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miracle design: Pursuit of Happiness
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All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware (Martin Buber). Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Blackbird singing in spring. E all have our individual, special but often very similar happiness niches. Evening Sky Over Berlin. Weeping Birch Tree - Betula Pendula. The trees in Berlin are magnificent. One can become a “Baumpate”, adopting a tree to water it in summer and keep the place around the tree trunk clear of litter year round. Linden Tree - with crocusses adorning the foot of the tree.
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miracle design: Sketchy Scribble
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All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware (Martin Buber). Sunday, November 23, 2014. A fascinating art - with yet another almost unknown meaning! This is not about your regular scribble, be it for children to train their hand-eye coordination or adults, absent-mindedly doodling an abstract drawing during a boring telephone call. But there is yet another, lesser known meaning of the noun and verb in the field of textile crafts:. Writing a secret scribble lace code. A package c...
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miracle design: Flowers and Silk for the Festive Season
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All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware (Martin Buber). Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Flowers and Silk for the Festive Season. A wonderful festive season and all the best for the year 2015! By designer Debbie New. Some beads add to the precious look of silk. Fiber Fusion Silk married to the finest French Cotton. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Blogs I love to read. 1 Sarah Hand Stitch. Flying High and Proud. 2 Pearls and Oysters. Contact me...
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miracle design: Beads and Buttons and Books
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All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware (Martin Buber). Saturday, July 18, 2015. Beads and Buttons and Books. Three of my four favorite things to have or work with start with a "B" - but this store even has another "B", a collection of badges. Recently, I visited Vienna (Austria) and chanced upon this incredible shop for buttons and beads and books and beautiful old things one would probably call vintage today. I hesitate to use that expression -. And yes, you may acquire m...
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The Karagöz puppets recover from Bayram Driving madness | Slowly-by-Slowly
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Roadtripping through one Turkish-American marriage with a troupe of backseat-driving Karagöz puppets. On being culturally responsive. On Karagöz puppets from Turkey. Learning Türkçe: Rowing in vain? How to survive a dinner in Turkish, when you don’t speak it →. The Karagöz puppets recover from Bayram Driving madness. July 17, 2015. Let me sit down here, have a glass of herbal “island” tea, catch my breath and tell you of the events of the last few days leading up to today’s Bayram. You’ll understan...
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etiquette | Slowly-by-Slowly
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Roadtripping through one Turkish-American marriage with a troupe of backseat-driving Karagöz puppets. On being culturally responsive. On Karagöz puppets from Turkey. How to survive a dinner in Turkish, when you don’t speak it. July 21, 2015. Twelve years into this relationship, I am proud to say that I have mastered the alphabet, learned hundreds of words, can order a meal for myself and make basic pleasantries, but yet also appalled at myself as I have not … Continue reading →. September 15, 2013. Karag...
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Empty Nest Expat: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Washington Post: As Boomers Shed Stuff, Their Offspring, Millenials, Reject it. About Boomers downsizing and their children not wanting their stuff made me smile, as I have had this experience when I downsized, and I now actually live in a city with my memories on a blog, just like a Millenial! There's a big box of hard copy photos waiting for me to organize into scrapbooks when I get back home to America though. I guess this article is telling me: don't bother. The central premi...
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Serendipity: News
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Do not be satisfied with the stories that came before you. Unfold your own myth. -Rumi. Where to find me IRL:. Membership Chair of Women's National Book Association-Charlotte. Ongoing, second Monday of the month at 7 pm. Conference, September 28-30, 2013. Giver, April 23, 2013 - THE LIGHTNING THIEF. Two Editors and a Comma. The Secrets to Good Dialogue, April 20, 2013. YA and MG Workshop, October 20-26, 2012. Conference, September 28-30, 2012. Giver, April 23, 2012 - ENDER'S GAME. NY, Jan 27-29, 2012.
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Serendipity: An Homage to The Sounds of Istanbul
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Do not be satisfied with the stories that came before you. Unfold your own myth. -Rumi. Monday, May 20, 2013. An Homage to The Sounds of Istanbul. Şerbet: Dried fruit, tea, herbs, and/or spices in any combination imaginable, concentrated into a syrup, and ideally served over shaved ice from the mountains. Find some great examples like violet, pomegranate mint, or tamarind on Saudi Aramco World. From the clanking glasses of the Şerbetci,. To the gulls crying,. My favorite: the purring kitty hills. April 2...
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Serendipity: Hürrem's Ring
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Do not be satisfied with the stories that came before you. Unfold your own myth. -Rumi. Monday, December 5, 2011. We in the west know her as. Remember my post a while back about her? She's the Sultan's wife with an amazing story - a real life Scheherezade. With the rise of Otto-mania and the TV series. Magnificent Century), Hürrem has found a new following. The storyline about the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent is the equivalent of the. Mahidevran is furious and manipulates some girls into stea...
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