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A Minor George MacDonald Quote -- but Still Wise
I found this gem reading MacDonald's story, The Portent . Not profound, but there are several readers of this blog who will...
sursumcorda, 22 February 2007 |
Peanut Butter Paranoia
I suppose I should throw out my Peter Pan peanut butter. Having read about the recall, I quietly scoffed at the paranoia of...
Quick Update
I've just had time to recover from the busy weekend and I'm heading out again. In an hour I go to Luzern with...
Finally Some Exploration
Note: Due to computer problems this is being posted a day late. I had more adventures today (Sun. Feb 18 th ) but in this post...
More Good News (Feb. 14-15)
Thanks to my gracious God for not making we wait too long before relations with my first German teacher improved. The very morning...
The Well-Educated Mind
The Well-Educated Mind , by Susan Wise Bauer (W W Norton & Co, NY 2003) The Well-Educated Mind reminds me of Mortimer...
Food!
This is a little note on the food I’ve been eating. Sausage at the Market Square! . ....
A Happy Update (Sun.-Tues. Feb 11-13)
Hello all! I am happy to inform you that each day has been getting better and I am now happy with Switzerland, my life here, and...
More Early Notation Fun – In Dance!
Today (Sat. Feb. 10) I went to a five hour Baroque dance workshop at the Schola. It was extreme fun for the first 4 ½ hours,...
The Pub and the Crazy Lady
I’d rather not write much about my experience at said pub. I’m not writing the name again because I...
The Madrigal
I wanted to share with those of you who are interested the Renaissance Madrigal we did in Baroque harp class. The title is...
Bus Adventure
In Pittsburgh it can be faster to take the bus to the airport than to drive, because there are special bus-only lanes that sneer at...
Friday’s Trip to Germany and almost France (and lots of...
Today (Feb 9) we finished our first week of German classes. We’ve done a lesson a day, which is a fairly good clip. At...
Whom Do You Trust?
When I read the story of Melissa Busekros , I wonder anew why some people are so anxious to subject our country to the authority of...
Blogging as Art
Yesterday's visit to the art museum set me thinking. The featured exhibit was quilts from the Gee's Bend community , set...
An Afternoon of Art
The Orlando Museum of Art offers free admission to locals on Thursday afternoons, so today we paid them a visit. I am a word...
A Perfect Mess
I haven't read A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder—How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning...
The First Week of Classes (Feb. 5-8)
The beginning of the week was great for German classes, but emotionally it was a bit rough. I think it was a strange combination...
The Great Strauss Dynasty
On Monday we attended the latest concert in the Orlando Philharmonic 's Focus Series: The Great Struass Dynasty . I...
The Story of the World
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child. Volume 3: Early Modern Times , by Susan Wise Bauer (Peace Hill...
At Inlingua
I came early to my first day at Inlingua, and the teacher is sick so we have a substitute, but we will start a half hour late. So...
Hallelujah!
We spent over four hours at church this morning and heard not one word related to the Super Bowl! I'll bet not many in this country can...
Friday and Sunday (Feb. 2 and 4)
I hope you don’t mind the get-it-as-it-comes approach, but I’m finding it easier to sit down and write what I feel like...
Smoking in Switzerland
So I heard so much about how smoke is everywhere in Europe. For example, if there’s a non-smoking section in a restaurant,...
Date Format
Talking with Janet about the confusing differences between date notation in the U.S. and in Switzerland (month-day-year vs....