https://unsplash.com/@sonika_agarwal Gifts Observable Daily Delivering Offerings of Goodness Do you ever tire of  the controversial question  “Is there a God?”   Existentialists would argue  there is no God. Religious faiths would disagree on  who and what is God. Buddhists and other spiritual seekers know  karma will make its way  to you. Some say we don’t […]

“Dog God” by Cindy Georgakas

Today I had a truly Chinese tea ceremony with my coworkers in one of the cool restaurants in Nanjing. I wanted to experience a ceremony like this for years, I kid you not. In Kyiv we went to a few different ones, they were all fine but not exactly authentic. In this restaurant not only […]

Tea Ceremony and History Museum

We’ve been reading all your blogs and noticed that some of you have been having really bad weather this summer. We live in Michigan, and, truthfully, it’s been very pleasant. Cooler than usual and not very humid. Excellent lounging weather. Not quite enough sun for superior sun puddles, but no extreme heat or excessive storms. […]

Cats and the Weather

painted lady

Follow the red brick stripe! The path, starting at the Information Center in Boston Common, a site where colonists gathered to rally, winds through city blocks for two and a half miles, linking historically significant sites from days of the American Revolutionary War, the war for independence from England, and the country’s early years. The trail […]

Boston Freedom Trail

A ‘Sijo’ this generation has never known our old school equipment; I recorded radio songs on childhood’s compact cassette tapes; I connected with others by pen, paper, and postage Sijo? A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause […]

Childhoods, or: Childhood’s

What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? In the vast expanse of the online world, each search query is a thread of curiosity, leading us to new knowledge, connections, and experiences. Recently, I embarked on a quest for information, driven by a burning question that ignited my […]

Unveiling Curiosity: My Recent Online Search and Its Quest !

What do you love about where you live? Mumbai. The City of Dreams. Hundreds of people walk into this city weighed down by nascent dreams. This city sparks endless hope in the hearts of all those desperate and destitute souls eager to make a mark, and some simply to breathe. This city takes one and […]

The City of Dreams

Cee is now offering the Which Way challenge! These two laneways from last Fall caught my eye.

Which Way? Laneway

There are several ways you can show that you love someone. The same goes for cats. How can you tell that your cat loves you? These are the signs! Greeting Even though cats can’t talk, they want to tell us a lot. Meowing and squeaking noises can all indicate that your cat is eager to […]

True love: the signs your cat adores you