Archive for December 2021
046 No Problem – Day 46 – Daily Content Challenge
Mafi Mushkila! – No Problem Mafi Mushkila! No Problem – Day 46 – Daily Content Challenge Mafi mushkila is a phrase I heard many times while living in Kuwait and travelling to many of the Arab speaking countries of the Middle East. Mafi mushkila means No Problem. When I asked someone to help me they…
Read More047 Northern Lights – Day 47 – Daily Content Challenge
Northern Lights Ringing Under the Northern Lights – Day 47 – Daily Content Challenge My fridge magnet today shows one I bought while on my trip to Finland to play in an International Handbell Festival called Ringing Under the Northern Lights. I joined ringers from around the world and we held handbell concerts in Finland…
Read More048 Canada – Day 48 – Daily Content Challenge
Canada, My Home and Native Land! Canada – Day 48 – Daily Content Challenge Ca-na-da! As I was starting to write this post today I started singing the Centennial Song by Bobby Grimby that we learned and sang in my high school graduation year. I found it on YouTube and also found the lyrics to…
Read More050 Battles – Jericho – Day 50 – Daily Content Challenge
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Joshua Fit the Battle … Day 50 – Daily Content Challenge My fridge magnet today is one I purchased while on a Handbell Festival trip in Israel. Our tour bus stopped in Jericho and we were able to visit a nearby gift shop. Jericho is a Palestinian city in…
Read More051 Acropolis of Athens – Day 51 – Daily Content Challenge
The Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens – Day 51 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s magnet reminds me of my trips to Athens, Greece. Athens has the best-known acropolis. The acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel built during the second half of the 5th C BC. It is located on a rocky outcrop…
Read More052 Dutch Shoes – Delft Pottery – Day 52 – Daily Content Challenge
Dutch Shoes – Delft Pottery Reminders of the Netherlands – Day 52 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s fridge magnet comes from Holland. I purchased this fridge magnet at the gift shop in Delft, a city in the western Netherlands. Delft is known as the manufacturing base for Delftware which is hand-painted blue-and-white pottery. The production…
Read More053 Anne of Green Gables – Day 53 – Daily Content Challenge
Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gable Fridge Magnet – Day 53 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s magnet is my favorite storybook character, Anne Shirley, of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The original book was published in 1908 and follows the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl living on…
Read More054 Sterling Castle, Scotland – Day 54 – Daily Content Challenge
Sterling Castle, Scotland Fridge Magnet of Sterling Castle, Scotland – Day 54 – Daily Content Challenge My fridge magnet today shows Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, Scotland. Ruth and I were able to take Mom and Dad to visit Stirling Castle when they joined us for a trip to the UK and Ireland 30 years…
Read More055 Istanbul, Turkey – Day 55 – Daily Content Challenge
Istanbul, Turkey Türkiye – Day 55 – Daily Content Challenge My fridge magnet today is from a trip to Istanbul, Turkey. You can see the spelling on the magnet is Türkiye – that is the spelling in the Turkish language. This magnet shows one of the bridges spanning the Bosphorus, the sea strait between the…
Read More056 Malacca, Malaysia – Day 56 – Daily Content Challenge
Malacca, Malaysia Fridge Magnet from Malacca, Malaysia – Day 56 – Daily Content Challenge Another Fridge Magnet Story to Share! Malacca, Malaysia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Malacca City also spelled Melaka is the capital of the state of Malacca located in southwestern Malaysia. Malacca is the historical state of Malaysia. It has many…
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