I took Ben for a short walk with me last Friday, so he could go and ride his scooter. We stopped at a place where there were a few ramps so he could have fun. Another child was riding a scooter too. The child had short hair and was wearing a cap and hat, shorts,...
Category: CULTURE
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Volcanoes
Some notes from a visit to Auckland Museum – 09/05/2021 Volcanos aren`t unique to Earth. Quite the contrary – everywhere scientists look on other planets and moons, they find them. In Nicaragua, young women were once thrown as sacrifices into the crater of Masaya Volcano. People living in central Africa made an annual offering of...
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Bird Watching
A lovely friend invited me to go on a trip for bird watching! Even though I am not a ‘’bird person’’ and had no idea of what to expect I said yes because this friend is someone I admire so much, and I always love her ideas and interests! We went to Tiritiri Matangi Island,...
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The Hygge Manifesto
A friend of mine told me about this book: “The little book of Hygge – The Danish was to live well’’. Here is what I loved about this new concept I came across: Hygge has been called everything from ‘the art of creating intimacy’’, ‘’coziness of the soul’’ and ‘’absence of annoyance’’ to ‘’taking pleasure...