Category Archives: Honoring tradition

Peace Now (Peace Week 2018, Honoka’a)

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Diane Scheurell

  We are living in difficult times, with much social upheaval. I despair at the rancor we show each other, and wonder when we will become civil again. It was with this backdrop that I welcomed our little town’s celebration … Continue reading →

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I found a new tribe – Packer Bar in Kona, Quinn’s Almost by the Sea.

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Diane Scheurell

Did you ever walk into a crowd of strangers, and just know that you had a deep connection with them? It happened to me last week at Quinn’s Almost by the Sea. I discovered it in 2013, and love the … Continue reading →

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Making new family traditions in Boulder Junction, WI

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Diane Scheurell

This year is the 64th year my extended family has been going to the same lake for vacation. (See Family Traditions – 63 years at the lake near Boulder Junction WI.) We’ve been enjoying the same family activities every year through … Continue reading →

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Wishing for island fever on Murano

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Diane Scheurell

This photo of Murano children feeding pigeons reminds me how different their lives are from other kids. They live on a very small island, and are contained by it. They don’t jump in a car to go anywhere, and their … Continue reading →

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The Murano most tourists don’t see

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Diane Scheurell

I promised myself that I’d live more spontaneously on this trip to Italy. In fact, I didn’t even have an itinerary planned out. My daughter was busy writing two papers, so I had the luxury of spending time on my … Continue reading →

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Family Traditions – 63 years at the lake near Boulder Junction WI

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

This year is the 63rd family reunion we’ve had at Fishtrap Lake. Not much changes over time up here. We still sit on the dock with our morning coffee, ride around the lake on my brother-in-law’s pontoon, and play Scrabble … Continue reading →

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Remembering the recently dead with dancing at the Hongwanji Buddhist Temple

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

I am friends with several of the congregation at the Honoka‘a Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, mostly through the Mindfulness Meditation that they offer every Sunday afternoon. Last week I received my yearly invitation to join them in their Community Memorial Service … Continue reading →

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Swords, El Greco and gold in Toledo, Spain

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

While in Madrid, we took a private tour to Toledo, our second outing with Luis. He picked us up at our flat, in an impeccably clean sedan with a baby seat in the back – usually mutually exclusive worlds. On … Continue reading →

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Tavern-hopping for tapas in Madrid

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

I love to travel, and on occasion, I seek out a local person to show me his world. In Madrid, that person was Luis. While reviewing Trip Advisor’s “Top Things to Do in Madrid,” I saw a recommendation for Spanish … Continue reading →

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Semana Santa processions in Marbella

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

After Barcelona, it is comforting to be in a small town once again. Marbella, on the Mediterranean Sea, was a village of 10,000 in the 1950s. Then the tourist/resort industry boomed and it is now 140,000 – still plenty small … Continue reading →

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