Story of Birds THE GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT AROUND THE WORLD Hi. Today I want to tell you a story about a special sister of mine. She is not REALLY my sister; she is my wife’s sister. But because I met her when she was about 8 years old and because I do not have…
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BASKET BOATS HOI AN VIETNAM
Fishing in VIETNAM country side. COULD VIETNAM AND WALES POSSIBLY HAVE ANYTHING IN COMMON? I woke up this morning and read in the newspaper that there was a military coup in Myanmar. A coup is the strange word grown up people use when one group of people illegally and using guns takes over a country…
TAIPEI TAIWAN
Taipei, Taiwan. BEAUTY AND HUMANITY IN LIFE IS IN ITS LITTLE IMPERFECTIONS (TAIPEI, TAIWAN) Hi. It’s Grandpa Allan again. My friend Beena just sent me a few new paintings and, as you might have guessed, that got my imagination flowing. That makes me SO happy . Here’s what this painting of the National Palace Museum…
BRUGES BELGIUM
SCENES FROM VILLAGE LIFE – BRUGES, BELGIUM Hi! My name is Grandpa Allan. I like to use words to imagine what is and what might be. I have a friend. Her name is Beena (isn’t that a funny name? It makes me laugh, which is a good thing). She also likes to imagine things, but…
PEOR ES NADA CHILE
PEACE AND QUIET IN PEOR ES NADA, CHILE Oh boy, oh boy. I am soooo excited. My friend Beena shared with me her latest painting! Isn’t it beautiful? I think it is beautiful and just looking at it makes my imagination fly. I thought I was going to have to wait a whole month to…
BUYUKADA ISLAND TURKEY
EAST MEETS WEST IN BUYUKADA ISLAND, TURKEY People say that you can only have one favorite thing in the whole wide world. I think these people are just silly. I have lots and lots of favorite things. And you know what? I think that many people in the world are sad because they have only…
THREE GORGES REGION OF CHINA
AN ANCIENT TREE ON AN ANCIENT RIVER IN THE THREE GORGES REGION OF CHINA Look what a lovely painting my friend Beena sent to me. It is so calm and serene that it immediately makes your mind wander and imagine things. I do not know why, but it looks to me like the people on…
BAKO NATIONAL PARK KUCHING
OUT AND ABOUT IN SARAWAK, MALAYSIA You know what? I bet you do not know where my friend Beena lives. Well, let me tell you. She lives in a country called Malaysia. But not only that, she lives in a beautiful part of Malaysia that is called Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Yes, you…
DA NANG Hands to God VIETNAM
HANDS TO GOD IN BA NA HILLS IN DA NANG, VIETNAM This new painting that my friend Beena sent to me came as a total surprise. I had no idea that a bridge held up by two huge hands existed in the Ba Na Hills in Vietnam! It looks like the hands are lifting the…
Zara & Mika – Small things in Life
MAY WE FIND JOY IN THE SMALL THINGS IN LIFE I am so happy to have this chance to introduce you to my friend Beena (the one with the funny name, remember?). This time my friend Beena sent me a painting with her and her two dogs in it. Isn’t that great? In case you…