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Tag Archives: farming
Why are some blog posts so much more popular than others?!
Like many bloggers – call us recreational bloggers – I write for myself more than for a readership. After more than 5 years in the blogosphere, some years writing my heart out and other years trying to wean myself from spending too … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Writing
Tagged blog topics, blogging, family, farming, goals, personal connections, readership, successful posts, thinking, travel, WordPress, writing
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Vietnam: Images of country life
Villages along the Mekong River. In our recent trip to Vietnam (and Cambodia), we were lucky to have been able to visit some of the villages whose rhythm is very much tuned to the ebbs and flows of the Mekong … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged family, farming, fishing, Halong Bay, markets, Mekong River, photography, rural life, Vietnam
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Vietnam: moving past a legacy of occupation and repression
Back home from a fascinating trip to Vietnam and Cambodia and trying to wrap my head around all that we saw and learned. So many amazing things to see and experience: Halong Bay (Vietnam) and Angkor Wat (Cambodia) are just … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged agriculture, business, culture, farming, Halong Bay, history, manufacturing, photography, travel, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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Southern India: a study in surprises and contrasts, still overwhelming
Let’s move from the northern leg of our India trip to the southern leg. I struggled with how to describe our northern leg and I’m finding the southern experience if anything even more difficult. When we flew from Delhi to Chennai, we … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Appelley, Backwaters, Chennai, Cochin, economic growth, farming, Hindu temples, India, inspiration, Kerala, Kochi, literacy rates, Madurai, Mumbai, Periyar, photography, spice plantations, spice trade route, tea plantations, travel, Trichy
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How do we know what we’re eating?
I do understand that we are better off being able to buy food that comes from farther away than 100 miles. A 100-mile diet in my neck of the woods could get pretty monotonous in the winter, depending on how … Continue reading
