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Garden in early May

Posted on May 8, 2018 by forstegrupp
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Reading Again

Posted on May 1, 2018 by forstegrupp

For the last few years, I have not read new books during the school year. Maybe just tired after all the reading of papers and books and lessons that I must do as an English teacher. But recently I have … Continue reading →

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Garden in April

Posted on April 22, 2018 by forstegrupp
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Garden day 1

Posted on April 2, 2017 by forstegrupp

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The New Year of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2017 by forstegrupp

This year will be an important one for me and my darling SH as this year on June 6th we will celebrate 30 years of marriage. And how lucky I am to be married to this man who has always … Continue reading →

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I can’t stand that tRump is in Cincinnati

Posted on December 2, 2016 by forstegrupp

Cincinnati is my home town. We drive there every Christmas and the misogynist in chief is there right now giving a roaring, lying speech of platitudes and nonsense to the misguided people who voted for him.  I can’t stand it. … Continue reading →

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What should have our attention in the USA?

Posted on December 1, 2016 by forstegrupp

Here is a short list of what to pay attention to: Protests on Standing Rock against the North Dakota Pipe Line. At least 2000 veterans are arriving there right not to become a human shield between the Native American protesters … Continue reading →

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What would I trade to preserve the Paris Agreement?

Posted on November 11, 2016 by forstegrupp

This is heresy. But let’s pretend. Let’s pretend that I could strike a binding deal with the man who was elected president — and this is like bargaining with the angry djinn released from a bottle after several centuries. Here … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Election Anguish

Posted on November 10, 2016 by forstegrupp

The election is over and Pennsylvania went red as did the rest of the country. Hillary Clinton gritted her teeth and conceded yesterday with grace and dignity and generosity and pain. What an admirable woman. Hillary Clinton encouraged girls to not … Continue reading →

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Listen to a poem chanted in Farsi in a mosque with perfect acoustics

Posted on September 28, 2016 by forstegrupp

We had two full days in Esfahan. We spent one day in Nawh-e Jahan Square, which was built by Shah Abbas, a Safavid king, when he made Esfahan his capital in 1602. This square is the second largest in the … Continue reading →

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