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Elk and Moose

Posted on May 28, 2024 by marigold

These are the animals shown on Michigan’s shield along with a sun rising over a lake. I spent almost a week visiting a friend’s house, bought by her father in 1947, that is literally on the shore of Lake Michigan. … Continue reading →

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The Heather on the Hill

Posted on August 22, 2022 by marigold

The middle week of my Scottish caper was spent in the Inner Hebrides, the area where a great deal of Scottish Gaelic literature and music began. At each of our four stops my travel companion and I usually had at … Continue reading →

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Lights, iPhone, Action

Posted on December 13, 2021 by marigold

There was much of all the above in my ecumenical week of December 29th. On Tuesday, Temple Emanu-El offered a free Handel & Hannakkah (their spelling) concert with counter- tenor Anthony Roth Costanza and mezzo- soprano Isabel Leonard together with … Continue reading →

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Belasco, the Bishop of Broadway

Posted on November 28, 2016 by marigold

The Belasco Theater, 111 West 44th Street, is to my mind, the most beautiful theater in NYC  It was built in 1907; originally named the Stuyvesant  and renamed after Belasco in 1910. David Belasco, known as ‘the Bishop of Broadway,’ … Continue reading →

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Multitasking

Posted on March 29, 2014 by marigold

    Although running away to the circus doesn’t figure in my plans, when I saw a listing for a juggling class in the NY Times, I signed –and part of my family –up. That’s how my daughter, granddaughter and … Continue reading →

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Oh Canada!

Posted on June 18, 2012 by marigold

Vancouver, BC, is surrounded by mountains and water.  My impression of the city is that when people who live there aren’t out biking or skateboarding they’re involved with food. Makes sense as Vancouverites (?) have easy access to very fresh … Continue reading →

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Blue, Gray and Multi

Posted on September 22, 2011 by marigold

  Iceland’s Blue Lagoon Blue Is the color of the water in Iceland’s Blue Lagoon—baby blue, due to the silicone and algae in it. The Blue Lagoon is a huge attraction, both for Icelanders, (who jump into water, both cold … Continue reading →

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Tight Little Island

Posted on September 17, 2011 by marigold

No, not Britain. Iceland, a country with a total population of 318,000 people, two-thirds of whom live here in Reykjavik. The whole country is roughly the size of Kentucky. The people have tremendous self-esteem which must be part of the … Continue reading →

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Peony

Posted on June 11, 2011 by marigold

Inspired by the exquisite white-with-raspberry-accented peonies in crystal containers at a luncheon, I decided my Vermont garden needed a white peony.  Peonies are my all time fave flowers and the four plants I already have are deep to pale pink. … Continue reading →

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Dogs Have Owners, Cats Have Staff

Posted on May 23, 2011 by marigold

My grandmother and mother were vehemently anti-cat, almost to the point of phobic, so growing up I had no contact with felines.  Apparently dogs made the cut because we had one starting when I was nine. Years later, after my … Continue reading →

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