The post also known as, “Husband’s Vaccine in Prairie du Chien”. Chien means dog in French; the town is named after prairie dogs! That’s another thing I like about it, besides the appointment I found for my husband there a week ago. Evan qualified to be vaccinated before I did. It was worth it to […]
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Women’s History post: The year is 1775. You are traveling to Spanish California, riding horseback 1200 miles, mostly on desert trails. Now imagine those three months bouncing on a mare while expecting a child! In 1775, eight out of 36 women on the Second Anza Expedition were pregnant on the journey. The Second Anza Expedition […]
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A year ago autumn, Eagle and I visited a camp on the Wisconsin River. This was the view from Blackhawk Island. Where does the cliff stop and the mirage begin? For more equilateral photos from near and far, see Becky’s Squares. ¡Olé! –Rebecca
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I found uplifting news this weekend about an annual festival in the City of León, the State of Guanajuato, México. According to the Balloon Federation of America, the Festival Internacional del Globo de León (FIG) is one of the top three events of its kind in the world. It is the largest hot air balloon […]
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A year after my life changing trip to Spain, I had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with a group from the University of Minnesota. We were traveling to San José to support a student center for a cadre of university students who grew up in Puerto Limón on the Eastern Coast. These students […]
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I had a leisurely morning and first checked my email at 10 am. Quite a delay when good news was waiting in my inbox! I clicked on the post notification of my blogging friend, Carol Anne at Therapy Bits to read about Who Won the Week. I saw the name Rebecca…I read on. My eyes […]
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