Category Archives: life in general

What kind of fortunes do dogs get?

Posted on July 24, 2020 by forstegrupp

When we get Chinese take-out, we always have several fortune cookies which go uneaten by humans. But our dogs love them. They love the crackle of the cellophane wraps. They love the snap when the cookies are broken. Then they … Continue reading →

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Environmental Panic Attack

Posted on August 22, 2019 by forstegrupp

I just can’t read the news. Everywhere there seems to be some new report about some other environmental disaster. The latest is the fires burning the Amazonian rainforests. Before it was the Greenland ice sheet melting at an unprecedented rate. … Continue reading →

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Dogs in the Rijksmusem

Posted on June 17, 2019 by forstegrupp

Yesterday SH and I went to this museum and spent most of our time on the second floor in the 1600-1700 galleries. Given the vast number of paintings by famous artists, including Rembrandt’s “The Night’s Watch,” I decided for this … Continue reading →

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Yarn Tourism in Amsterdam

Posted on June 16, 2019 by forstegrupp

Yesterday we arrived early in the morning and after a brief nap, SH and I went our separate ways for a few hours. He had to go in to load his slides for his talk the next day and I … Continue reading →

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World War 2 Musical Propaganda

Posted on May 1, 2019 by forstegrupp

Today driving into work, the magic witchbox (iPhone SE) continued playing all my music in alphabetical order. I am not sure how the music got on that setting, but it led to a very interesting contrast this morning. The first … Continue reading →

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Tulips and Spring

Posted on April 29, 2019 by forstegrupp

Yesterday SH and I took a drive into Delaware hoping to go to Mt. Cuba Center’s spring festival but it was not to be. They wanted us to park about 2 miles from the gardens and take a shuttle bus … Continue reading →

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Barter Economy

Posted on March 17, 2019 by forstegrupp

This loaf of bread will be given to the jewelry teacher at my school tomorrow. She fixed an antique bracelet of mine. I did not ask her to fix it. I just asked her if it could be fixed. Then … Continue reading →

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It’s for your own good

Posted on February 7, 2019 by forstegrupp

As a parent of grown-up children, things happen to them in the adult world that happen to lots of folks. But because these things happen to your own children, these things bother you still more. Or me anyway. I just … Continue reading →

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Things Break

Posted on January 28, 2019 by forstegrupp

Today I reached for a small ceramic bowl. It was a perfect size. Just right for holding in the palm. It was painted a robin’s egg blue. It looked like a round bird with a little beak and brown eyes … Continue reading →

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Poppy Seed Rolls

Posted on November 25, 2018 by forstegrupp

Every holiday my family (SH and the three children) eagerly wait for the poppy seed rolls to come out of the oven. I have to swat hands away so some rolls remain for the next day’s Thanksgiving or Christmas feast. … Continue reading →

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