Well, I have two posts waiting in the wings, but I decided to do something a little different and share about our recent trip out west. My dad and stepmom moved out to Phoenix, AZ from Upstate NY in 2003. Jokingly, we say Dad was tired of shoveling snow, but there are a lot ofContinue reading “An Interlude in the American Southwest”
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A Little Diversion into the World of Bavarian Dancing
When I was young, my mom sent me for ballet and tap lessons. We were poor, I didn’t have the right clothes or the right shoes, and I was a chubby kid. I was self-conscious just walking in. Then the teacher told me to walk like an elephant. I’m sure all the other girls feltContinue reading “A Little Diversion into the World of Bavarian Dancing”