Monthly Archives: July 2011
Seafront Lunch
Coming back from Brittany last Tuesday, we stopped near Saint-Malo for a scenic picnic. For more Summer Stock:
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The Search for God at Harvard
I ordered this book after reading Rabbi Fink’s review on his blog. A New York Times journalist, Ari L. Goldman took a sabbatical to study religion at Harvard Divinity School. Being a Jew in a mostly non-Jewish environment I thought … Continue reading
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Paintings with Red
Summer vacations are an opportunity to visit local museums for which I do not always have the time during the school year. About 10 days ago we were in Arras where we visited the Fine Art Museum. The paintings above … Continue reading
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Pre-Vacation Weekly Review with Town Hall
On My Blog Photo Meme: – Deauville in Cloudy June for Summer Stock Sunday More Photos: Arras: the Squares Recipe: Ricotta & Lemon Cake Ultra/Far/Extreme-Right in My School Summer Reading Teikei the French Way Online Data vs Online Presence This … Continue reading
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Nature Notes: This Week’s Basket
I explained last week that I recently joined a csa. The distribution was yesterday instead of today because of Bastille Day which is a national holiday in France. Each week, two members of the group arrive 30 minutes before the … Continue reading
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Arras: the Squares
Arras is an attractive town in the North of France. The town’s two great squares are stunning providing a collection of 155 unique facades of Flemish baroque architecture. In 1492 Arras had become part of the Spanish Netherlands and this … Continue reading
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Online Data vs Online Presence
I believed that the numerous stories and articles about being cautious about the information one shares online had led young people to be more careful, it seems they are not. I first noticed this a few weeks ago with my … Continue reading
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Teikei the French Way
Teikei is a system of community-supported agriculture in Japan, where consumers purchase food directly from farmers. When these groups emerged in the 1960s there was a general climate of environmental issues and distrust of the quality of food in the … Continue reading
