Date: October 30, 2014
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Enrichment
Safely back in the stateroom of our ship, we stood on our balcony to view the coast of Italy in the port of Napoli. A bus tour had taken us through the narrow and crowded streets of this thriving port town. The magnificent palaces of past kingdoms rule, before the unification of Italy, gave evidence […]
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In the Moment
Once hosting ships at its dock the bay to ancient Ephesus is now home to olive groves, grape vines and sheep ranchers. Walking the stone laden streets of the place the Apostle Paul once called home for a while was both challenging and awe inspiring. The remnants of the decayed and crumbling library with two […]
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The Challenge
Relieved to be safely away from the squeezed quarters of the jumbo jet that had been what seemed like our cramped nest for seven hours, we made our way slowly through customs at Rome’s Leonardo daVinci airport. Just outside the exit was waiting the friendly and chatty tour guide who directed us to the luggage […]
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The Pillow
The long anticipated journey to Europe and ship excursion through the Aegean is over. The return trip was exhaustingly long, but a few hours sleep is getting us back in the routine that has previously sustained us. A broken brace for the somewhat atrophied leg and foot of this PD participant necessitated having to forego […]
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Arms Of Gratitude
A thick fog renders the view of the rising sun as an opaque orb in the distance. Another change in the weather is forecast to bring much cooler temperatures over the next few days. The glistening grass and the dew dripping vines bearing the fruit of the garden give evidence of nature’s progression soaking in […]
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Rich Soil
Silently the old and worn violin hangs on the wall near the mantle. A few simple repairs would bring it back to a usable state. It occupies that space as a reminder of the richness of life that includes the past. My first glimpse at the instrument was near an old storage area in our […]
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