope you’re ready for another of Hope’s Animal Adventures! We spent a day at Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand and she couldn’t wait to share her thoughts on the awesome edventure of being up close and personal...
India Overwhelms Me
India overwhelms me. I have grown accustomed to the muted monochromatic moderation of Europe. But then… India! Suddenly everything is brighter, more colorful, louder, spicier, crowded. The color spectrum dares a full rainbow with bold color and pattern combinations...
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“What the heck was I thinking?!” Or, We leave for India in 24 hours
Have you ever dreamed up a crazy idea? Have you ever said that cocka-manie idea out loud? And then do you remember making plans to do that crazy thing, and the planning process in some way transformed the crazy...
Scone Making with Alfreda Nesbitt
Alfreda Nesbitt’s Plain Scones Preheat convection Oven to 200 degrees Celsius 225 grams of self raising flour Pinch of Salt 50 grams of butter (at room temperature) 25 grams of Caster Sugar (refined sugar) 150 ml Milk Sift flour...
“David” by Michelangelo: A Study of Beauty
Our family (but mostly Nicole, who is a full-blown fan-girl) was so excited to go see the world’s most famous sculpture: “David” by Michelangelo on display at the Galleria dell’Accedemia in Florence, Italy. Michaelangelo worked from 1501 – 1504...
Tuscany: “Il Dolce Far Niente”
We just finished a two week “set down” in Tuscany fulfilling one of Nicole’s bucket-list items: settle into life in a Tuscan Farmhouse. We rented a farmhouse through Tenuta Spannocchia and simply rested up from the last 140+ days...
Hope’s November Favorites List
Favorite animal adventure so far: Hawk Walk and Irish Wolf Hounds at Ashford Castle, Ireland Favorite Mammal: The little brown bats on display at the Insect Museum in Croatia Favorite bird: Peacocks at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark Favorite Reptiles:...
When a worldschooler empties her pockets…
In Joy’s daypack clean out, she discovered: * Shekels from Israel * Lyra coins and paper money from Turkey * Euro coins from Greece * Candies from Israel, Turkey and Greece * Shells from beaches along the Mediterranean and...
Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth
The Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth is one of my favorite churches! In and around the church are art installations from around the world, honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary. I could spend hours considering the symbolism and artistic...
