Shinrin-yoku It’s Japanese.shinrin = forestyoku = bath I gather the idea is to take a walk in the woods to refresh oneself and reduce stress. Some of us have always done that, but apparently it’s a Thing now, like yoga…
St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church here in Bar Harbor is famous for its stained glass windows. There are 10 windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and another dozen or so by less-well-known artists. I spent some time there last week taking in…
On Saturday we visited Woodlawn Museum, which everyone I know calls The Black House, a reference to its former owners, the Black family. This is a local habit I find endearing – the tendency to refer to places by long-gone…
Our first day in Oaxaca was the day before Christmas Eve, and in Oaxaca, that means radishes. December 23 is La Noche de Rábanos, or Night of the Radishes, and the participants line the main city square (called the Zócalo)…
