Monthly Archives: November 2013

An Interview with Sarah Brinker

Sarah Brinker is a talented lady.She’s a certified permaculture designer, permaculture teacher and health coach. Not too long ago, she moved out to California from North Carolina to start growing at new busi… Continue reading

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Cup of Thoughts for a Penny

To fit today’s theme of past thoughts, traveling, and characteristics I thought I would post a picture of coffee from the past. This is a picture of me  (stunning, I know) drinking one of the best Cappuccinos I have ever had in Bologna, Italy. Although it was small, it was full of flavor and topped […] Continue reading

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Cup of Technology…or lack there of

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I Love You To The Moon

These pictures were taken by my brother’s girlfriend who lives across the ocean from him in Germany. They hang over a window in his kitchen so that every morning he has a reminder that she “loves him to the moon” and back. Continue reading

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Happiness Is: Exploring New Places

Happiness Is: Exploring New Places (Møns Klint, Denmark.) Continue reading

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There Is a Place Back Home On the Lake

“There is a place back home on the lake I live next to where I go to think and it usually brings me peace. I’ve gone there whenever I have had hard times and it is a good place to just escape and take my mind off sad things.”(Squam Lake, New Hampshire) Continue reading

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Was it Worth it?

“Wow I can’t believe you’re taking that bike on these trails”.  Alec’s shock was reasonable, as I was taking my road bike with no suspension, half inch tires, and a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Wrangling the White Elephant – Reuse Spurring Revitalization

St. Luke’s Hospital, closed since 1999, is now St. Luke’s Manor, an affordable housing complex for independent living seniors. When developers in Cleveland, Ohio decided to redevelop St. Luke’s Hospital they looked at nearly every other option to make it profitable before deciding to convert it into affordable senior housing. When that decision was made,… Continue reading

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The One Place That Never Fails To Make Me Happy

“The one place that never fails to make me happy is Bodo’s Bagels. It is my favorite restaurant in Charlottesville. I went there all the time as a kid as well as in high school with my friends to hang out after class. It is also the place where I meet my friends to catch […] Continue reading

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There Is More Than One Type of Happiness

“If you could give people one piece of advice about happiness what would it be?” “I think people need to remember there is more than one type of happiness.” (Montauk, New York) Continue reading

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