Where We Are ... (Hannah) Maldives ... Who are we kidding, it's back to the beach for the final stretch! We've traded the Magic Sleigh for a chartered a luxury yacht to take us to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. We'll spend the day snorkeling and scuba diving, meeting giant sea turtles and whale sharks. ... Continue Reading →
Where We Are ... (Hannah) Enough with the beaches! Today we're off to the Cappadocia region of Turkey, known for its remarkable rock formations and cave dwellings. We'll stay at the historic Museum Hotel, set in the restored site of thousand-year-old stone homes. Cappadocia lies in central Anatolia, in the heartland of what is now Turkey. The relief consists of... Continue Reading →
Where We Are ... (Hannah) {Editor's Note: These are not Silverbacks] After we spend the morning snorkeling in the emerald waters, we'll visit one of the last remaining tropical forests on the planet, the Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, home to the rare Zanzibar red colobus monkey. What We Eat ... (Sandy) MINESTRONE, YOUR WAY... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Best-Ever Family Christmas. For the next twelve days we'll be trying to delight you in many different ways. Join in the festivities by commenting (bottom of page) or sending something to include in a future post. Let's get this party started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq82UFxLtrM Where We Are ... (Hannah) To celebrate the end of... Continue Reading →
painting by Barbara Stevenson This is Sandy and Stephen standing in our garden in back of The Parsonage as depicted in a miniature painting by artist Barbara Stevenson. GINGERBREAD … THE SWEETEST SMELL OF CHRISTMAS by SB Sandy (Gilead SBs) The comforting scents of Chrismas – a freshly cut tree, smoldering logs in the fireplace,... Continue Reading →
Best of the 'Gest This song was written for the traditional Christmas Eve service described in yesterday's Digest held at the community meetinghouse in West Brookfield, Vermont in 2012. The "service" is more of a kids' talent show than a religious event, but it's a lovely time to catch up with the neighbors and to... Continue Reading →
We're sliding towards the solstice. We're in lockdown. It's frigid outside. You know what that means ... it's time for the party to begin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq82UFxLtrM We'll be doing some usual Silverback posts for the next few weeks, but we'll also be including a lot of holiday material, none of it specifically religious, as this is... Continue Reading →
