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Apr 27, 2024 | 
alomagazine.com | Wafa Kanan |RD Foster |Chuck Graham |Gayane Petrosyan
In the heart of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the bond between mother and child is revered with a depth of sentiment that transcends language and culture. Across countless dialects and tongues, the word for mother evokes a sense of tenderness and devotion that is universal: Mom, Mama, Mother. Just as we hold dear the term “Motherland” to signify our homeland, so too do we hold our mothers in the highest regard, as symbols of loyalty, cherish, and unconditional love.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
alomagazine.com | Wafa Kanan |RD Foster |Chuck Graham
In a world where information flows endlessly, like a ceaseless current, it’s easy to feel lost in the constant updates and innovations. Yet, within this whirlwind, there’s a growing realization: an empty lantern provides no light. It’s in this fast-paced era that we find ourselves, where the relentless hustle can leave us feeling simply like cogs in a machine. However, a quiet revolution is taking place in the realm of travel.
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Apr 13, 2024 | 
alomagazine.com | Wafa Kanan |RD Foster |Chuck Garham
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
alomagazine.com | RD Foster |Chuck Garham
The evil eye––perhaps nothing conjures up more trouble and complication than a malevolent gaze. In short, envy. And what is envy but the desire to possess what others have? And the deeper truth: what one believes is lacking within the self or in one’s circumstances––whether it be a home, looks and beauty, youth, or certain charmed qualities: graciousness, an affable nature, or even a warm smile.
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Mar 23, 2024 | 
alomagazine.com | RD Foster |Michael Lloyd
A landscape photographer searches for the perfect composition within the otherworldly Quiver Tree Forest I knew to be thoroughly immersed in the brilliant red earth of the Kalahari Desert, in eastern Namibia, I was going to have to eat some sand. I thought it would be due to strong desert winds, or a big truck blowing by me and my girlfriend Holly Lohuis on a deserted washboard-riddled road. However, I was eternally grateful for the tiny paws of a busy meerkat digging furiously for a crunchy...
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
alomagazine.com | RD Foster |Michael Lloyd |Ramsey Qubein
Ancient OriginsEarly Moroccan potters were influenced by Phoenician, Roman, and Arab ceramic traditions, which laid the foundation for the country’s unique pottery styles. The seventh century introduced an Islamic influence, especially in terms of geometric patterns, and certainly calligraphy began to be used extensively. The Berbers, Morocco’s indigenous population (they also call themselves Amazigh or Imazighen), also played a vital role in shaping the country’s pottery heritage.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
alomagazine.com | RD Foster |Michael Lloyd |Ramsey Qubein
When considering traveling indulgently, Italy is near the top of any list––the ability to savor the moment as one cherishes food, culture and friends. Indeed, in Italy, one can learn the lesson of dolce far niente: the beauty of doing nothing. Maria Pasquale’s book “How to be Italian” will teach you to do exactly that, or at least it provides an immersion in all things Italian.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
celebrationmagazine.com | RD Foster
by RD FosterThe Christmas season on the Mill Block actually began sometime in September when we would wait in great anticipation for the Sears Christmas Catalog, better known as the “Wish Book” to arrive in everyone’s mailbox. I would sit for hours going through the toy section, page by page, reading every description of every toy, and skipping through the doll section, of course.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
celebrationmagazine.com | RD Foster
by RD FosterMy first Christmas on the Mill Block, I got a brand-new bicycle and that was the best Christmas ever, so far. I was five years old. The bike was an eighteen-inch with hard rubber tires and training wheels. The training wheels were quickly disposed of, and my brothers took turns holding me up right and then pushing me, crashing quite often until I had it down. Johnny and Frank, my brothers, got jobs throwing paper for the McKinney Daily Courier Gazette, which was an afternoon publication.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
celebrationmagazine.com | RD Foster
by RD FosterOne passion my brothers and I had growing up was playing baseball. The love of the game was instilled in us at an early age by my dad and his younger brother Charlie who were both semi-pro baseball players. Uncle Charlie would go on to play in the Texas League. Every town of any size had a baseball team and a ball park. They both played for The Farmersville Ramblers and that team was known as the king of Collin County baseball in those days.
