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Aug.03.2010
Destination Alps: A Summer Roadtrip
It is not down in any map; true places never are. ~Herman Melville
This past weekend, we ventured on a summer roadtrip– which we loved– to the Alps. The photos say so much more than any words I could form, so this week, I’m posting my favorite photos from our...
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Jul.27.2010
“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” ~Hans Christian Anderson
A Swallowtail, on our backyard lavender in Prague
This week, a gorgeous visitor surprised me at our home, cloaked in delicate colors and fluttering about on the breeze...
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Jul.22.2010
One Year in PraguePosted on July 22, 2010 by Administrator
Growth is the only evidence of life. ~John Henry Newman, Apologia pro vita sua, 1864
Prague
We have a globe in our house– you know, the normal kind with the light blue ocean and different colors for every country in the world. But...
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Jul.13.2010
Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.
~Henry James
Pool Fun (courtesy of our oldest son)
I love summer and its carefree days. Summer has been good when days become timeless, leaving snapshots in my mind...
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Jul.08.2010
LondonPosted on July 7, 2010 by Administrator This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,This other Eden, demi-paradise,This fortress built by Nature for herselfAgainst infection and the hand of war,This happy breed of men, this little world,This...
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Jun.29.2010
The Alps and the ImpossiblePosted on June 29, 2010 Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~John Muir
Saturday, we hopped in the car and set off for Austria, for a day of hiking the Alps. To feel the colors,...
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Jun.24.2010
Prague’s Summer CountrysidePosted on June 23, 2010 by Administrator
Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844
Field of Poppies, Prague
Just a little down the winding road, on the edge of the mountain overlooking...
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Jun.14.2010
Blueprint for a Great Summer "A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."-James Dent
Northern Michigan camping trip, my four boysFew things excite me more than summer vacation. Especially a wide-open summer...
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Jun.08.2010
The Story of a Rose on Both Sides of the Ocean "What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet."Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) -Shakespeare
About six years ago, anticipating a roadtrip vacation to Maine from our home in Cincinnati, I saved up many ...
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Jun.03.2010
Fields of Gold "As we walk in fields of gold ..."-Sting
Fields of gold dancing in the sun ...Over the past month, vast fields of gold have stolen my heart. Especially as the sun peeks out from behind its billowing cloudy covers--when the golden sunlight illuminates golden fields, I am...
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May.24.2010
Memorial: Three Thoughts on Terezin Last Friday, I journeyed with two European friends to Terezin Concentration Camp an hour north of Prague. We spent the day there, in the post-Nazi ghost-town that remains. After a few days of processing the visit, I am sure it is a day I will never forget.a...
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May.17.2010
The Colors of Art and Writing “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.”-Georgia O'Keeffe (American Painter, 1887-1986)the back border, from our former backyard gardens I planted from scratchI've always been a color girl. In...
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May.10.2010
Inspiration: Croatian Sunset “Happiness is a Swedish sunset; it is there for all, but most of us look the other way and lose it." -Mark Twain
Last month, our family spent a week on the breathtaking Lapad peninsula jutting into the Adriatic Sea beside Dubrovnik, Croatia. I had never imagined...
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May.02.2010
Dandelions Can Be People, too “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” –John Fitzgerald Kennedy
It’s dandelion season here in Prague. Yesterday, with the help of a long metal weed-puller, I dug hundreds of the...
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Apr.26.2010
Friendships, Tulips, and Dreams "Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country." -Anais Nin
It has almost been a year since my husband and I first visited Prague, to consider moving here with our...
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About Jennifer
Who is Jennifer Lyn King?
Jennifer, NYC, age 15
Just Jennifer, really … I grew up in the Southern United States in small towns of Texas and Arkansas, soaking up warm days and reading in the shade of oak trees.
As a young teen, my family moved across the...
Causes Jennifer King Supports
World Vision www.worldvision.org
The One Campaign ...
Jennifer’s Favorite Books
Jane Eyre, The Great Gatsby, Shadow of the Wind, The Language of Flowers, The Shell Seekers, Pride and Prejudice, The House at Riverton, Cathedral of the Sea,...