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VERANDA VISTAS #7
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly, and without fear for newer and richer experience.” Eleanor Roosevelt In my last post of January 17, 2026, I mused briefly about imaginary lines. We had recently crossed the equator, and I noted how unceremoniously the event…
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VERANDA VISTAS #6
Somewhere between Christmas Island and the Equator, I met Thor Heyerdahl. Not that he made a physical appearance, but I encountered his essence in the above quote. I was so startled by his words, that I had to sit back in my chair, and breathe a moment. In that moment to breathe, I held the…
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VERANDA VISTAS #5
This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before. Maya Angelou Sitting on the veranda outside my room on this Viking Sky ship, I am mesmerized by the endless rolling of the water. Like a gentle lullaby, there is a comfort in the motion. Every now and then the swells expand, and the…
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VERANDA VISTAS #4
” Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” Søren Kierkegaard And just like that, we’ve slipped through the darkness of night into a new day. The dawn of a new year, 2026, comes quietly, calmly, almost without notice. Sunrise has always been a special time of day for me. The…
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VERANDA VISTAS #3
“What I consider true generosity : You give your all, and yet you feel as if it costs you nothing.” Simone de Beauvoir The season of Christmas is a time of year when there is an open generosity of heart. People often go out of their way to be kind, to give of their time,…
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VERANDA VISTAS #2
“Only One Who Wanders Finds New Paths” NORWEGIAN FOLK I was a curious child growing up in rural Montana. My playground was the prairies and pined hills of southeastern Montana. With tall rustling prairie grass, sagebrush large enough to hid a small child, and, a view of the vastness from the atop the buttes, I…
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VERANDA VISTAS
Welcome to a journey of tending hearts & mending life. “An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.” Chinese Proverb Welcome to Veranda Vistas. While this blog is a travel journal of sorts, you will…
Invisible Life Threads
Martha Jane Bonine
Invisible Life Threads 