Category Archives: beauty

Dickens Christmas Has Arrived

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

According to the Skaneateles NY Chamber of Commerce as many as 20,000 people visit each year for Dickens. Many of these visitors, in turn, help support the local economy by buying at the shops filled with unique gifts and eat … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Short 2019 The World’s First Global Film Festival

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

  Welcome to the 22nd Annual Film Festival.  This year there were 1250 entries from 70 countries  from which  10 finalists are chosen.   These films will not only be screened  in over 400 venues worldwide but will also do a … Continue reading →

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Is there a Grand Canyon of the Eastern United States?

Posted on September 7, 2019 by

log As a teacher I often  taught connections by discussing how different places, people , things were alike and different. Many people are association learners as I am. The first image is of Letchworth State Park in Wyoming County NY … Continue reading →

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Lights in the Dark Winter Night

Posted on December 10, 2017 by

Richmond Virginia Dominion Garden Fest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical  Phoenix Botanical Garden, Scottsdale, Arizona “Las Luminarias”  The Lights Here are but two botanical gardens thousands of miles apart lighting up the dark winter nights of December. The two … Continue reading →

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Bascilica of St. Denis

Posted on August 6, 2017 by

HISTORY OF THE MONUMENT The final resting place of the kings and queens of France. Built on the grave of Saint Denis, a Bishop of Paris who died in 250 AD, the royal abbey of Saint-Denis was, from the death … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

Notre Dame of Paris, is  one of the most famous  Gothic Cathedrals in the world , if not the most famous.  We visited it three times in four days in Paris  so D could get photos with just the perfect … Continue reading →

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Dunkirk. . . . . A Film

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

The German troops cut off the British and the French forces forcing them to the coast with their backs to the sea.  Four hundred thousand  men were trapped to either die on the beach or drown in the sea. The … Continue reading →

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Montmarte in the City of Lights

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

Our trip began in Paris as a four day celebration of our 50th wedding anniversary.  Montmarte  was my  request thinking of galleries, cafes and meandering among the artist and musicians.  Yes it is at the top of a rather large … Continue reading →

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The Human Condition

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Part of the traffic scene throughout India , are women covered in vibrant  saris , with long white gloves, mouths covered along with their  faces covered leaving  their eyes uncovered except  some covered with  sun glasses. As we traveled by … Continue reading →

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Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder. . . .

Posted on June 13, 2017 by

She Is Considered The Most Beautiful Woman In Her Country Click  on the above link to see the complete group chosen for this project. You may have heard of The Atlas of Beauty, a stunning artistic project and global undertaking … Continue reading →

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