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Author Archives: sheilawill
A Month in Istanbul!!!
Walking around Lake Harriet I happened upon a pop-up yoga class this morning. I happily joined in, stretching in nature. Where else could you take a free outdoor yoga class? The Bay Area, somewhere in Vermont, Mt. Desert Island in … Continue reading
A Pretty Good Road Trip
I miss our Mallorca Drive winter abode, its front and back patios bordered by the Sonoran Desert, its prickly pear, sunny blossoming brittle bush, and regal saguaros at our doorstep. But here we are back in Minneapolis, bypassing Mason City, … Continue reading
Back in Tucson!
Only for two months, but I love being here with both my Saguaro and human friends! We’re at the halfway mark.
How Art Revives Us!
Why am I surprised after visiting an art museum? Those feelings of newness, imagination, and life’s possibilities bubble up in me every time. Yet how often do I go to an art museum, of which there are three top-notch examples … Continue reading
The Mediterranean’s Allure
Our last day in Sicily, we four tourists were lounging on Cefalu’s crowded beach. The Mediterranean beckoned. I fell for it big time. Its turquoise clarity colliding with other shades of blue, matching the sky. The Mediterranean’s gently rolling waves … Continue reading
Book-Banning Befuddles Me
In the Sept. 3 New York Times I read”This Summer, I Became the Book-BanningMonster of Iowa” by Bridgette Exman. A former high school English teacher, now the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for public schools in Mason City, Iowa, … Continue reading
Adults can still read what they want, right?
Politicians are clamping down on freedom to learn in schools. Isn’t that why schools exist, or is it to promulgate parents rights bullshit? There’s no systemic racism in the United States, these politicians claim. Slavery taught the oppressed some beneficial … Continue reading
Banning and Censoring Books is UnAmerican!
I’m so dismayed by the banning and censoring of children’s books I’m going to recommend new titles as often as I have a few minutes: First is The Giver by Lois Lowry, published in 1993. One of my all-time favorites, … Continue reading
A Small Epiphany on Lone Wolf Loop
Popping wild blueberries into my mouth, gorging on the sweetest tiny raspberries ever, is a thrill for this woods woman, this lover of nature. We’re here for the week with Marc’s family at Northern Air cabins in Ely, Minnesota. A … Continue reading
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