2022 Year in Review

Happy Holidays!

We hope that 2022 has been a good year for you and that you’re looking forward to an even better 2023. The seven ‘articles’ below share stories and photos about some of the things we’ve enjoyed this year.

A note of caution – I (Karen) inherited a love of photography from my grandmother Melba Pankratz Regier, who was known to have a camera with her at all times. So you’ll find plenty of photos in the stories below. Our hope is that, for those of you who are very interested in a topic (say, birds in the Amazon), you’ll find the different views and the details interesting and satisfying. For those who aren’t as interested, we hope you will enjoy the tapestry of images as you scroll through. Or skip the articles altogether if you prefer.

In any case, we send our best wishes to you for a wonderful 2023 and we hope to see you some time during the year. Enjoy!

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T. D. Morgan Releases Second Novel

  • On December 24, 2022
Terry published his second novel this year on Amazon, The Wrong Client, under his pen name T.D. Morgan.   Set in Texas, Brazil and Argentina, the novel is a legal and adventure thriller that follows the lives of half a dozen young professionals – lawyers, architects and biologists – who find themselves entangled in an international […]
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Strategic Community Solutions Completes Major Projects

  • On December 24, 2022
This year, several long-running projects for Strategic Community Solutions LLC (SCS) were completed. This summer saw the completion of an update to Lewisville’s Green Centerpiece Master Strategy. First adopted in 2016, this strategy addresses almost 7,000 acres of land adjacent to Lewisville Lake, including management of important natural habitat and research areas, educational programs for […]
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Return to Panama

  • On December 24, 2022
It’s wonderful to be able to travel again! Our first foreign trip this year was in April, when we returned for another visit to one of our favorite places – Panama. After the past few years of WhatsApp video chats, it was great to again see our friends Raul and Denise in person! We flew […]
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Brazil’s Rio Roosevelt

  • On December 24, 2022
Our second foreign trip was in June. It followed in the footsteps of an historic and nearly disastrous journey. Former President Teddy Roosevelt and Brazilian Colonel Cândido Rondon led an expedition in 1914 to explore what was then called the River of Doubt. No one knew whether it was a tributary of the Amazon, or […]
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Enjoying People and Places in the U.S.

  • On December 24, 2022
We are really lucky that we’ve been able to spend time this year with many family members and friends in places around the U.S. It’s been really enjoyable and we value our time with you all. Here are a few highlights of the places we’ve been and the friends (human and otherwise) we’ve shared them […]
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A Major Overhaul for the KT Ranch

  • On December 24, 2022
When we bought this place in 2000, we liked most of its character, though you always think of things you’d like to change or update when you buy a place. We made some improvements right away and then we left it alone. Through all those years, it’s been a great place for hanging out and […]
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Spectacular Southeast Brazil

  • On December 24, 2022
We returned to Brazil in October, but to a very different part of the country. This tour, also with Field Guides, Inc., covered areas along the southeastern coast. Before European settlement, just about all this area was covered by the lowland Atlantic Forest. Today, this is the location of many population centers and less than […]
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