[Dialogue] Nelson Family Annual Letter 2017

[Beret Griffith]

I just purchased the book on Amazon Prime. Will have it in 2 days.

Beret

On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 2:50 AM, Joy Bonafield via Dialogue <
dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Jo,
>
>             Many thanks for your interesting update and photo journal --
> what a wonderful year!  Please tell us when/how we can purchase the book.
> Last I knew it was online, but we would like a hard-cover book when its
> available.
>
>              Happy 2018 -- may we all find our ways of creatively
> contributing to the Compassionate Civilization.
>
> --Joyce Bonafield-Pierce
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Jo Nelson via Dialogue <
> dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
>> Happy New Year!
>>
>> I think this year for us was all about heritage and legacies…
>> Here is a link to some relevant photos from 2017 that will make the prose
>> more interesting (the files are too large to attach).
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/522pxtg5y9vfzhr/AAA3uDblmc0i-6C2K3b6DwiIa?dl=0
>>
>> *Jo:*  I finished *Getting to the Bottom of ToP* – Wayne’s legacy –
>> which after much work and many challenges was finally published by
>> iUniverse on December 9.
>>
>> -In January, Jen and I walked with friends in the Women’s March, making a
>> stand for the respect for women in society.
>>
>> -In May, a lovely visit by John and Elaine Telford sparked memories of
>> our connection with Ngiyampaa people and Murrin Bridge, NSW, Australia.
>>
>> -In June, Jeanette Stanfield and I traveled to Newfoundland. The L’Anse
>> aux Meadows Viking settlement,on my bucket list for years because of my
>> Swedish heritage, was outstanding. We also saw ancient fossils at Gros
>> Morne National Park, hiked along the sea, saw icebergs and whales from a
>> small tourist boat, visited the Basque whalers’ site at Red Bay, Labrador
>> and the Air Museum in Gander, culminating in exploring St. Johns and more
>> with friends from St. Johns.
>>
>> -The annual “camping trip for single women of a certain age” turned into
>> a “glamping trip” with 7 women at a lovely cottage owned by a colleague,
>> including a hot-tub soak.
>>
>> -I discovered in October that my book “Art of Focused Conversation for
>> Schools” in Simplified Chinese has sold more than 3000 copies across
>> China.  And a woman director of a wonderfully diverse, inclusive, and
>> participatory community development project told me that a facilitation I
>> had done in 1999 was the inspiration for her work.
>>
>>  *Tim:* took over a coordinating role for his drum and bass club night
>> on Wednesday nights. In May, he and I stained our Muskoka chairs. In July,
>> he and a friend rebuilt our back deck and flagstones, upgrading our
>> backyard considerably. Most of his spare time is spent creating music and
>> spinning music. In a visit to the Viking Exhibit at the Royal Ontario
>> Museum, he soaked in all the information about our ancestors that he could,
>> including getting a copy of the Prose Edda.
>>
>>  *Aaron:* ran a half-marathon, two different length triathlons, and a
>> marathon. He is working up to do an Iron Man in 2019. He is still working
>> in management at an Apple store, but changed positions to keep things
>> interesting.
>>
>>  *Jen:* is a sought-after art teacher, in both her classes at private
>> and independent schools as well as in her community outreach programs. A
>> big event was getting her driver’s licence, which allows her to take on
>> programs in communities that were previously too remote to get to on public
>> transportation, and  to go camping on her own, as well as supporting Aaron
>> on his adventures.
>>
>>  In November, the Reese/Zahrt family had a reunion in Carson City Nevada
>> to celebrate the birthdays of my 80-year-old brother and two
>> brothers-in-law.  A delayed flight meant I got to spend 23 hours on my 69th
>> birthday with both my sons, much of it hanging out in the Denver airport.
>>
>>  *Zahra:* is in her 3rd year of college at Hobart-William Smith. This
>> fall, after training hard, she ran a 50-mile ultra-marathon.  We were able
>> to get together at her school for a weekend in early December when classes
>> were out for the break.
>>
>> May 2018 be a healthy, happy, and productive year for you, your family,
>> and your community!
>>
>>  Jo Nelson and family
>>
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