In response to a complaint by a local Rabbi, the Christmas trees were removed from the Seattle International airport. These trees has decorated the airport for 25 years! The rabbi wanted an 8-foot Menorah put up with a lighting ceremony. Now my family has celebrated Christmas and Hanukkah […]
A few more sled dog pics and the promised puppy picture from my polar bear trip to Churchill, Canada! Are you puppy dogged out yet? Two more of the adult dogs are pictured here - absolutely gorgeous! AND, there were four puppies which we all got to hold for a few minutes. […]
One of the fun side trips of my trip to Churchill, Canada, to see the polar bears was a stop at a local sled dog raiser’s home. All 14 of my group stopped and played with the dogs (the owner wants them well socialized) and I have never seen such enthusiastic and noisy dogs! […]
As I mentioned before I took a fabulous trip to Churchill, Canada, to visit the polar bears this October! The trip was absoutely magic for me. A tundra buggy took us out on the tundra to visit the bears, followed by a wonderful visit with a dog musher by the name of John […]
Oh fun! Holiday shopping is here! Apparently I missed getting up at 4:00 AM or earlier to be first in line for stores that opened at 5:00am on Friday. I guess though that 4:00 am is kinda late since some waited in line for 16 hours in the cold! Kmart broke with […]
As is done every year, the President of the United States pardons a turkey (and the runner-up) on the eve of Thanksgiving at a White House ceremony in the Rose Garden. This tradition dates back fifty years to Harry Truman and has occurred every year since. How exactly do you get to be the […]
Here is a photo of Presidents’ Bush, Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao in Vietnamese “ao dai”silk tunics at the APEC Summitt. Which, not to be rude, but I think one ought to wear what one is used to wearing and leave native dress to whoever is supposed to be wearing it. I […]
Someone sent this to me and I think it is a great idea - In June of 2006, the Xerox Corporation created a web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com, a free service to send greetings to miliary personnnel overseas. You can pick a card and then one of several mesages that best expresses your sentiments. This […]
While flipping through the current Readers Digest I ran across an article by Lisa Donafee, reviewing the incredible hand art of Guido Daniele. Mr. Daniele, an Italian artist, created this manificent work using his own children’s hands in response to a request by an advertising agency. You can view a slideshow of his […]
As you may have read, I have followed the progress of a pair of nesting Peregrine Falcons in a nestbox atop the Kodak headquarters building in Rochester, New York, for about eight years now. Kodak has maintained/sponsored this nestbox since 1989. They are wild birds by the name of Mariah and Kaver and […]