Category Archives: Holidays

Celebrations, festivities, gathering of friends, communing, sharing

Cribs

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born!   Würth Austellung Krippen aus aller Welt, Arlesheim, Switzerland Würth Art Gallery  Cribs from around the World, Arlesheim, Switzerland  Ulfert-Buchholz Collection

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Kingdom Come, (Robbed a day before the Kings Come=Balthazar, Helliborus, Faith)

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

A few days into the New Year 2012, I arrived at work earlier than normal, delighted at my good luck to find a parking space in the blue zone in Basel (which means I may stay parked the whole day)….cool….. right outside across the street in … Continue reading →

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No Ways Tired

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

Don’t Feel No Ways Tired, He leadeth me beside the still waters…. my cup runneth over….

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Time to be thankful

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

 Awaiting our friends to celebrate the year’s end Took a minute to walk through my community, around the block, at the bend, Reflected on events, challenges that attempted to steal my breath Thought about the meaning of life and the … Continue reading →

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Pinto beans and Cornbread, Coconut, Pineapple and Chili Cake, Christmas & Kwanzaa

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

Christmas bi-coastal. ….worth the jet lag

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The Magic of Thanks(golden remix)

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

A magic filtered into our home…around this time last year at Thanksgiving.. You see, I made Thanksgiving turkey for Germans, Swiss, French, and Italian colleagues. Pecan pie…Sweet potatoes with marshmallow topping, Jamaica Me Crazy Jerk Turkey(scrumptious)….even cranberry sauce…All I heard … Continue reading →

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Witch Insight(inside)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

too tired to carve a pumpkin but the candy is in the wooden bowl, the candle in the windlight flickers a beaconed soldier for wandering spirit patrol weird…the kid’s don’t ring the bell for the trick nor the treat haven’t … Continue reading →

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WE

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

We, brown skinned, black skinned, ivory skinned women, We, of upright posture and pearly teeth, We, Sisters who carry the weight of the spirits… Our children….our children, vessels of attempted destruction. We sow, reap, We keep quiet, speak, We hurt, … Continue reading →

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exactly where you are

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

just that perfect place …you are embraced by your favorite sweater, cuddled in your favorite jeans and sneakers,  inclined back in your favorite summer lounge chair, and the one of the last wonderful suns of October is right where you want it, and … Continue reading →

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FASNACHT IN BASEL

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Since 4:00 a.m. the sound of “tu tu de doo tu tu doo doo” pipes punctuate the atmosphere, funny, bizarre, sometimes grotesque costumes  entice one to reach for the camera, children with painted faces, eyes of bewilderment, a solitary artist, hands decorated … Continue reading →

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