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San Antonio, Texas The theme of the 1968 World's Fair HemisFair is "the Confluence of Civilization in the Americas" - a flowing together of the combined civilization of six continents. This is an over-all view of the fair in downtown San Antonio. The General Electric Pavilion. In a futuristic building, General Electric presents the story of electrical living in the Southwest from the time the first lights blazed in the San Antonio Opera House to the present.

San Antonio, Texas

The theme of the 1968 World's Fair HemisFair is "the Confluence of Civilization in the Americas" - a flowing together of the combined civilization of six continents. This is an over-all view of the fair in downtown San Antonio. The General Electric Pavilion. In a futuristic…

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My article is in this week’s Among Worlds magazine

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Today I enjoyed spending time with the Voyagers book club. They had lots of great questions and comments about my book. Echoes of a Global Life. Link in bio #memoir #travel #tck

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#booksky #travel

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Postcards from London Abbey RoadLondon London, 1973 London, 1978 Big Ben and Parliament Square, London Aerial View of Tower Bridge and the City of London Parliament Square, London 1956 St Paul's Cathedral, 1966

Postcards from London

Abbey RoadLondon London, 1973 London, 1978 Big Ben and Parliament Square, London Aerial View of Tower Bridge and the City of London Parliament Square, London 1956 St Paul's Cathedral, 1966

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Minnesota spring

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Worlds Fair

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New York World’s Fair 1939 Railroad Exhibit Building, New York World's Fair 1939 The entrance to the railroad exhibit at the New York World's Fair 1939 appears very much like a glorified and modernistic roundhouse for locomotives.The Rotunda above contains 25,000 square feet of floor space leading to a circular theme hall 180 feet in diameter surmounted by a dome approximately eight stories in height. Sponsored by the Eastern Presidents Conference of the railroads, the exhibit includes a building nearly a quarter of a mile long, an outdoor exposition including nearly a mile of track, a colorful pageant telling the history of American railroads and the largest working miniature railroad ever constructed.

New York World’s Fair 1939

Railroad Exhibit Building, New York World's Fair 1939 The entrance to the railroad exhibit at the New York World's Fair 1939 appears very much like a glorified and modernistic roundhouse for locomotives.The Rotunda above contains 25,000 square feet of floor space leading…

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Postcards from Argentina Selknam HuntersIndigenous people of Patagonia (Chile and Argentina). Mural Escenografico - La BocaMartin Correa Urquiza, photographer This is a Panagra, Jet Sky Postcard from the 1960's. Selk'nam family with guanaco peltsTierra del Fuego, Argentina Juaquin Torres GarcíaUniversalismo Constructivo, 1944 Uruguayan-Spanish artist, theorist, and author, renowned for his international impact in the modern art world. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, his family moved to Catalonia, Spain, where his artistic journey began. Colleccion MALBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Postcards from Argentina

Selknam HuntersIndigenous people of Patagonia (Chile and Argentina). Mural Escenografico - La BocaMartin Correa Urquiza, photographer This is a Panagra, Jet Sky Postcard from the 1960's. Selk'nam family with guanaco peltsTierra del Fuego, Argentina Juaquin Torres…

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Life in Bamako, Mali Toubab Tales: the Joys and Trials of Expat Life in AfricaBy Rob Baker (2020) I really enjoyed this book. The Baker family lived in Benin and Ivory Coast before moving to Bamako, Mali. Mrs. Baker is there to teach international children at a small mission school. Rob is an ethnomusicologist, studying Mali’s musical traditions. Rob tells the story of life in Bamako and his travels to remote places to study music and musical instruments.

Life in Bamako, Mali

Toubab Tales: the Joys and Trials of Expat Life in AfricaBy Rob Baker (2020) I really enjoyed this book. The Baker family lived in Benin and Ivory Coast before moving to Bamako, Mali. Mrs. Baker is there to teach international children at a small mission school. Rob is an…

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#booksky

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Postcards from Minnesota Crimson skies over Shovel Point and Lake SuperiorTettegouche State Park, Minnesota This is a postcard, I believe from the 1950's or thereabouts. This channel connects the upper and lower lakes of Minnetonka. Lake Minnetonka located about 15 miles west of Minneapolis has over 300 miles of shore-line. It is noted for its scenic beauty, fishing, sailing and a summer playground.

Postcards from Minnesota

Crimson skies over Shovel Point and Lake SuperiorTettegouche State Park, Minnesota This is a postcard, I believe from the 1950's or thereabouts. This channel connects the upper and lower lakes of Minnetonka. Lake Minnetonka located about 15 miles west of Minneapolis has…

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Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Happy Women's Day! The United Nations global theme for 2026 International Women’s Day is: “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls." This theme focuses on strengthening access to justice for all women and girls. It calls for dismantling discriminatory laws, strengthening legal protections, addressing structural barriers, and ensuring that justice systems work for women and girls in practice.

Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Happy Women's Day! The United Nations global theme for 2026 International Women’s Day is: “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls." This theme focuses on strengthening access to justice for all women…

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Postcards from Paris La Sainte-Chapelle (Paris)Commissioned by King Louis IX, and consecrated April, 1248. Gothic Architecture. Place de la Concorde, Paris Paris et ses Merveilles - Les parterres et le palais du Louvre (1973) L'eglise de la Madelaine (1806) a droite, les grands boulevards. Centre National D'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou Montmartre Notre Dame

Postcards from Paris

La Sainte-Chapelle (Paris)Commissioned by King Louis IX, and consecrated April, 1248. Gothic Architecture. Place de la Concorde, Paris Paris et ses Merveilles - Les parterres et le palais du Louvre (1973) L'eglise de la Madelaine (1806) a droite, les grands boulevards. Centre…

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Searching for Home in Tibet I was originally drawn to this book for two reasons. One, Tibet is on my bucket list and I am determined to go there. Second, the tag line, A Journey in Search of Home made me think it had something to do with being a Third Culture Kid. TCK's never know where home is. This book is not about Tibet or TCK's.

Searching for Home in Tibet

I was originally drawn to this book for two reasons. One, Tibet is on my bucket list and I am determined to go there. Second, the tag line, A Journey in Search of Home made me think it had something to do with being a Third Culture Kid. TCK's never know where home is.…

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February Books I recently read a couple of books on the Lost Generation. Gertrude Stein An Afterlife by Francesca Wade was excellent. If you are a Gertrude fan, like I am. This book covers her life but also tells us what happened after her death. Where all her writing went, what happened to Alice. Gertrude was pretty much a nut but she had a very interesting life.

February Books

I recently read a couple of books on the Lost Generation. Gertrude Stein An Afterlife by Francesca Wade was excellent. If you are a Gertrude fan, like I am. This book covers her life but also tells us what happened after her death. Where all her writing went, what happened to Alice.…

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Reclining Vishnu #cambodia

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Echoes of a Global Life #memoir #travel #history #booksky

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Postcards from Chile Victoria RoundAbout, Santiago, Chile, 1986 Vina Del Mar, 1967 Santiago, 1986 Partial view of the city located at the Llanquihue lake's shore. At the back the Calbuco Volcano. Petrohue, Chile Torres del Paine National ParkRegion of Magellan and Chilean Antarctica, Chile Lago Grey Hotel, Patagonia, Chile

Postcards from Chile

Victoria RoundAbout, Santiago, Chile, 1986 Vina Del Mar, 1967 Santiago, 1986 Partial view of the city located at the Llanquihue lake's shore. At the back the Calbuco Volcano. Petrohue, Chile Torres del Paine National ParkRegion of Magellan and Chilean Antarctica, Chile Lago…

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Breakfast in Minnesota It is 7 below zero F today. We are on a warming trend. Never mind things have been boiling hot for weeks. It is a sad day We aren't terrorists. Domestic or otherwise. We are mothers and fathersWe are sisters and brothers Poets and authorsDancers and singersTeachers and nurses We are youWe are the faces of America…

Breakfast in Minnesota

It is 7 below zero F today. We are on a warming trend. Never mind things have been boiling hot for weeks. It is a sad day We aren't terrorists. Domestic or otherwise. We are mothers and fathersWe are sisters and brothers Poets and authorsDancers and singersTeachers and…

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Echoes of a Global Life

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At least it is #sunny!

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Postcards from Hawaii Honolulu 1978. "Concrete Necklace" that seems to continually grow, but will never obliviate - majestic Diamond Head. March 1990 AlohaWe hovered over this in an helicopter in 1986 and it's still going! We are not going this year - but that's about the only thing that has not changed. Some changes breaking the heart. Sigred and I are "up Kula" - very like our old home - chilly.

Postcards from Hawaii

Honolulu 1978. "Concrete Necklace" that seems to continually grow, but will never obliviate - majestic Diamond Head. March 1990 AlohaWe hovered over this in an helicopter in 1986 and it's still going! We are not going this year - but that's about the only thing that has not…

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#winter #minnesota

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The Parking Ramp Hater Photo by Haberdoedas Photography on Pexels.com I was going to meet a friend in the parking ramp. She was giving me a ride to a Friday night event. She was late. I was standing inside by the elevators and I watched a guy drive by in a white van and park in a space that was not a parking space. It was just off to the side by some pillars.

The Parking Ramp Hater

Photo by Haberdoedas Photography on Pexels.com I was going to meet a friend in the parking ramp. She was giving me a ride to a Friday night event. She was late. I was standing inside by the elevators and I watched a guy drive by in a white van and park in a space that was…

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