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Parental Pleasures and Bhutan Dreams

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Deborah White

We can’t stop imagining what Andrea, our college junior, is experiencing in Bhutan, an isolated, remote country in the east Himalayas that permits few visitors or tourists. Ron and I both miss her, of course, and we worried incessantly about … Continue reading →

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Roots, Wings and Bhutan

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Deborah

Wise parenting advice counsels that, besides moral guidance, we should provide our children with Roots and Wings. Roots, I understand. Wings, I thought I understood. Supporting an adult child’s move to San Francisco or Portland… that’s been Wings for me. … Continue reading →

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Naked in the Airport by Government Orders

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Deborah

What’s next? Full-fledged nudity in airport security lines? Nakedness in the airport by government orders? Americans of all political leanings are outraged by the Transportation Security Administration’s absurd (and possibly cancer-causing) new airport security punishments… err, measures… that require all … Continue reading →

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Portland’s Splendorous Rose Gardens

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Deborah

We’re headed out soon for a week’s vacation in Portland, Oregon, staying with our daughter and son-in-law in their lovely, restored 80-year-old home. One site I can hardly wait to visit again is the famed Portland Rose Garden, which includes … Continue reading →

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Vacation Day Spent Well

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Deborah

We spent most of the day resting our spirits and minds by watching Rocky Mountain clouds float across a blue topaz sky, and dangling our feet in the icy cold river… (Photo by Deborah White)

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Rocky Mountain Moments

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Deborah

Today, Ron and I have the rare gift of an unplanned, unprogrammed, unwired, un-cell phoned, childless, parentless (my 80 year old mom and dad live nearby) day together amid this lovely Rocky Mountain scenery outside our front door. As I … Continue reading →

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