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Happy Father’s Day!!
Hi Folks: All of Marcia and Mike’s parents are gone now, but we have two sons and a son-in-law and five beautiful grandchildren. We are Grandy and Grandalf! & As with those who are moms, Happy...
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A Smile from Niklas 🙂
Hi Folks: Last year we did a blog post called Receiving Kindness where we highlighted two gifts we had been left. The first was a beautifully painted stone left on top of our front fence, and the...
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Receiving (More) Kindness!
Hi Folks: A year ago we posted a blog post titled, “Receiving Kindness“, where we wrote about two gifts we had received in exchange for our ongoing hugging spot chalk art project. The first was a...
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G M Originals!!
Hi Folks: At the end of July we had one of our grandsons come for a visit, and we did our best to squire him around town and visit/revisit some of the highlights Victoria has to offer. Of course we had...
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Penrose Tiling
Hi Folks: This image shows our most recent Hug Zone chalk art drawing. The idea was independently created by the mathematician Roger Penrose. It’s a form of aperiodic tiling, and the idea has been...
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Happy World Postcard Day!!
Hi Folks: According to the folks at Postcrossing.com, today (October 1, 2023) is World Postcard Day! The theme for this year is, “Sharing Postal Hugs”. We always think sharing hugs with loved one is a...
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The Reindeer Are Coming! The Reindeer Are Coming!!
Mrs. Claus, Krinkles and Twinkles at Hillside Mall Hi Folks: On Friday we took Krinkles and Twinkles over to Hillside Mall; a lot of people lose their smiles this time of year and being happy reindeer,...
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗
Hi Folks: Today is Valentine’s Day, an international excuse to be more loving to each other (not that we need one) and a reason to eat good chocolate (not that we need one!) We always think sharing...
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2024 Hug Zones
Hi Folks: 2024 marks the third year we’ve been creating Hugging Spots on the sidewalk in front of our house (and occasionally elsewhere). Last year I believe we made 11 patterns and about the same in...
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Pacific Rim Whale Festival Auction
Hi Folks: Mike here. Although the Pacific Rim Whale Festival (in Tofino/Ucluelet, BC) ended yesterday, there are still 6+ days left in their online auction (ends March 31, 2024). One of those items is...
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