Yearly Archives: 2016

Bread and Roses

“The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too.”—Rose Schneiderman Remembering May Day.  May 1st is today. It was my father who was a staunch supporter of labor but it was my mother who would always have a shrine

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It says TRAVEL to me

In my post on Ankara, I asked you to look at the photo to consider which character was you and which character you would like to be you.  In this post, I wanted to share why I picked this photo for

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Cambridge Fourteen

Would you recommend I visit Cambridge when I travel to Boston? Yes. Visit Cambridge, MA! While there is much to do, here is a LIST of 14 ideas (in alphabetical order) to jumpstart your itinerary planning. 1. Brattle Theater This independent

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Austin, Texas

Remember the song about Joe Austin who walked from New York to Boston? I was thinking of his walk when I arrived by train from San Antonio to Austin. On my train ride, I had observed, for the very first time,

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Lowell National Historic Park

What is my favorite museum in New England? I have so many favorites, I can’t choose. Instead, I am going to suggest a gem, one which explains a big part of New England’s history and to some extent, its current

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