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Fathers without fathers

Posted on June 16, 2025 by arleebug54

So if you’re following along, you know I have been looking at my matriarchs. But Father’s Day and all the lovely posts my friends shared about their own fathers stirred me up enough to change the progression of these posts, … Continue reading →

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Mothers without mothers

Posted on June 8, 2025 by arleebug54

In the last chapter, I introduced you to Violet Chrudimsky, my maternal grandmother, a woman who rose from humble beginnings to become a 1920s socialite in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Today I’m moving to her mother-in-law, my great-grandmother Alice Louise Button Sellmer, … Continue reading →

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Back to the Motherlode

Posted on May 26, 2025 by arleebug54

While there has been some debate, current research suggests that intelligence comes to us through the x chromosome, meaning that the smarts one possesses most likely come from Mom: https://www.techexplorist.com/scientists-confirm-intelligence-comes-mother/3785/ With this in mind, I thought I might start my … Continue reading →

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Family tales

Posted on May 26, 2025 by arleebug54

What some of my friends and readers may know is that besides travel, one of my great passions in life is family genealogy. I am completely gaga about researching my family origins (ping me if you’d like help with this … Continue reading →

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Lima Redoux

Posted on February 9, 2025 by arleebug54

You’re not crazy. The post immediately before (or below) this is also about Lima, yet it was written in May 2024. This post is written in February 2025. My excuse is that the blog muse has been silent due to … Continue reading →

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A last look at Lima

Posted on May 5, 2024 by arleebug54

Wow, that was quick! Three very intense weeks of teaching and training and whoosh, suddenly I’m back on a plane and back in Berlin. While I’m still processing a lot of the experience, particularly with an eye to what and … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the street

Posted on April 12, 2024 by arleebug54

With the bulk of my first teaching week behind me (still another class tomorrow), this morning I decided I had to stretch the old legs and head out on a ramble. Before we hit the streets, though, here’s proof that … Continue reading →

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A little more Lima

Posted on April 9, 2024 by arleebug54

Thanks to all of you who commented so positively on my last post. I’m going to offer a few more views before my teaching starts to eat up my whole life. Yesterday was my free day and today was my … Continue reading →

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Leapin’ to Lima

Posted on April 7, 2024 by arleebug54

As some of you know, I have been selected for a three-week English teaching contract working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lima, Peru. This assignment comes from a branch of the English Language Programs office that sent me … Continue reading →

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A moment in Mannheim

Posted on February 27, 2024 by arleebug54

I’m not going to tell you to rush and visit Mannheim – it’s not that kind of place. But if you do find yourself there for any reason, there are some true local gems that are well worth appreciating. My … Continue reading →

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