Picaresque

Picaresque is the adjective to describe writings about a common or low character who survives the pitfalls of life through luck or good fortune. My travels, interests, my animals, my photographs, my wonderful friends and family are featured.

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Location: Arapahoe, Wyoming, United States

(Note: Blogs read from bottom to top; scroll down for beginnings, scroll up for most current.) After 30 years in public administration and four degrees, as well as numerous workshops with luminaries in Education and Public Policy, life in a slower lane became a goal. Most recently I have done policy writing and consulting for the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes. Mostly, I am just coasting slowly and gently downhill these days-seeking joy where I can find it before the glorious ride ends.

Saturday, December 08, 2007

An Accidental Parade


Lori said Jaqui likes candles so I was on my way to the nice candle shop in Lake Worth on Saturday morning for a hostess gift. There was a Christmas Parade. It was a hoot but the bridge was closed to the Fresh Market so further shopping went by the wayside in favor of parade watching. Everybody turned out: black to tan, to yellow, to red, to white folks, gay, straight, old, young, rich poor, English speaking to non. Everybody clapped for everybody- put my mind in a very nice place. It was a good humored event- the Red Hat ladies were cheered by the machismo crowd, tan kids marched in the parade and tooted their horns and daddies were proud of them, black majorettes marched regularly then inserted Zulu spear moves in their routine. Guatemalan daddies wanted their kid's pictures taken with Shrine Clowns. Life is richer for the diversity. I loved seeing the classic and restored cars. Hordes of Brownies and Cub Scouts not doing much but marching in a parade being a part of their community.




More pictures at the Web Album:
Lake Worth Christmas Parade December 8, 2007

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