Kindlandia: Kindness is Always in Style
Dearest Edythe,Kindness Abounds! During a walk with the dachshunds in a local park, Thom and I met a little girl wearing a shirt with a…
Mile #15 and Counting! Custom-Designed Pacific Crest Trail Update
After an especially cold harsh February this winter, I felt almost giddy walking with my dachshunds at a local park in 80º weather and sunshine….
Kindlandia: Dear Manny and Cabo Classmates~
Dear Manny, Rosana Romo Carrillo, your school’s Director, and several teachers welcomed me at the door as I entered your Cabo San Lucas school, Colegio…
Kindlandia: Mary Oliver’s Kindness Legacy
Mary Oliver died last Thursday, January 17, 2019. She had lived among us for eighty-three years and opened our eyes and hearts to the wonder…
Kindlandia: Dachshund Serendipity Leads to Literacy Programs in Mexico
Part 2 of 2 January and November 2013What could possibly top meeting three dachshunds and their wonderful owners at Cabo San Lucas’ El Paraiso Mall in January…
Dachshund Serendipity Leads to Intercultural Friendship
Part 1 of 2 Winter 2013 Thom and I vacationed for two weeks in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. We were doing a little shopping at…
Kindlandia: Kindness in Dr. Seuss & an Old Irish Prayer
“Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.” ~Dr. SeussWhen my aunt died in Germany in 2011, a quote echoing this sentiment was…
Kindlandia: Kindness even in Death
Dearest Edythe, Last year you reigned supreme as Thanksgiving Queen over 18 dinner guests. You told me how very happy you’d been with the meal…
Kindlandia: Kindness from Madrid School Children
Dear Students from The American School of Madrid:I have precious longtime friends who live in Madrid. Two summers ago, they came to visit me in…
Kindlandia: Traditions Offer Kindness
Dearest Edythe, This year the Christian season of Advent and the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah overlap. The first and last night of the eight days…
