Corner View - Colors of January

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Corner View - A Good Read

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.

I am currently reading Paco's Story by Larry Heinemann for my university course, The Vietnam Experience.  While it is a very "heavy" subject, it is proving to be a very good read.  (As to the subject matter... hence, the glass of wine, which I consider an educational tool ;-) )

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p.s. To Nadine - no, I'm not a Buddhist as I don't believe in reincarnation.  (I do like the thought though.  Then I can have Johnny Depp in my next life.)  However, I am at the Buddhist center at least once a week.   (I've been taking meditation classes there.) The people are wonderful and I like the general mindset, "Do no harm." 

Corner View - Darkness and Light

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On Christmas Eve, the Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Center had a Festival of Lights.  We had a lesson and then meditated in the "dark" with only the lights on the alter.

Happy new year!

Corner View - Hobbies and a hearty thank-you to Joanne

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.

Hobbies... there was a character in a book I read who collected them.  I can relate!  I like to do a number of crafts - cross-stitch, crochet, knit, paint, sew.  I also like to play the piano, garden, travel, read.  I'm not necessarily good at any of it, but I enjoy it all and that's what's important.  It's the process, not the product that counts to me :-)

Not too long ago, I received a DVD from Corner-View's own JGY a/k/a Joanne.  It was an inspirational short film (or rather two interwoven films) reminding the viewer to enjoy the dance that every day brings.  My roommate and I watched it together and were both inspired.

Thanks, Joanne!

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Corner View - Adult "Blankie"

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Children carry security blankets (a/k/a blankies).  My adult version of the "blankie" is my Daytimer (a/k/a old school calendar).  I have been teased incessantly over the last 15 years for clinging to my Daytimer.  However, I have worked in a field fueled by deadlines for over 22 years and have NEVER missed a court, client or other deadline.  I also keep personal dates in it - birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, classes.    The only drawback is that if I accidently leave it at home or at work, I have to go back and get it - not for fear of missing a deadline, but for psychological reasons :-)

So here it is at the office in "day mode" - the gray spiral behind it is the 2014 calendar insert.

And here it is closed and ready to go home.

And when my Daytimer and I got home, we were greeted by a lovely surprise - a beautiful postcard of a butterfly from Nadine, our own Tiny Wolf!

Santa wanted to read the note, so here it is on his table :-)

  

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Corner View - View on My Street

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I meant to take some photos this weekend when people were out and about... but I forgot.  So this is the view on my street at 7am on a Tuesday :-)

This is the view around 7:30am of the street where my office is located.

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ps  I am cheating by adding this one as my roommate took it.  This is a photo of yesterday's rocket launch.  The photo was taken from my backyard.

Corner View Pets

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Noni and Chip - true puppy love!

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