Dear citizens of the United States of America
Please, be the great the rest of us need you to be.
On elections
One year ago, Myanmar went to the polls. This week it’s the turn of the United States.
Dancing in the clouds.
In which I catch a glimpse of my youth.
Split Rock Lighthouse
Memories of a favourite picture book, and more besides.
I’ve seen hope in America
And it shone from the face of a man a long way from home.
I need three feet; no, make that four.
“The beauty of travel, as of love or terror, is that it regularly turns all your ideas on your head and reminds you that you really know nothing at all.” Pico Iyer
Celebrating Democracy
It’s the 4th of July, 1976, and it’s time for me to say goodbye to my American life.
It’s 1976 and Mum and Dad come to the USA, to visit me.
My Dad springs a surprise and I discover the look of pride .
Adventure on The Empire Builder
In which I get lost and then found on The Empire Builder
Snow days
Snow has arrived in Minnesota already this year. My friends on Facebook are talking about it and two of my favourite Minnesotan bloggers are writing about it. Crooked Tracks has wonderful winter photos. littlelaosonthe prairie has advice on how to cope with snow for those from the tropics, especially Laos. […]
Jill's Scene 
The korero