Tag: Iceland
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Little things
Often when we sit outside, we look up to the sound of an airplane flying overhead. It seems we are on the flight path for passengers travelling east. A month ago, I flew to Ontario to visit a friend I had not seen for 20 years. Flying over the city, I recognized a landmark not…
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I Love to Read Month
A friend recently told me that she was going on a diet. Her psyche was weighed down these days, she said, so she was going to limit her reading to library books and the lifestyle section of the newspaper. Salad and dessert, she said. No main courses. I understand her rationale perfectly. Public School Curriculum…
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Nursery Rhymes, Nightmares and Night Stands
It’s raining, it’s pouring The old man is snoring. Fell out of bed, Bumped his head, And couldn’t get up in the morning. I read recently that this nursery rhyme is really the story of a drunk old man whose inebriation was the cause of both the snoring and the fall. You cannot believe everything…
Rural Routes, Blog Version 