tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.comments2009-09-04T05:51:12.953-07:00Return to the Center of Americabeth cioffolettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-61287375886160485712009-09-04T05:51:12.953-07:002009-09-04T05:51:12.953-07:00You COMMIES!!!! :-)
Glad to know that story, Maur...You COMMIES!!!! :-)<br /><br />Glad to know that story, Maureen. Assures me of how what good company I keep!beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-12929658461496926792009-09-04T05:49:49.403-07:002009-09-04T05:49:49.403-07:00Beth,
I spent a glorious summer (1962) on the ble...Beth,<br /><br />I spent a glorious summer (1962) on the blessed campus in Olean. Was heartbroken when I couldn't return in 1963, as I was sent to teach in Puerto Rico. The campus itself was for me an oasis of peace and full of the spirit. The group from around the country doing graduate work were people I came to love. One Carmelite group led Hootenannies every couple of weeks. Their leader is now the provincial of the order in Washington. I still have his 1965 ordination picture somewhere. I found him on the cover of Time magazine while i was stil in P.R. , walking in the front row of the civil rights march with M.L.King and others. We corresponded then, and later when he was working in community organizing in Chicago with Saul Alinsky. Jack Welch, O.Carm., will always be in my memory.<br /> <br />Carol Ann Breyer's husband, Lee, was also in that order for many years and knew Jack well. He has good things to say about him, tho he was not part of the St. Bona's group.<br /> <br />Again, welcome back to our part of the world.<br /><br />P.S. When I was there, the library had a display of a Merton MS, all fine handwriting, tiny, with few crossouts or corrections. I believe it was from the time when he lived there in the dorms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-72321636332714878552009-08-08T19:28:55.326-07:002009-08-08T19:28:55.326-07:00thanks for coming along for the ride, Barbara ... ...thanks for coming along for the ride, Barbara ... the story is not quite ended yet, though.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-58075769826025911642009-08-07T19:57:01.774-07:002009-08-07T19:57:01.774-07:00Thank you for sharing your time in Greenville with...Thank you for sharing your time in Greenville with all us readers. It was quite interesting. Happy trails until you find yourself home again!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-55831097914970595032009-08-03T17:11:18.564-07:002009-08-03T17:11:18.564-07:00nice blog,
acess my blog: http://row51.blogspot.co...nice blog,<br />acess my blog: http://row51.blogspot.com/André Andrade Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907598299826328532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-10257316108706531642009-08-02T13:13:37.028-07:002009-08-02T13:13:37.028-07:00Thanks, Larry, and thanks for stopping by. The tr...Thanks, Larry, and thanks for stopping by. The trees really have gotten my attention here, they really do feel like presences, each with their own personality. I would say that the seem like "angels" or something, but I don't ordinarily talk in those terms :-)beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-48225459009261911552009-08-02T06:23:27.495-07:002009-08-02T06:23:27.495-07:00These are the ultimate pin-up pictures for a natur...These are the ultimate pin-up pictures for a nature lover. I look at trees wherever I go. Their strength and majesty add an element of peace wherever they stand.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-54484311822026463012009-07-21T07:31:53.859-07:002009-07-21T07:31:53.859-07:00Yes. Very fancy in a gaudy sort of way. She thin...Yes. Very fancy in a gaudy sort of way. She thinks she's a queen! There are also white fur rugs on the floor that she is quite fond of.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-27309481495171127242009-07-21T07:11:46.946-07:002009-07-21T07:11:46.946-07:00The bedlinen obviously agrees with Jubilee's t...The bedlinen obviously agrees with Jubilee's taste!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-81719304010328789272009-07-20T09:10:29.687-07:002009-07-20T09:10:29.687-07:00Thanks for the lift -- in all senses of the word!Thanks for the lift -- in all senses of the word!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-47074737491060623702009-07-18T17:46:53.145-07:002009-07-18T17:46:53.145-07:00I knew he was cool!I knew he was cool!beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-65184076922516222372009-07-18T17:32:25.507-07:002009-07-18T17:32:25.507-07:00It makes it particularly hard for outsiders, like ...It makes it particularly hard for outsiders, like us, to meet the local people. I find it rather strange.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-41898363585044301522009-07-18T15:20:48.719-07:002009-07-18T15:20:48.719-07:00Thanks, Barbara. I'm very proud of that websi...Thanks, Barbara. I'm very proud of that website. My sister tells me that small businesses all need a web presence and none of them have the time or talent to deal with making a website. So maybe there is a market to be tapped!beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-73135138106524519112009-07-18T15:11:28.844-07:002009-07-18T15:11:28.844-07:00I checked the website you created the other day. V...I checked the website you created the other day. Very impressive. You ought to make a little business out of this!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-41419276174183743682009-07-18T15:09:07.363-07:002009-07-18T15:09:07.363-07:00I recall the port of Uddevalla, Sweden had no wate...I recall the port of Uddevalla, Sweden had no watering hole either. I was there once when travelling with my then-husband on his merchant ship. He doesn't drink alcohol (not even beer -- somewhat of an oddity for a German) so he found it all rather funny. The rest of the seamen were greatly disappointed. However, there is always plenty of beer on a German ship. Like dry counties in the USA, Sweden has very strict alcohol control laws. Or it did when I was there decades ago.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-58519284199721669882009-07-07T12:55:52.850-07:002009-07-07T12:55:52.850-07:00That's the American Communist Party flag, I be...That's the American Communist Party flag, I believe. You must have discovered a leftie.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-18430207137787812642009-06-24T17:46:14.200-07:002009-06-24T17:46:14.200-07:00hI Jane I don.t know what kind of cruise it was -...hI Jane I don.t know what kind of cruise it was - it was called an architecture tour. we had bad weather friday nite, and then again today. lots of wind and thunder and rain.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-51870048296057310602009-06-24T12:31:48.494-07:002009-06-24T12:31:48.494-07:00Hi Beth!
I just returned from Chicago yesterday--a...Hi Beth!<br />I just returned from Chicago yesterday--a 13 hour trip from O'Hare to West Palm--yuck!!!!<br />I love Navy Pier and the river cruises. Did you go on the Wendella cruise?<br />Did you guys get any of the bad weather--winds and tornadoes,etc? We did. Pretty scary.<br />Love,<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865913651606634404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-4165384361967460602009-06-24T07:44:31.652-07:002009-06-24T07:44:31.652-07:00Not exactly the same thing, but I recall hearing t...Not exactly the same thing, but I recall hearing that one of the honours science boys hung some bread out of the physics classroom window attached to the roller blind string to lure hungry and noisy sea gulls that trolled the campus for food. It was called "bird fishing."<br /><br />Sounds like this Gerry was passing strange, as they say.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-14169538084748758002009-06-23T11:20:29.333-07:002009-06-23T11:20:29.333-07:00You probably also understand about the "crazy...You probably also understand about the "crazy" roommates. One "older man" lived there. He was about 30 years old. We were on the corner of Broadway and Cornelia, where young girls waited for the bus downtown. We were on the 4th floor and this guy, Gerry, would put a fishing line out the window with chocolate Easter bunnies at the end, hoping to lure one up to his bedroom. Even though it was 1972, it really was still the 60s culture ...beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-66060422858951568392009-06-23T10:58:26.152-07:002009-06-23T10:58:26.152-07:00Having taken the train with friends from St. Louis...Having taken the train with friends from St. Louis to Chicago to witness a horrendous blizzard there (it was an adventure back then!), I can believe that your hair would freeze. More fabulous photography, Beth!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-8116001142400008032009-06-22T17:46:01.720-07:002009-06-22T17:46:01.720-07:00It had something to do with the very sunny, bright...It had something to do with the very sunny, bright day, Barbara. My little camera - a Canon G10 - just seemed to love it all. More to come tomorrow (I think).beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-89980337021963133802009-06-22T15:46:03.814-07:002009-06-22T15:46:03.814-07:00Absolutely fantastic photography, Beth. You are re...Absolutely fantastic photography, Beth. You are really gifted! It may help to have a very photogenic city and great weather, but you did them proud. Brava!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-44912490382343605642009-06-21T19:30:58.451-07:002009-06-21T19:30:58.451-07:00Illinois is flatter than Ontario. At least Ontario...Illinois is flatter than Ontario. At least Ontario rolls a bit.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911246542665061421.post-57005579384998958602009-06-18T17:06:09.521-07:002009-06-18T17:06:09.521-07:00I meant to say more than that, Barbara, but I was ...I meant to say more than that, Barbara, but I was in a hurry and I was smiling from your reference to the very flat roadways. I loved your Chittister quote about getting out into the fray. <br /><br />Happy and safe travels to both of us!beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.com