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Medicinal Plants and Other Wonders of Nature

Posted on March 5, 2023 by silvergrrl

This morning we went on a walk around the Chan Chich property to look at medicinal plants used by the Mayan people who have lived in this part of the world for nearly three thousand years. Our guide was Levy, … Continue reading →

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Chan Chich is Amazing!

Posted on March 4, 2023 by silvergrrl

Our day started with a delicious breakfast out on the lanai of the dining hall. Then we met with Kris, who was our guide for all three of our tours today. In the morning, we took a tour of the … Continue reading →

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Time for the Tropics and a Warm Blue Ocean

Posted on March 3, 2023 by silvergrrl

We are in Belize for Spring Break! It has been entirely too long since we had a tropical vacation. Today was a long travel day, as we had to get up at 4:15 am to make our 7:00 am flight … Continue reading →

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A Blue Ribbon Month

Posted on October 25, 2022 by silvergrrl

October has been a crazy kind of month. Both the South Carolina State Fair and the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF) occur in October, and as in past years I was involved with both. For the SC State Fair, I … Continue reading →

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Paper Models

Posted on August 7, 2022 by silvergrrl

I feel like I am moving in spirals these days: circling back around but learning and applying new skills as I go. Currently my major art focus is on working my way through the projects in Making Handmade Books by … Continue reading →

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Burn, Baby, Burn

Posted on June 19, 2022 by silvergrrl

I’m making a real effort now to get back into doing art every morning. I still love encaustic painting, and I’ve gotten a book now on doing mixed media with encaustic. We had touched a little on this in my … Continue reading →

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In My Dreams, I’m Still on Safari

Posted on June 12, 2022 by silvergrrl

We’ve been home for a few days now. Our travel “day” ended up being literally 48 hours long. We started at 9:15 Tuesday morning in Tanzania (2:15 AM in the US), flying from Ngorongoro to Mt. Kilimanjaro for Tanzanian departure … Continue reading →

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Our Final Day – Lake Manyara National Park

Posted on June 6, 2022 by silvergrrl

It’s hard to believe our adventure is just about over. Our final outing this morning was to Lake Manyara National Park. This lovely lake is surrounded by groundwater forest that is a truly lovely lush green with many kinds of … Continue reading →

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The Ngorongoro Caldera

Posted on June 5, 2022 by silvergrrl

It’s nearing the end of our wonderful adventure, and each day has brought amazing new sights and experiences. Today was no exception. We left early to get to the Ngorongoro Caldera, which is a very old, very large volcanic crater … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Monkeyshines and off to Ngorongoro

Posted on June 4, 2022 by silvergrrl

The Milky Way was gorgeous at 5:00 this morning. We took the comforter from our bed out to the deck behind our tent, wrapped ourselves in it on the lounge chairs, and watched the stars for an hour. I swear … Continue reading →

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