%%excerpt%% Uragh (oo-rah). No one ever forgets the first time they see Uragh. Uragh appears in the mist, standing solitary where the ancestors put it thousands of years ago. Its name means The Place of the Yew Trees - a nod to the sacred

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Merry Christmas, my friends and family. It’s early morning here on the Eastern Shore, and I’m...

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St Lucy Tradition in Sweden - During a terrible famine in Sweden, on the darkest night of the year, a beautiful girl "clothed in white and crowned with light" brought food across the vast expanse of ice on a sleigh led by reindeer. As her sleigh progressed forward, the ice ...

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Celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Nearly 500 Years Since She Appeared on Tepeyac...

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I come from a large Spanish family. There are over 500 of us Granadoses that descend...

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Ghost on the River:  The Waving Girl Still Greets the Ships of Savannah Florence Martus, affectionately...

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People ask me about my favorite luggage, gear, and travel accessories.  Here's a list of favorite travel accessories that I use consistently.  Enjoy perusing. And if you have some good ideas for cool travel accessories, mention them in a comment.  

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  For those, like me, who like to travel to feed the mind, body, and spirit,...

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Merry Christmas, my friends and family. I write this while sitting by the fire on a gloomy December day just as the sun is setting. We’re only nine days from Christmas and I’m still finding it difficult to feel “Christmas” like I used to. I think one needs children to ...

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Who Was St. Valentine? How did St. Valentine, a 3rd century Roman priest who was martyred under the reign of Claudius II in 270 AD become associated with paper hearts, candy, love notes and flowers?

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