Category Archives: calendar

2020

Posted on January 1, 2020 by admin

First day of the new year and decade… happily at Lake Tahoe… at the end of another amazing winter vacation… cherishing a wonderful tradition that will stay with us for the rest of the year. Another tradition… passed on to … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Hallowe’en Party

Posted on November 2, 2019 by admin

After Tintin… Sherlock Holmes… Hercule Poirot is the name of the game… a scary watch for after Halloween 🙂 Adding it to the favorite family films for Halloween https://youtu.be/q-9j9KuE5po

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A WORLD 2 CELEBRATE: #WorldPhotographyDay

Posted on August 19, 2019 by admin

Happy World Photography Day! It so happens that exactly two months ago we were in Giverny… on a cloudy day with a bit of rain… just right for beautiful memories that started a long time ago… with this CITINERARY… or … Continue reading →

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CITINERARY: San Francisco – SE

Posted on August 8, 2019 by admin

Day trip by train… from Yerba Buena to Chinatown… around Union Square… and back: Yerba Buena is where it all began. As one of San Francisco’s first neighborhoods, the district has seen times as a gold prospector’s camp and as … Continue reading →

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EARTH DAY: Fragile Waters

Posted on April 22, 2019 by admin

A while ago we went to this beautiful exhibition featuring photographs of Ansel Adams… and we’ve learned about Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring… and every Earth Day ever after we are inspired by how one person can make all … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Friends Forever

Posted on January 27, 2019 by admin

Blutsbrüder teilen alles Our Big Time Set in the midst of World War 2 and interspersed with beautiful choir music, the horrors of the war unfold when the Germans realized one of the boys in the choir is a Jew … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Joyeux Noël

Posted on December 28, 2018 by admin

Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) Based on the true story of three armies in the bloody trenches of World War I – and the miraculous Christmas Eve truce they unexpectedly forge. Christian Carion’s Film, Joyeux Noël: A Place of Memory

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MOVIE: The Man Who Invented Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2018 by admin

Merry, merry Christmas to one and all! The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of “A Christmas Carol,” a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas. https://youtu.be/7XQtKrX7E38 A Christmas Carol – The Original Manuscript in Original Size – with Original … Continue reading →

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THANKSGIVING: Refuge by the Sea

Posted on November 22, 2018 by admin

A new tradition started last year… Thanksgiving at Asilomar… Refuge by the Sea… this time getting ready for a long awaited storm… after the most devastating Camp Fire… many thoughts on that… and the current state of the world… appreciating … Continue reading →

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BOOK: 21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Posted on November 6, 2018 by admin

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari Unfortunately, history makes no concessions. If the future of humanity is decided in your absence, because you are too busy feeding and clothing your kids – you and they will … Continue reading →

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