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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Māori Portraits Offer a Window into New Zealand’s Colonial History — Lara Trace Hentz — Barbara Crane Navarro

Māori Portraits Offer a Window into New Zealand’s Colonial History @Auckartgal https://t.co/LJqxuf0sEA — hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) February 13, 2017 Gottfried Lindauer’s portraits present a collective history of colonial New Zealand, capturing individual identities in a time of great social change and upheaval. Source: Māori Portraits Offer a Window into New Zealand’s Colonial History Māori Portraits Offer a […]

Māori Portraits Offer a Window into New Zealand’s Colonial History — Lara Trace Hentz — Barbara Crane Navarro

“Pinktober”: the warriors, the champions, the supporters in Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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You may have noticed that I have not been writing much recently. This is not because I suddenly decided that I hate writing; far from it. However, for the remainder of this month, my posts may be few and far between.

October happens to be Breast Cancer Awareness Month (or, to use its rather clumsy name “Pinktober”). Everything is smothered in pink (I would like to see a building in Kingston lit up pink, but I suppose it’s a bit late now).

As you may know by now, I was diagnosed with breast cancer just as summer was starting. After surgery in July, I am now well advanced in my journey and have reached what I trust and hope will be the final stage of my breast cancer journey: three weeks of radiation treatment. It is a daily appointment with a huge, ponderous machine which clicks, and whirs, and buzzes…

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Ein Dienstagslächeln … A Tuesday smile

Stella, oh, Stella

Heute habe ich zwei Filme für euch, weil der erste so kurz ist. Ich fand den aber so herrlich, dass ich ihn euch nicht vorenthalten wollte.

… I have two films for you today, because the first one is very short. I didn’t want to keep it from you, as I really thought it was funny.

Lacht nicht zu laut, nehmt Rücksicht auf die Nachbarn! 😉
Don’t laugh to loudly, show the neighbours some consideration! 😉

Der nächste ist mehr bitter und süss, aber doch am Ende süss.

… The next one is more bittersweet, but sweet at the end.

Und “last, but not least” eine Tagesmeldung aus Norwegen, wo die Polizei ein Restaurant schliessen musste, weil sämtliche Angestellten voll wie Strandhaubitzen waren.

… And last, but not least news of the day from Norway, where police had to close down a restaurant, because all staff members were completely hammered.

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