Hi Folks:
The other night we were both pleased and privileged to attend Victoria’s public Menorah lighting at Centennial Square – the same place where we’d been a couple of weeks before to celebrate the annual Christmas tree lighting and Santa Claus parade.
Victoria’s Public Menorah lighting (click the image to see the video)
Hi Folks:
This is well worth sharing. Shea Glover, a student at The Chicago High School for the Arts, conducted a social experiment where she asked her fellow classmates and teachers if she could make photographs of them. What they didn’t know was that rather than shooting still images, she was recording their reactions to when she told them she was photographing people she found beautiful. The video is less than five minutes long, and worth it!
And remember, you are. Beautiful, that is.
Hugs,
M&M
Hi Folks:
Today we offer Love to all of those who went away and didn’t return, and to all of those who mourn them.
“Suppose they gave a war and no one came?” ~ Leslie Parrish
Hugs,
M&M
P.S. In our opinion, this is one of the most poignant songs to come out of the 60s. Click on the image to see the video.
Hi Folks: This is the third of three posts on recent cultural events we attended here in Victoria… last (for now) but definitely not least! As we’ve written before, the range of activities available here continually amazes us. Last Saturday for example one could choose from:
and those are only a few examples.
So, in that spirit… Continue Reading →
Who would you be without your story?
~Byron Katie
Hello Dear Ones!
Something has been on my mind and in my heart of late that I wanted, and needed, to get down in print.
The past several days I have been contemplating two issues:
1. Who am I without my stories?
2. Who I am without my stories. Continue Reading →
Hi Folks:
It’s been a while since we’ve done a post that attempts to jam several somewhat-related ideas into one piece so it must be time for another one! The title for this post was inspired by a rather erudite nine-year-old girl (Julia Wolfe), so we’ll start with her.
Continue Reading →
Hi Folks:
Whether you celebrate Christmas or Festivus, Solstice or Saturnalia, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or something entirely personal, we wish you and those close to you a safe and happy Holiday Season, and a New Year with as much joy, love, adventure, peace and excitement as you can handle!!
With Hugs,
Marcia and Mike.
P.S. Terri Windling has a wonderful post on Holiday traditions over at Myth and Moor.
Merry Christmas!
Hi Folks:
Perry Como famously sang, “There’s no place like home for the holidays!” A similar message is expressed in other seasonal songs, like Chris Rea’s “Driving Home for Christmas” and Jim Brickman’s “Coming Home for Christmas”. The video below, however, is perhaps closer in mood to the Charles Brown classic, “Please Come Home for Christmas.”
We won’t profess to know much about the complexities of the current war in Columbia and how it affects people as disparate as the army, the guerrillas, the coca farmers and other ordinary citizens… but at least one group is working to open lines of communication, to go beyond prejudices and fears and to get people on both sides to see each other as fellow humans. It’s a start, and getting people to meet, to talk with one another, is an important step in an overall goal of peace. That is something we can all celebrate.
Hugs,
M&M
Hi Folks.
This is Addie:
To read about Addie and to learn more about her life, click on the image to read the article from Tracy Saelinger on Today Health
Hi Folks:
Well, this is our fifth year of hugging Victorians (and others); mid-July and we’ve already had six free hugs sessions this year!
Basic Hugging Attire – Poster, Sun Hat, Winning Smile…!