Sustaining the dream through turbulent times
As we celebrate the 249th anniversary of Independence Day, there is still much work to do.
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Observations from . . . December 2024
A summary of posts included in the MORE TO COME newsletter during December 2024.
A party returns to its roots
The policies that make up the care economy tap into a historical sense of community.
Observations from home: The 2014 year-end edition
When posting while on travel, I’ll often string together several unrelated thoughts and title them Observations From the Road (see, for instance, the Jeez, Montana is a Big State edition from this summer.) So, I have two or three unrelated items that have been rattling around in my head while at home for the Christmas break, and have decided to title this post Observations from Home (The Year-End Edition). Here are my observations – take ’em or leave ’em. We would never have a family picture if it weren’t for John Thorne – When we were assembling our group of pictures for 2014, I commented to Candice that we didn’t have one that included all four of us. Then I realized that our friend John Thorne hadn’t been with us when he had his camera and all four of us were in the same room. Luckily (with three days to spare!) we now have our 2014 family photo. John came up to us at church this morning and asked if he could take a family …
St. Nicholas Day 2009: We Are Always Every Age We’ve Ever Been
Last year’s post about St. Nicholas Day generated a number of favorable comments from friends and family. Several friends especially remembered the Madeleine L’Engle comment that we are always every age we’ve ever been. So on St. Nicholas Day 2009, when Andrew got a new Calatrava-inspired tie from the Milwaukee Museum of Art and Claire received a beautiful scarf in her favorite color of purple, I will link back to that original post for those who missed the first time or for those who’d like to see it again. Keep up those childhood memories. More to come… DJB
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