National Poetry Month: Dream Land by Christina Rossetti Quote: “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama XIV Song: “You Woke Up My Neighborhood” by Billy Bragg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbDQhpGof6M Place: Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia Photo credit: indonesiad.com History: On April 26, 1941, an organ was played at a baseball …
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Care Package for April 25, 2019
National Poetry Month: Sumer is i-cumin in by Anonymous Quote: “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Song: “Waiting On a Song” by Dan Auerbach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDoufWQns1c Place: Haucachina, Peru Photo credit: theculturetrip.com History: On April …
Care Package for April 24, 2019
National Poetry Month: Peanut Butter by Eileen Myles Quote: “The more you believed in yourself, the more you could trust yourself. The more you trust yourself, the less you compare yourself to others.” – Roy T. Bennett Song: “I Don’t Know Why” by Shawn Colvin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPL_VW9LD-k Place: Nanavut Island, Canada Photo credit: photos.com History: On …
Care Package for April 23, 2019
National Poetry Month: Birches by Robert Frost Quote: “Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.” – Princess Diana Song: “The Ladder” by Andrew Belle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgJ2wgpT3vY Place: Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine Photo credit: ukrainetrek.com History: On April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare was born. …
Care Package for April 22, 2019
National Poetry Month: Firefly by Jacqueline Woodson Quote: “You will improve with practice, but practice will never make you perfect. Why should it? What fun would that be?” – Stephen King Song: “All We Do” by Oh Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPGREQvK-dQ Place: Taiwan Photo credit: asiaexchange.com History: On April 22, 1994, the Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated …