Monthly Archives: August 2012

Latvian Līgo! ~ Nudity, Fertility, Lucky Jāņi and Morning Dew

Despite the best enticing efforts of an acquaintance from Latvia, I have become reticent to attend one of the initially most appealing of world festivities. There are a few, scattered here and there on this globe that we should all

Latvian Līgo! ~ Nudity, Fertility, Lucky Jāņi and Morning Dew

Despite the best enticing efforts of an acquaintance from Latvia, I have become reticent to attend one of the initially most appealing of world festivities. There are a few, scattered here and there on this globe that we should all

A virtual Samo’an moment; rugby, tattoos, beauty & an Irish saying…

As I was virtually in Samo’a the other day, in order to preserve my ”Postaday” tag – by hook or by crook of course (see infamous blog), I thought I would share a bit of my virtual journey. Actually, I

A virtual Samo’an moment; rugby, tattoos, beauty & an Irish saying…

As I was virtually in Samo’a the other day, in order to preserve my ”Postaday” tag – by hook or by crook of course (see infamous blog), I thought I would share a bit of my virtual journey. Actually, I

The Saami People of Lappland: Shamans, Nature and Auroras

The Saami people have lived in northern Scandinavia and the Kola peninsula, in Russia, since the beginning of time, in an area called Sápmi or Lappland. Saamis are traditionally reindeer herders much like Mongolians, or Yakuts from Siberia are, though they share

The Saami People of Lappland: Shamans, Nature and Auroras

The Saami people have lived in northern Scandinavia and the Kola peninsula, in Russia, since the beginning of time, in an area called Sápmi or Lappland. Saamis are traditionally reindeer herders much like Mongolians, or Yakuts from Siberia are, though they share

The Flight of the Oryx

During those hot sultry nights, when the humidity and heat were so high that the air conditioning immediately condensed, and sent billowing clouds into the cabin, that familiar music would somehow pacify the background and bring a cool freshness to

The Flight of the Oryx

During those hot sultry nights, when the humidity and heat were so high that the air conditioning immediately condensed, and sent billowing clouds into the cabin, that familiar music would somehow pacify the background and bring a cool freshness to