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Author: Yolande Karin Fenny

By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 20th Feb 20223rd Apr 2022

The Cremation of Sam McGee

by Robert Service There are strange things done in the midnight sun      By the men who moil for gold;  The Arctic trails have their secret tales      … Continue reading The Cremation of Sam McGee

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By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 14th Nov 202114th Nov 2021

Fennyland

My granny’s name is Fenny because she comes from Fennyland.

Categories:People, Travel and Adventures
By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 26th Sep 202125th Sep 2021

Cycling Le Grand Sentier

Emails were exchanged, enthusiasm abounded, dates were set and changed, and in the end, we landed on a spectacular morning to set out on a ride of discovery.

Categories:Passions and Pleasures, People
By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 1st Aug 202131st Jul 2021

The Heart Will Go On

Everybody’s got to be happy. Everyone should sing
For we know the joy of life, the peace that love can bring.

Categories:People, Travel and Adventures
By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 30th Jun 202130th Jun 2021

In Memoriam

Silence speaks when words cannot.

Categories:People
By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 7th Feb 202113th Feb 2021

Where the Wild Things Are

This communion with the creatures that inhabit the land, waters, and skies where I live, fills me with awe and joy and I stood transfixed enjoying my good fortune.

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By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 27th Dec 202026th Dec 2020

Chapters

Life is moments. Life is magical. Life is the mundane. Life can be hard, unjust, and cruel. Life can be beauty and light. Life in all its complexities has seasons … Continue reading Chapters

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By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 20th Dec 202030th Dec 2020

Tradition and the Ties That Bind

Stories came not just from my father’s imagination or the books we read, stories also came every week in a letter from my grandmother to my mother, and by extension, to all of us.

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By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 8th Nov 202015th Nov 2020

Lest We Forget

I think the world was holding its breath last week as in this critical time in human history, the United States of America, a country whose states have been far … Continue reading Lest We Forget

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By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 6th Sep 202013th Sep 2020

My Summer Affair

Most days we were alone, amidst rocks as old as time and trees as magnificent as their predecessors.

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By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 12th Jul 2020

The Glory of Sky(e)

The sky is almost always mesmerizing, never static.

Categories:Passions and Pleasures, Travel and Adventures
By Yolande Karin Fenny Posted on 7th Jun 20205th Mar 2023

Afghanistan and the Road Well Traveled

We flew into Afghan territory at dawn, witnessing a spectacular sunrise over the barren, convoluted terrain. At 8 am we were over Kabul.

Categories:Travel and Adventures

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