Category: On the Topic of Home
Posted on May 20, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Nothing else compares to losing your father because the role of Father is very unique.
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Category: On the Topic of Home, ParentsTags: chieftains, death, deathanddying, father, fatherarchetype, fathers, findinghome, grief, home, loss
Posted on May 12, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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In my last post about 1-euro homes, I mentioned how Lorraine Bracco purchased a home for 1-euro and, after starting with a renovation budget of $145,000, the project ended up costing her more like $250,000. That’s a huge difference from budget to reality. Even… Continue Reading “1-Euro Homes: The House I Love But Can’t Buy”
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Category: featured, Italy, On the Topic of HomeTags: 1-eurohomes, findinghome, home, italianproperty, Italy, propertyrennovation, SambucadiSicilia, sicilianproperty, Sicily, Travel
Posted on May 7, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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You think Mother’s Day is just a celebration of women who birthed babies or raised kids? Think again. The origins of this special day may surprise you.
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Category: Holidays, On the Topic of Home, ParentsTags: celebratingwomen, egyptianmyth, findinghome, Greekmyth, Holidays, home, mothers, mothersday, Myth, romanmyth, women
Posted on May 1, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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May Day, Arbor Day, and Every Day – “I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree”
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Category: Holidays, Landscape and EnvironmentTags: #findinghome, arborday, earth, EarthDay, environment, landscape, mayday, motherearth, Myth, treelove, treeoflife, trees
Posted on April 22, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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This year and moving forward, what are you doing to show our Mother that you love her?
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Category: Holidays, Landscape and Environment, Meditations on LivingTags: conservation, earth, EarthDay, environment, home, Mother, motherearth, preservation, recycle, recycling, wellbeing
Posted on April 8, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Push past the winter blahs with these ideas for enjoying the little things and creating a home that makes you happy.
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Posted on April 4, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Initially, I loved the idea of buying a 1-euro home in Italy and renovating it. Then I did more research and the charm wore off. Perhaps there is a better option for fulfilling my dream.
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Category: community, Italy, On the Topic of Home, TravelTags: 1-eurohomes, 1dollarhomes, communityliving, findinghome, home, Italy, LorraineBracco, renovatingahome, SambucadiSicilia, Sicily
Posted on March 28, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Naples is the last place I would expect to see something related to the struggle for Civil Rights in America. But there I was in the San Ferdinando district, admiring The Royal Palace from the 17th Century when inside the Courtyard of Honour was… Continue Reading “Rosa Parks. Almost Home”
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Posted on March 21, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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What can you do to support Ukrainian refugees?
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Posted on March 14, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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I appreciate my mom more since she’s been gone than when she was alive. And I miss her every day.
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Posted on February 11, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Inshallah, if God wills, I am writing to you from Italy: the land I fell in love with at the beginning of Covid-19. This time, I bring a piece of home with me.
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Posted on February 4, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Just because you’re got at a job doesn’t mean you’re meant to do that job forever. Living a purposeful life where your work is a calling requires taking chances and starting over.
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Category: Love & Belonging, Meditations on Living, On the Topic of Home, WorkTags: apurposefullife, belonging, career, findinghome, fittingin, purposedrivenlife, startingover, thesoulscode, thewritinglife, vocation, Work, writing