Well, did I get your attention with the title? I read about wabi sabi last year and have been intrigued by it ever since. It is a Japanese philosophy that has many translations. The one that resonates for me is – simplicity, beauty of age and wear. It is the honoring of those things that […]
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Imagination
I was sitting in the dining room at the arboretum this morning looking out over the lake. It’s a sunny, brisk (insert the word “cold”) day and there were geese walking single file across the ice. They looked like they were tippy-toeing across the lake. It was actually pretty funny. I wanted to get a picture of […]
Perspective
I was thinking about perspective on the ride home from the Cubs game tonight. We took a bus to remote parking and I observed two sets of women talking on the bus. One set of friends were complaining about the length of the ride, the number of times we had to stop at stop signs, […]
BB King Wisdom
Yesterday I spent the day with my husband and sons at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival. It was eleven hours of non-stop music on a beautiful summer day in Chicago! There were many things that struck me, separate from the brilliant guitarists and all ’round fun atmosphere. It was interesting to see Eric Clapton, Buddy […]
Differences I Noticed in German Restaurants
This is Mortiz restaurant in Wangen, which gave us our introduction to eating out in Germany. The food was delicious and the waitstaff was very helpful, since the menu was in German. And, there are several differences in restaurants in Germany and the US. A 19% tip is automatically added to your bill, once your […]
The Humor of GPS in Germany
While traveling in Germany for 2 weeks I found the joy and the humor of using a GPS. It was invaluable getting me from point A to point B. The humor is in the way that I sometimes got to point B. If I missed a turn, the GPS automatically re-routed me and in the […]