From Rain Dodging 32-33. Jesse was then fifteen, a gifted and passionate dancer attending a two-week summer workshop at Bates College in Maine. Upon her workshop’s end, I flew into Manchester, New…
Years and years ago, after dropping my daughter off at the University of Vermont, in Burlington, for a 2-week high school summer debate camp, I went exploring graduate campuses for…
https://hasanjasim.online/the-rainbow-mountain-in-peru-is-unlike-anything-youve-ever-seen-before/?fbclid=IwAR2wq5rS02YxwVJMJFKzpJdJs6zTUccaYAqafNyUXiA0CS1OWVrKnrA1eTA Rainbow Mountain in Peru is unlike anything ever seen. Vinicunca, also known as Montaa de Siete Colores (Seven Colored Mountain), is a part of Peru’s unique natural topography. It…
From: Hasan Jasim In the heart of Hunan Province, two dozen workers defy gravity to construct China’s longest sightseeing mountain road. Every day, these builders walk a treacherous path along…
I am not crazy. Eccentric — maybe. But not crazy. Juju/Woowoo not my thing. But . . . My ‘Our Mackinac Island Scattering’ blog (July 28, 2022) describes scattering my…
On the way to a Lake Michigan cottage between Frankfort and Arcadia--to escape Tennessee heat and humidity for a few weeks--we stopped in Traverse City, my father’s hometown. I wanted…
From journal, Kent & St. Albans, Hertfordshire My last morning in Kent. After breakfast I settled my bill at the little inn where I so pleasantly stayed for 3 nights.…
Looking for something else, naturally, I stumbled onto two journal entries from my sojourn in Britain. Entry 1 British Channel, Calais, France. The ferry to Calais was fun. Sun shining but…
In my opinion, unexpected finds are the most remembered. I was wandering Michigan’s Upper Peninsula last summer when I turned a bend and saw what remains of the majestic Quincy…
“Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” Monet's waterlily masterpieces are recognized the world over. What is the story behind his gardens at Giverny? Claude Monet (1840 –1926) was 43 when he moved…