A New US Citizen ~ Welcome to our World - 11/17/08 08:24 PM
We have a new US citizen in our family. We are so proud of him.  Our
daughter is married to a young man originally from Poland. He arrived on our
 shores at the age of ten speaking Polish, German, a little Russian, and
not any English.  He had to catch up fast.  Luckily for him, he was in a class
of all foreign students, so he was in the same predicament as everyone else. 
 
 Flash forward to age 15, high school, lots of teen angst and his parents
must return to Poland. They made a huge sacrifice to leave him here … (24 comments)

Grand Rapids Michigan ~ An Autumn Curtain Call - 11/09/08 07:58 PM
Michigan autumn is an very colorful time of our year.  The lush greens of
summer make way for the crisp, clear firestorm of autumn color here in
Grand Rapids Michigan.  The yellows gleam in the sunlight and trees with
their autumn foliage beckon to us.....see me, see how gorgeous I am.
I have to agree, they call out to have their photo taken before they undress
for winter.  Here are some trees from our neighborhood in all their fall finery.

                   A gorgeous sugar maple tree in full flame
 

                 I love the movement of these fall grasses

… (21 comments)

A Grand Rapids Michigan Garden ~ An Autumn Pictorial - 11/07/08 01:06 PM
Autumn is here in Grand Rapids Michigan.  The colors are starting to fade,
the greens give way to browns, yellows, and yet, there is still life in my garden.
Many of my plants are dormant but a few refuse to succumb to winter so
easily. They still color my world and let me know that winter isn't here yet......

I save my geraniums every year. I cut them back and put them in my basement.
They don't need light, just a little water every so often to keep the roots from
dying.  When spring arrives, out they come for another … (24 comments)

A Privilege or a Right ~ Will you cast your vote in this election? - 11/04/08 06:54 PM
We went to the polls this morning to vote in what I hope will be a historic
election in the United States of America.  This is the tenth time I have cast
my vote for a Presidential candidate.  If you are adding this up, yup, I'm not
a young girlie anymore.
I am an independent voter, which means I choose my candidate by his
credentials, education, or sometimes, just a feeling I get about their character.
  I don't always choose by political party and I think I am like the majority of
American voters.  We look the candidates over and … (16 comments)

 
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