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no doubt. But there’s a responsibility that comes with that. Stupid people sometimes come up to the mountains and dump their crap back there, near the creek. Don’t ask me why. And the winds, so fierce in the winter, blow things all around on the mountain, too, and a lot if can...
different times. The Lunar New Year is one example. 1. . Here we will take a look at a few of them: Getting rid of bad luck Many cultures have traditions meant to scare off bad luck. This often involves using fire or loud noises—or both—often in the form of fireworks! 2. . Fo...
She has traveled around the country to collect materials about people of different regions marking Tomb Sweeping Day, which was turned into a book, Festivals in China: Qingming, published by SDX Joint Publishing Company in 2009. Zhang once interviewed a man named Yang Suiru, who was 64 years ...
always s’mores. Walks inMission Park. Lakeside dining. Fishing and swimming. Ice cream fromLake Country Crafts & Cones.Pizza fromRafferty’s.Great beer and conversation at14 Lakes Craft Brewing.Day trips into nearby small towns. Lounging on the beach reading a book. Lying in the hammock. Wa...
Sundowning is a common issue for those with dementia, and the longer period of darkness during the winter can exacerbate the issue. My father struggled with bedtime and sometimes would get up in the middle night, change into day clothes, and sit in his chair in the living room until ...
Growing up in upstate New York with immigrant parents, the holidays were always an interesting time. In addition to traditional Chinese holidays, we always celebrated western and American holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. But early on, when my sisters and I were young, there were still ...
“Not that I didn’t love writing, but I think you do get to a stage where you sort of think about your life in a different way,” she said. Source:BBC Share this: Posted inCanada|TaggedAlice Munro,Literature,Nobel Prize,RIP,Writer|2Replies ...
of January, that provides plenty of room for growing a meaningful (to me) collection of ornaments based on each holiday’s theme. As time goes on, I have the ability to change those themes by changing a few ornaments – while keeping the space taken up in my storage area to a minimum...
OnwhetherABookof Memoriesshouldbe readas a“Jewishnovel,”Sandersre-mainsambivalent,notingthatdue to its inexhaustiblerichnessthetext lendsit-selfto manydifferentreadings.Sanders is undoubtedlyright,for whatis mostnotableaboutABookof Memoriesaretheways in whichit takesup memoryas bothasubjectof literary...