The Colors of Christmas in Detroit & Best Wishes

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December 29th 2009

Published: December 30th 2009

Visiting Detroit was definitely not about culture or sightseeing. We came to spend Christmas time with our 91 year old aunt who resides here. The GRAY: The “Motor City” is decaying. I read that “Detroit does waft a sort of bombed-out early East Berlin”. That’s true! The downtown area is particularly gray, full of empty lots and boarded-up buildings with trash swirling around them. At on... Read Full Entry

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WITH DEEPEST REGRET, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU PATRICIA PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 12, 2017. MAY THESE ENTRIES, SO LOVINGLY MADE BY PATRICIA, BE AN EVERLASTING TRiBUTE TO A PHENOMENAL, HUMANIST WOMAN. PATRICIA IS FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS AND THOUGHTS. JOHN CALI, HUSBAND I'm a Brazilian and long time resident of the US. I've always been fascinated by cultural diversity and I've had the opportunity to travel overseas over the years. 2005, however, brought me the "wings" to fly solo and further away. I started these new jorneys with Tibet (picture). That's huge for someone who used to panic ... full info

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30th December 2009

bart72
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woooi
full colour very pain my eye http://langkawihotel.blogspot.com/

31st December 2009

fabi
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Oi prima, gostei muito da sua mensagem. fico feliz de voce ter suas esperancas e energia redobradas ai em Detroit. segundo um dos meus tutors em Geografia, e o estado q esta mais sofrendo com a Globalizacao e agora c/ a crise economica do US/mundo, e pensar q um dia esse estado foi tao importante e contribui tanto para a US economy. aqui um artigo antigo da bbc, mas muito interessante: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6346299.stm eu acho q sua presenca ai e importante para levar as suas cores (true colours shining through.. como diz Cindy Lauper), seu sorriso e sua alegria! bjao Fabi

31st December 2009

Patricia Somewhere
Patricia MC

All shades of colors...
Unfortunatelly not all shades of colors reflect pretty realities at all times. But so is life, and as long as we make the most of it, it's all good in the end. Thanks for your comment.

31st December 2009

Patricia Somewhere
Patricia MC

Oi Fabi
You don't know how much I love the fact that you always keep in touch and voice your opinions about my blogs. It feels like if we were chatting ther in London! Detroit's situation is so ambivalent. It had it all and it crashed hard. it has been going down for a long time but no doubt it current crisis has hit it the hardest. But like in Brazil, wealth is still present as well, for a minority. Com um abraco da prima.

31st December 2009

Berto
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Good Job! Porreta!
Grand, P. Cali, Good job! Interesting story about Detroit's decadency! Thank you! Happy New Year to you and your family. Peda

31st December 2009

Patricia Somewhere
Patricia MC

Grande Peda.
How nice that you visited my site and enjoyed the entry! Que tudo seja bem "joiado" pra todos nos em 2010. Bjs, Peda

4th January 2010

anonymous
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Patricia-thanks so much for keeping in touch. All is overcast and foggy here in Davis as well. Furloughs have been depressing and a real hardship to staff and students (suffering fewer class offerings and higher tuition). Christmas to New Year was basically an enforced break for all but also a blessing. We all needed time off to heal and rest. The students are now back and the town bustles with their activity. Hopefully, 2010 will continue to see recovering economy and brighter futures for all. Happy New Year! Best wishes. Twanda

7th January 2010

Patricia Somewhere
Patricia MC

So nice...
So nice to hear from your, Twanda. You are one of those friends who I'll never forget.

27th January 2010

abbied
"welcome journeyers"

thanks for indroducing me to the Heidelberg St Project through your blog. its these little hidden treasures in every city that make them wonderful. thanks for the photos of your trip to detroit.

31st January 2010

Patricia Somewhere
Patricia MC

Glad you contribute
It's always a pleasure to find little hidden pearls and to share them with the world. Thank you for the feedback.

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