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India Won’t Leave my Mind
Even though India is in my rear-view mirror as I am now immersed back into my west-coast Canadian routines, I find it is on my mind every day. Have you noticed how you get asked, or you ask yourself, “what … Continue reading
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How incredibly stupid. The pink scarf’s “esteemed” standing is now in serious jeopardy. But I am getting ahead of myself. Our last stop on this fast-paced vacation is to get-up-at-3:30am to leave Mussoorie and catch our 7:20 flight to Varanasi in … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, evening prayer service, Ganges, ghat, India, laundry, Sarnath, travel, Varanasi
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Highways, Goat Tracks, and Perspective
So the patterns on my scarf are Sanskrit, I learned from my sister-in-law. And apparently my scarf has “come home”. A guide told me the writing was about one of the three “main” gods in the Hindu religion Shiva the … Continue reading
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Tagged car, drving, fear, goat tracks, highways, India, it's all relative, paved roads, perspective, relative, road trip, travel
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Grab the Bull by the Horns
(co-edited by the one in the blue scarf…aka my daughter) The versatile pink scarf is acquiring some new purposes on this trip. On safari to the “jungle” (which just looked too dry and sparse to allow my brain to categorize … Continue reading
When Something is All Things to All People. Or at least 7 million per year.
One way Canada and India are different is that for millennials, a university degree from abroad means they stay abroad. Most Canadian kids go to undergraduate school in Canada. Even if they go away for school, they tend to come … Continue reading
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Tagged Agra, favorite possession, India, love, scarves, seven wonders of the world, Taj Mahal, travel
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Was Ghandi’s pocket watch a useful tool or a rare favourite posession?
Soft and thin. Airy. Yet warm. A shield when needed. Shade sometimes. It changes my mood. And it’s traveled the world. It can make a t shirt and pants feel more special. Occasionally it’s a pillow or a blanket. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged favorite possession, friendship, Ghandi, India, New Delhi, Old Delhi, scarves, travel
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Boston: It Could Still be a Great Canadian City
Boston. It should be part of Canada. I don’t think Bostonians would really mind. They like hockey. They have snow. They use “sorry” like we do. They’d assimilate quickly. Have you ever noticed that? To me, “sorry” should be reserved … Continue reading
Time Travel: Cape Cod Style
Twenty years, at least, is the length of time this part of Massachusetts has been on my radar. A bucket list item. The trouble with bucket lists is that with anticipation like that, it’s hard to separate out expectations. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, 1960's, beaches, Boston, Cape Cod, cycling, family travel, humor, Hyannis port, managing expectations, Martha Stewart, Massachusetts, travel, Truro
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Have you Ever Noticed How Much People Wear on Themselves?
Boston. Wicked Smaht. A few fun facts to illustrate the point…back in the day of the thirteen colonies. You know… pre-1776 and all that, Massachusetts literacy rate was 88%. Too bad today’s fashion wasn’t in fashion in 1761…they could have … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 world series, Baseball, Boston, Cambridge, CBC, family travel, Harvard, humour, Ian Hanomansing, Kansas City Royals, logo clothing, Massachusetts, MBTA, Red Socks, travel, Yankees
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