_ Social Distancing with Gramma By Sondra Forsyth blogMy grandparents had a cottage on Deep Creek Lake in Maryland. As kids, we spent most of the summer there. […]
_ Personal Changes By Sondra Forsyth blogWhen I was in college, the smart kids all got to raise rats for psychological testing. I am not sure […]
_ Are You a Sew and Sew? By Sondra Forsyth blogIt was raining. I was inside for a while, by which I mean three months. While cleaning out my closet […]
_ Whittling Away the Hours By Sondra Forsyth blogWell, by now I have pretty much got the hang of this “Staycation/Quarantine” and in truth I thought it would […]
_ If You Want to Fail, Don’t Do What Scares You By Sondra Forsyth blogJust thinking about doing what scares you can elevate blood pressure, increase the heart rate, tense muscles, and dilate your […]
_ Confessions of a Street Walker By Sondra Forsyth blogEditor’s note: Here’s a chance for some delightful armchair travel during the current lockdown. I decided to become a lady […]
_ Two Steps Forward By Jane Farrell blogAnd then one step back. Literally. That is the nature of foot surgery/injury and the healing process. Each time I […]
_ Home Alone, 2020 By Sondra Forsyth blogI’m alone as I “shelter in place” while writing this during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Yet although I know […]
_ What a Zoo! By Sondra Forsyth blogThe Ho Chi Minh City AKA Saigon Zoo is one of the oldest continually running zoos in the world. It […]
_ To Market We Go By Sondra Forsyth blogHo Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is a cosmopolitan overstimulating smorgasbord. It is exotic, ancient, new, rich, poor, […]
_ The Coronavirus: My Personal Survival Guide, Susan Honey Good By Sondra Forsyth blogMy Ultimate Concierge, America, and I flew back to California from my beautiful Chicago last Sunday. That evening we had […]
_ Who Is the Authority in Your Life? By Sondra Forsyth blogWhen you were a toddler you were a little learning machine. Your mind made connections so easily your parents and […]
_ Shanghai Quarantine of 2020 By Sondra Forsyth blogMy husband and I are Americans who are both English teachers at schools in Shanghai, China where we have been […]
_ The Mekong Delta By Sondra Forsyth blogI had mixed feeling about going to the Mekong Delta. Being 69 years old, I had classmates and kids in […]
_ Three Buddhas, a Temple, and a Pagoda By Sondra Forsyth blogOn a plot of land two hectares large, in the village of My Hoa, in the city of My Phong, […]
_ Saigon River Cruising By Sondra Forsyth blogThe Saigon River is located in South Vietnam. It starts in Cambodia and flows south about 140 miles. It empties […]
_ Chester By Sondra Forsyth blogWhen we arrived outside of Chester, UK via our narrowboat, we were instructed to tie up at the Cheshire Cat […]
_ A Narrowboat Adventure By Sondra Forsyth blogThe reason a narrowboat vacation had been on my bucket list was that I had seen photos of rolling meadows, […]