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_ Castles and Ruins By Sondra Forsyth blog A wonderful day trip out of Riga by car visiting the towns and castles and ruins of Cesis and Sigulda. […]
_ The Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum By Sondra Forsyth blog Riga has the Daugava River running right through it. This river is an intricate waterways system of streams and lakes […]
_ What Your Values Tell You About You By Sondra Forsyth blog Your values describe what you think is good, true and worthwhile. Advertising, media, popular icons and people close to you […]
_ Russian Jurmala By Sondra Forsyth blog Jurmala is a small resort district outside of Riga. (Jura means sea, mala means edge or side, ergo seaside.) It […]
_ ItΓÇÖs Time to Trust Black Women Fighting for Their Health, and Their Lives By Sondra Forsyth blog As around the sun the earth knows she’s revolving And the rosebuds know to bloom in early May Just as […]
_ Travel in the Time of COVID By Sondra Forsyth blog The number one rule of blog writing for me is to keep it evergreen, meaning the topic always feels current […]
_ My Post-COVID State of Mind By Jane Farrell blog I left home in May to explore parts of the country that I’ve never visited before. Hello, Tennessee! Greetings, Kentucky! […]
_ Three Keys to Balance By Sondra Forsyth blog When life feels out of control the dream self sends messages to help restore balance, especially dreams about houses. The […]
_ DonΓÇÖt Call Me ΓÇ£Young LadyΓÇ¥! By Sondra Forsyth blog IΓÇÖm letting my hair go gray ΓÇô or as my beauty editor friend calls it, ΓÇ£silverΓÇ¥. I like my new, […]
_ Parking Queen By Jane Farrell blog Do you remember the car you learned to drive on? Mine was a 1964 Chevy Impala Super Sport, a maroon […]
_ The Zoom Boom By Sondra Forsyth blog When COVID-19 made in-person gatherings pretty much verboten, Zoom became the way scores of us made or maintained connections with […]
_ Fashionista By Sondra Forsyth blog Have I become that old lady who doesnΓÇÖt know that dressing like a teenager does not make her look younger? […]
_ Dear Ms. Smith By Sondra Forsyth blog HAL hates me I have an ongoing battle with technology. This perks up its ugly head when I attempt contact […]
_ The File of Dread in My Head By Sondra Forsyth blog Every so often, usually after a Rueben sandwich and way too much caffeine, I have the ultimate insomnia anxiety attack. […]
_ Septuagenarian By Sondra Forsyth blog I was bummed that when I turned 70 I could not have a huge party with a hundred friends and […]
_ Making Choices That Work By Sondra Forsyth blog No matter how many books you read or experts you watch or listen to, observing the consequences of past choices […]