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Personal Note: Learning a kabbalistic text has been a strange and mysterious experience for me. There are times when it seems so beyond human comprehension that it seems bizarre. Yet mystically something about its wisdom still seems to enter my nishama, even when I don't know think that it does.

When a pregnant young mother awaits the birth of her first child, she does not receive training that will teach her how to care for her unborn baby. Courses are available that will teach her how to breathe through her labor pains or how to hold down a squirming baby long enough to bathe and change his diapers. But she is never given an instruction book on how to teach, discipline and love the infant growing inside her. The only knowledge she has to guide her into the unknown territory of motherhood is based on how she was raised. How can she possibly know what to do?

Hopefully, she was showered with love from a compassionate and caring mother, then she is the fortunate one-blessed with a chest of drawers filled with lessons of love. She can open the desired one that will guide her through the challenges in front of her. She can pull out the memories of her past to guide her through the present and lead her towards her future. As simple as opening a drawer to decide which item of clothing is appropriate for the day- according to the weather, where she is going and of course, the latest style- so too, does she decide what to pull from the chest of drawers of her mother's lessons; also based on the atmosphere of her home, the direction in which she is going and the latest trend in parenting.

For the fortunate ones, who were raised by compassionate women overflowing with love, their drawers are full. Sadly, since many people are critical as to how they were loved, their drawers are empty. When the challenges arise, they stand before an empty chest searching for answers to guide them through the next struggle. Searching through each drawer for clues, all they find are empty drawers.

Tomer Devorah is our chest of drawers. As we open each one, we are overwhelmed by its wisdom. Tomer Devorah provides us with drawers filled with compassion and love, the kind of love we could not imagine as possible. We can look in the drawers and see what is there for us, yet we stand there clueless, not knowing what to do with what we see.

As difficult as it is for a new mother to force the small, fragile arms of her newborn baby into tight and tiny pajamas- so too do we, struggle to fit into the Tomer Devorah chest of drawers. The fit is tight and we struggle to push ourselves into it, but once we do, we are comforted by the warmth of its wisdom, as a newborn baby wrapped snugly in tight pajamas.

The drawers of Tomer Devorah provide us with teachings of compassion that are so beyond our levels of understanding, that we stand there motionless. The chest of drawers is overflowing with wisdom teaching us compassion, often hard to comprehend causing us to doubt its' teachings. Yet, we must know it is true, for it is handed down to us from our matriarchs who raised us properly with compassion, love and limits. And if we struggle and squirm to squeeze into its tight fit, we will benefit and experience the warmth of its love. From that, we know it's true.

Let's open the drawers and see what's inside.

(Attributes 1-8 were covered in the last two blogs)
Attribute #9: "And you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea."
Hashem forgives us, cleanses our sin and washes them away. With His Infinite Compassion and love for us, He cleanses us, elevates us and minimizes our aveiras. This is the attribute of teshuva. Hashem wants our teshuva. The yetzer hara is given the task to be the cause of trouble. For our sins cause us to do teshuva, love Hashem and from this, we awaken the rachamim in Shemayim.
When others sin, "we should not despise him, he is like your brother." We should draw close to the downcast and have compassion for them. We should not say his sin caused him suffering, but we should have compassion and say, that sin can also cause him to do teshuva and love Hashem.
Everyone is hurting in some way. Every person has troubles. We can be the healing balm to those around us. We must tap into our incomprehensible levels of compassion to open our hearts to those with troubles. Reach for an even higher level of compassion within yourself- choose a person that has troubles and think of how you can be there for them- without judgment or criticism, reach out to him and help him through his struggles.

Attribute #10: "Show faithfulness to Ya'akov."
"Ya'akov" refers to individuals who are of average spiritual stature, yet they execute justice and fairness. They live by the strict requirements of the Law. Hashem is faithful and compassionate to them, for it is not easy to be spiritually average yet remain honest, on a straight path and live by the Laws.
So too, should we be fair and faithful. We should see others through our own merciful eyes. We should make every attempt to temper justice with mercy.
Be honest, fair and faithful. Keep your word. How we conduct ourselves is how Hashem is with us.

Attribute #11: "Kindness to Avraham"
Hashem conducts HimSelf towards us with the kindness of Avraham.
Avraham went beyond the requirements of the Law. Hashem goes beyond the Law for us.
We too should go beyond what the Law requires to be kind, patient and compassionate towards others.
Move away from demanding your rights. Experience the chesed of Avraham. See through the eyes of a completely merciful heart.

Attribute #12: "Which you have sworn to our fathers"
Even for those who lack spiritual integrity- Hashem has a storehouse of compassion for them. His storehouse of compassion is for all his creations, even the seemingly unworthy. He allows them the opportunity to redeem themselves, on what merit? Because Hashem made an oath to the Avos, chus avos (on the merit of the Patriarchs). Even for those who do not behave properly, their fathers were upright and worthy. They should merit good because they are the descendants of Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya'akov.
Find in our hearts mercy and compassion for all and say, "ultimately this person too is a descendant of Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya'akov."
When we come across an unpleasant person, repeat the words of Tomer Devorah... this individual is a descendant of Avraham, Yitchak and Ya'akov and let that enter your heart.
Connect to your own personal "storehouse of compassion" for all, even the seemingly unworthy.

Attribute #13: "From days of old"
This attribute is the crowning rectification (the diamond in the crown). This is the attribute of Hashem's rachamim when all else fails. If He sees no merit "now" he will remember the Days of Old. He will remember all the good deeds of Klal Yisrael from when they were born as a nation. He will include that in the remedy for that is how He rules the world. He will remember only the good traits and hide His eyes from seeing aveiras.
So too should we, go beyond ourselves (when we see only the flaws and faults) to see everybody in a positive eye. If we encounter a negative person, one in whom we cannot see any redeeming qualities, remember him as a newborn baby. See them as a pure and holy nishama. Remember others this way and apply this attribute in our interpersonal relationships.
Start with the easiest and then move on to the more difficult people and situations. Be aware that this is the crowning diamond of all the attributes of Hashem's rachamim. When you see the essence of others, you see your own essence. When you raise others up, remember you raise yourself up, as well.
Find a picture of the person (you would like to apply this to) as a small child or a baby.
See their pure and good holy nishama- for this is their true essence. Everyone has one.
Me Mei Kedem- Remember the Days of Old.

We have now finished learning the 13 Attributes of Hashem's rachamim. Tomer Devorah teaches us exactly how to emulate them and Rabbi Miller provides us with a p'ula, a spiritual exercise, exactly how to practically apply it to our interpersonal relationships in our daily situations. However, Tomer Devorah also teaches us that as we conduct ourselves in this world, we are worthy of awakening His rachamim for us in Shemayim.

Too often we become over-involved in our emotions and our ego, that we forget when we do, Hashem is not present. We ease Hashem out. Tomer Devorah tells us to learn His Attributes, emulate them and awaken the outflow of mercy from Above. We should never ignore them or let them depart from our lips. We should make constant use of them as the situations arise. We should remember to say "this situation requires this attribute." For when we do, Hashem shines His light into the world.

May Hashem shine His light of rachamim upon you.

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My apologies to anyone who has come looking for this post, which showed a series of photographs of people using public benches in a south coast English seaside town. There are plans afoot for those pictures, including an exhibition (physical, on a wall) and a book. While things are worked out, the copies here have been withdrawn for the time being.

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Taking a Break from Facebook

Over the past few weeks, I have noticed that instead of writing or editing, I was spending way too much time on Facebook.

It started out, innocently enough, as a reward for writing the daily word count goal during my first ever attempt to write a draft of a novel within NaNoWriMo.

Soon after the beginning of December, after I patted myself on the back for winning NaNoWriMo, I would skip days of writing so that I could "edit" the draft of my NaNoWriMo novel.

When editing was not really going the way I wanted it to, I then rationalized that my writing muse was exhausted or that my day job was taking up all of my time or a myriad of other excuses to convince myself that it was okay not to be writing.

Instead of writing or editing, I would sit for hours and go through the motions of  mindless "Facebook-liking" of people and pages that I had not even really taken the time to get to know, let alone taking the time to even determine if I truly wanted to like or  follow them on Facebook.  It became automatic, robotic and a very bad habit within a matter of just a few short weeks. Soon, I was getting so many invitations to so many pages, I could not keep up with it all. I became overwhelmed.

Once I realized just how much time I was wasting each and every day, I made the ultimate, conscious decision to unpublish my Facebook author page and deactivate my Facebook account in a rather startling, "cold-turkey", "pull-the-bandage-off-quickly" fashion.

I felt a little guilty about it, so I left my hundreds of Facebook friends a post stating that I was deactivating my account for the holidays (possibly longer) and wished them a happy holiday season.  In response to this, only a handful of people responded to the post and a couple of people sent emails expressing their concern.  But they all understood my need to take a break from it.

I am not sure if this break from Facebook will be a permanent one or just for the holidays.  But, I can say  one thing is certain ...  I have been 100% more productive in life and in writing since I stopped using Facebook just a mere twenty-four hours ago.  I feel a bit more focused now and am living life outside of my writing cave and away from my laptop.

If you are a Facebook addict like I was becoming, why not give it a break for a bit?

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By Michael C. Tow, Certified Financial Planner ™

Losing a spouse can be one of the worst things that can happen in someone’s life. Along with the grief, and reality of a different way of life, the issue of losing a spouse also raises financial issues, which can add to the already overwhelming traumatic experience. More often than not, it is a woman who is taking them on.

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Over 75 percent of the women in the United States are widowed at an average age of 56, and one-fourth of them will be broke within two months of their husband’s death.

Only 15 percent of the women who are married or living with a significant other assume responsibility for their retirement planning.

Almost 90 percent of the elderly living in poverty today are female.

Many widows who have just lost a spouse are overwhelmed with everything it takes to get their affairs in order and because of that they can be vulnerable and unwise decisions can be made. Here are some recommendations that may help during this difficult time.

Delay any major decisions

People often rush through decisions, such as selling their homes or purchasing investment holdings, shortly after the death of their spouse. Because the grief is so painful many just want to get it all over with. Certain bills and funeral expenses need to be taken care of relatively quickly, but most other moves can wait. Please do not make any changes right away. Learn what you can about your finances and keep the bills up to date. But don’t make major life changes like moving or job changes.

Many widows want to reduce as much hassle and bills as they can and a common reaction is to want to pay off the mortgage. This ultimately may be the right answer but it also could cause major liquidity issues if you don’t have a clear view of your financial picture.

Make an inventory of all assets

When things have settled a bit, the next area to try to focus on is on gathering, organizing and making an inventory of all assets and liabilities.

You will need to get control of the household bills if you weren’t paying them previously. Also you will need to collect and organize your and your husband’s financial and personal assets, including:

Bank and investment accounts, Safety Deposit Boxes, life insurance and other accidental or sudden death benefits, Social Security survivor benefits, annuity benefits, pensions , etc.
If you have trusted advisors like attorneys, accountants or Certified Financial Planners, contact them to see if there are other assets that you did not account for.

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Once you think you have gone through all of the accounting of your assets and the time is right, you’ll eventually want to create a financial plan tailored to you. This may be best in conjunction with a family member and trusted advisor but don’t be pressured because remember this needs to feel right for you.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

My Valentines Gift

So I have always been one to make fun of the cheesiness of Valentines Day. This is the first year I can actually consider myself to have a "Valentine". I did not want to go mushy on him, so I thought if I really wanted to show that I care, I should bake something. It shows that I put time into it and it's yummy (hopefully). I did have to make it a little corny, so I found a heart shaped baking pan to make my cinnamon rolls in. This was the first time I made them. Next time, I will have to make more and put them all in the same pan so they are touching by the time they finish baking. Then again, I don't think my valentine will need that many cinnamon rolls all for himself. Let's hope he likes them!


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Tiny Tea Cups Fairy

I just love the Tiny Tea Cups! I made this card for a sick friend and the Tea Cup Fairy was the perfect image to use. You can find them at  Here at ADFD     They also give a free image so you can enter the challenge. The images are all wonderful! Coloring it was super easy with Copic markers
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First Snowfall Of Season Reported At Tahoe Resorts

LAKE TAHOE (CBS SF) – The first snowfall of the season in the Sierra Nevada is raising the hopes of skiers and snowboarders after a dry winter.

The National Weather Service said an inch or so of snow was reported Friday on high peaks around Lake Tahoe, while several inches of snow fell around Mammoth Mountain to the south.

Forecasters are calling for a return to clear skies through the weekend.

Ski resorts are hoping for better skiing and snowboarding conditions this season after last winter produced a subpar Sierra snowpack.

Most resorts usually open for the season sometime after Thanksgiving Day.

Vail Resorts, operator of Heavenly and Kirkwood ski resorts in Lake Tahoe, reported as much as an inch of snow was recorded overnight, the first measurable snow of the coming ski season.

The snowfall was welcome news for California ski industry, which saw unusually light snowfall early last season.

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All signs are pointing to the first El Nino winter since 2009. While the phenomenon is known for huge storms, a weak one could mean drier conditions for the Bay Area, according to CBS 5 Chief Meteorologist Paul Deanno.

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May 3, 2012 2:08 PM

Street food has been a dining staple around the world for centuries. But recently, the taco truck concept has been revamped and revitalized with international gourmet offerings…on wheels! Eye on the Bay’s Liam Mayclem and CBS 5’s Thuy Vu travel the Bay to highlight the mobile dining phenomenon. Goodbye roach coach, and Hello five star dining at two star prices!

Street Food Special Events:

Off The Grid
Parking Lot of Fort Mason
San Francisco Civic Center
McCoppin Hub
Upper Haight

Off the Grid is a roaming mobile food extravaganza that travels to different locations, usually on Friday nights, to serve delicious food with a free side of amazing music, craft and soul. Hugely popular, you’ll find fabulous food trucks if you know where to go. Sign up for email updates to keep your tummy on their trail.

Oakland’s Eat Real Festival
Jack London Square
Oakland, CA

Eat Real combines a state fair, a street-food festival, and a block party to create a celebration of good food every August. It’s so much more than just great gourmet food at the Eat Real Festival. Participants learn where food comes from, who grows and makes it, and how they make it. Eat Real Festival attendance is free, all of the festival food costs $5 and less and all food incorporates regionally-sourced and sustainably-produced ingredients.

SF Street Food Festival
San Francisco’s Mission District

Hosted by La Cucina, the San Francisco Street Food Festival is an annual street food extravaganza. Arrive early to beat the immense crowds and dig in to over 60 food and drink vendors, trucks and roving gourmet salespeople, who will tempt you with treats. You’ll find offerings from your favorite trucks, as well as off-the-menu treats from some of San Francisco’s most celebrated restaurants, like the Slanted Door and Delfina.

chairman bao Hottest & Hippest Bay Area Food Trucks

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Chairman Bao

Knocking around in just about the cutest truck on the street food scene, Chairman Bao offers traditional and flavorful Chinese steamed and baked buns that use the freshest ingredients. These beauties are both savory and addictive. It’s a revolution on wheels at this popular truck that serves up a seriously spectacular pork belly bun. Stay tuned to Twitter to track down the Chairman.

Zella’s Soulful Kitchen
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Farm-fresh, handcrafted and made with love, Zella’s Soulful Kitchen is a full-service catering company you can find in the warmer months at the Oakland Farmer’s Market. Swing by on Sundays from 10am-2pm to dig into chicken and sausage gumbo, red snapper po’ boys and Zella’s signature sweet tea.

Jett Cakes

Launched in 2010 by young mom, Marianne Jett, Jett Cakes sells cupcakes, cookies, bars and other treats from a vintage street food truck. You can these tempting treats from Palo Alto to San Mateo every day, using your trusty Twitter. These family-friendly cupcakes in flavors like “Banana Nutella” are made with all natural, locally sourced ingredients, made from scratch and fresh from the oven.

Sam’s Chowder House

The mobile version of this popular Half Moon Bay restaurant brings Sam’s classics, such as Fish and Chips, Crab Louie Salad, Clam Chowder and Fish Tacos to street food festivals, corporate corners and private events all over the Bay Area. Like lots of street food purveyors, tune into Twitter to get up to the minute coordinates on that Shrimp Po’ Boy you just started craving…right now.

Spencer on the Go

Street food gets a Parisian twist with this mobile bistro, bringing San Francisco and beyond a fun and inexpensive alternative to French dining. Grilled sweetbreads with Sherry, Truffled Boeuf Bourguignon and Ratatouille, all for less than $12. Don’t miss the Escargot Lollipop, a snail on a stick wrapped in puff pastry. It’s easy to experiment. This snack is only $2. Bon appétit!

Hapa SF is modern organic casual Filipino cuisine blended with California sensibilities in the least likely of settings: a taco truck. Hapa SF uses the finest seasonal ingredients sourced from local farmers’ markets to create familiar Filipino American dishes such as lumpia and adobo at a value-conscious price. Tantalize your taste buds with this innovative take on classic Filipino cuisine.

Roli Roti Truck

You’ll find this slow cooked rotisserie chicken truck at just about every Farmer’s Market in the Bay Area. Herb infused, free range rotisserie chicken, organic rosemary fingerling potatoes, tender Sonoma Valley lamb and juicy, crispy porchetta are just a few of the tantalizing delights that have earned Roli Roti the nickname, ‘Grandfather of Gourmet Street Food’.

Let’s Be Frank

Founded by Sue Moore and Larry Bain, Let’s Be Frank started with the simple goal of changing the world one hot dog at a time. Sue, formerly the “meat forager” for Berkeley’s famed Chez Panisse, and Larry, longtime restaurant professional, joined forces to return the much-demeaned hot dog to its rightful position: an icon for a healthy food system. Swing by their permanent shop on Steiner Street, or visit a cart at the Warming Hut underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, or at Justin Herman Plaza near the Embarcadero. Because let’s be frank; everyone loves a good hot dog.

Ready to bite into another foodie adventure? Head over to Eye on the Bay’s Food & Drink section and discover the best of the Bay.

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Saturday, August 14, 2004

Week 7 - Isla Mujures, Mexico to Punta Gorda, Belize

August 7-13, 2004

Arrived in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico (capital of the state of Quintana Roo) at 4:00 AM and slept on the bus station floor until 6:00 AM. The original idea was to not enter Belize, only because Kiko required a visa as a Brasilian national (which he did not have). However, we came across some information that led us to believe that it would be possible to cross through Belize to Guatemala on a free 24 hour transit visa issued at the border. Based on this information, our curiosity about Belize, and the fact that it would be cheaper to enter Guatemala through Belize rather than going around to southeastern most Mexico (our original intent), we decided to try crossing the border... and so the next nine hours were spent trying to get Kiko into Belize.

After being rejected entry at the border, we went back to the bus station in Chetumal to regroup (a half hour trip each way from border town of Santa Elena, Mexico to Chetumal bus station). To make a very long story short, Kiko finally was issued a 30 day visa for Belize for $25 USD. Generally, visas are not issued at borders (Kiko`s first trip), but sometimes talking to the right people at the right time makes a difference (Kiko`s second trip to the border). After a long day of running around trying to figure out our next move, we decided to stay the night in Chetumal.

Chetumal is a wonderful town on the ocean. It is not devoted to tourism so it has a very relaxed and authentic feel. Very friendly people. Walking the waterfront in the evening was very nice. There were many families and people out. There were also many activities set up for children on the waterfront ranging from playgrounds, to art projects. It was interesting to begin to see people of African and Caribbean decent here.

Left Chetumal on foot towards the border town of Santa Elena, hoping to hitch a ride. After a long walk and one ride by a propane delivery truck man, a successful border crossing out of Mexico and into Belize by foot was made. A ride in the back of a pick-up truck, and another ride in a small car with six people (including our 2 backpacks) - brought us into Corozal, Belize.

Corozal is a small town on the ocean that was once a center for the sugar industry (cane). About 8,000 people live there - ethnically diverse - including Chinese, East Indian, Indigenous, Creoles, Garifuna, Canadians, Mexicans, Mennonites, and people from the United States. There were five Chinese restaurants and just as many Chinese run stores - most business in the small town were run by the Chinese... something that I did not expect to see in Belize.

In Corozal, the pace is very very slow and mellow, and the people are
extremely friendly and warm. The setting is gorgeous as it is right on the ocean. It was really cool to see a different style of home here not seen anywhere in Mexico or its border town with Belize. Most of the homes are caribbean clapboard houses on stilts.

Even the newer constructed cement homes are on stilts. I thought the style had a purpose(perhaps for flood areas, less bugs enter the home, cooler up higher with a breeze??) but when I asked locals, nobody knew. To them, it was just the style with no specific purpose. Many people hung hammocks below and had tables and chairs and made use of the space below. They were different, interesting, and neat.

Spent the day walking the waterfront and met some people.

We had some Belizean beers and food with our new friends (four "retired" American men, American Ex-pats) who had all been living in Belize for a while. They all said they relocated to escape cold weather, politics, and high costs of living. The night ended - camped across the street from where we were hanging out.

Took a bus to Belize City. All of the buses in Belize are old, American school buses, except the express service which are old Greyhound buses.

Spent a short amount of time in the biggest city and old capital, Belize City. Took another school bus through Belmopan (new capital - formed because Belize City is too vulnerable to hurricanes due to its seaside location and has been hit numerous times) to Dangriga. Click here for info.

Dangriga is the heart of the Garifuna (rich hybrid of African, Amerindian, and European traditions) and Creole culture. Met Lindsey, a Dangriga Creole who is in training to be a tour guide. He took us to a great budget hotel in town and showed us around both days.

We learned so much about Belize and Dangriga. So much!

Dangriga is a town of about 9,000 on the ocean. It has a very Caribbean island feel to it as well and the people are extremely friendly and helpful. Here we saw a military funeral procession down the main street led by a marching band (trumpet, trombone, clarinet, snare drum) playing traditional songs and followed by many people on foot, and lastly, followed by a few vehicles. Most people were walking. The casket was carried in a pick-up truck. Traditionally, businesses and stores close while the procession passes their stores. Some people come out of their stores and stand quietly in respect. A ritual will follow nine days later, "Ninth night". The Garifuna have maintained their culture wonderfully.

Here is a photo of a typical cemetery in Belize.

Wednesday to Friday - PUNTA GORDA, TOLEDO, BELIZE

School bus from Dangriga to Punta Gorda. Part of the journey involved gravel roads. Beautiful route skirting the Maya Mountains.

Punta Gorda is about 4,5000 in population and is the most southern town in Belize with services (banks, stores, etc.). It also lies on the Caribbean Sea - very much like Corozal in diversity. And again, - very relaxed pace with great people.

Picture of Punta Gorda beach...

Met a local school teacher and his friend (both of the Garifuna culture) and enjoyed each others company. Stayed in a hotel run by a very sweet Garifuna couple. The woman’s name was Rhoda and she gave me a tour of her garden and yard (including all plant names and uses) and outdoor kitchen. She had me try mali apples from the tree in her yard, with salt and lime. I spent the day with her and learned so much about Belizean and Garifuna daily life. The next day she made a traditional meal which was prepared over a wood fire outside.

The fish came from the sea three blocks away from her house, while the tomatoes, avocados, plantains all came from her yard - including the lemons used in the freshly squeezed lemonade. Fantastic!!!

After the amazing Garifuna meal, our friend we met yesterday, Ludwig, came by to pick us up and take us to a nearby indigenous village named Blue Creek. He had to go there anyway and took us with for the ride. There we swam in a beautiful clear blue river with local kids - very fun and also great relief from the heat.

We met some of the people in the village (Blue Creek) and also experienced the rainforest.

Photo of Ludwig...

Ludwig (who was named after Bethooven - which was the music his mother listened to and loved while babysitting for the Denver family - took care of John Denver, the late famous singer) invited us over for lemon grass tea...and so we spent a wonderful evening with him, his wife, and four children in their home - talking and drinking lemon grass tea... a wonderful experience!

Our plan is to leave Belize tomorrow by boat to Guatemala. This country will be difficult to leave - I have enjoyed the people and their warmth and hospitality so much!

Photos of a few local kids... in this particular photo, the kids are reading a book that Ludwig wrote and gave to me...

Click on Belize for more sites (five different sites): Belize 1, Belize 2, Belize 3, Belize 4, Belize 5.

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Saturday, October 13, 2007

Saturday Morning

Maddie showed up this morning with baked goods and giant latte for me. Rather than do anything productive we settled in on the couch and caught up on some TV. The worst part was my dog got Maddie cuddle time this week, not me! Bitches.

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

I Drink To That

Sitting here eating a lemon chiffon cruller from Voodoo Donuts because I spent a girls weekend in Portland. Such a great time, and well needed break from needy kiddos. Just going to post a couple pics and our weekend anthem. Enjoy. These are the things we do without adult supervision. Thanks Jaime, Kendra and Tiffany for a great weekend.

Actual sign near a decorative fountain. Gross.

Dinner at The Heathman.
Tiffany and Jaime rockin' out in the elevator. Thinking you had to be there to really understand. Like I said, no adult supervision.

More hijinks.

Don't we look marvelous?

Our last stop on the way out of town.

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