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Happy Father’s Day!!
Hi Folks: All of Marcia and Mike’s parents are gone now, but we have two sons and a son-in-law and five beautiful grandchildren. We are Grandy and Grandalf! & As with those who are moms, Happy...
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Sharing Hugs on Canada Day
Hi Folks: This being the first Saturday in July, as you’re likely well aware, today is International Free Hugs Day! If you’re lucky enough to live here, today is also Canada Day! To that end we thought...
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A Smile from Niklas 🙂
Hi Folks: Last year we did a blog post called Receiving Kindness where we highlighted two gifts we had been left. The first was a beautifully painted stone left on top of our front fence, and the...
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Receiving (More) Kindness!
Hi Folks: A year ago we posted a blog post titled, “Receiving Kindness“, where we wrote about two gifts we had received in exchange for our ongoing hugging spot chalk art project. The first was a...
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G M Originals!!
Hi Folks: At the end of July we had one of our grandsons come for a visit, and we did our best to squire him around town and visit/revisit some of the highlights Victoria has to offer. Of course we had...
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Penrose Tiling
Hi Folks: This image shows our most recent Hug Zone chalk art drawing. The idea was independently created by the mathematician Roger Penrose. It’s a form of aperiodic tiling, and the idea has been...
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Happy World Postcard Day!!
Hi Folks: According to the folks at Postcrossing.com, today (October 1, 2023) is World Postcard Day! The theme for this year is, “Sharing Postal Hugs”. We always think sharing hugs with loved one is a...
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It’s Our Birthday!!
Hi Folks: Well, it’s now been 14 (!!) years since our blog took its first breath; it continues to be quite the journey! The world is quite different from what it was back at the start of 2020, but...
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The Reindeer Are Coming! The Reindeer Are Coming!!
Mrs. Claus, Krinkles and Twinkles at Hillside Mall Hi Folks: On Friday we took Krinkles and Twinkles over to Hillside Mall; a lot of people lose their smiles this time of year and being happy reindeer,...
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗
Hi Folks: Today is Valentine’s Day, an international excuse to be more loving to each other (not that we need one) and a reason to eat good chocolate (not that we need one!) We always think sharing...
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