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Burning Days
Written by a bright Turkish soul reminding us of the power and responsibility of our interconnections.

Nicole Crabtree
Aug 7, 20212 min read
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Melanie, her coffee and the Sambhav foundation from CH to Nepal
Meet Melanie, buy coffee direct from Nepalese coffee growers, discover Sambhav CH & contribute in your way to healing, personally & globally

Nicole Crabtree
Apr 2, 20213 min read
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TURKISH DELIGHTS – Pre-order your copy today
Turkish Delights is the 3rd book in The Bunny Chronicles series. All 3 are available for individual/bulk classroom purchase.

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 27, 20211 min read
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28 March - Join us live for the virtual launch of Bunny's new book - Turkish Delights
Sunday, 28 March 6 pm CET. Join me, Ayse Ozden of Dixi books & special guest, Begum Erenler, for special insights into the Bunny Chronicles.

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Naked Full Moon Dancing and Turkish Circles
Magic, exponentially. Guest writers Francesca Tiffin and Ayse Yayla share their amazing February 2021 Snow moon, full moon, stories with us.

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 19, 20217 min read
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Virtual Travel Experiences - Valuable Learning and the Vatican Revealed
Meet Fabiana, Leonardo, & Linda - passionate people who came together to combine the excitement of travel and the concept of the documentary

Nicole Crabtree
Feb 14, 20213 min read
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A Life in Books: Chapter six the Tao Te Ching / Meditation Stories No. 1
An invitation in 2021 to reflect and meditate on what matters for you with the Tao Te Ching.

Nicole Crabtree
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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An invitation to FOODMood’s podcast meditation series
Begin 2021 with FoodMood’s podcast meditation series. An invitation to pause any time of day to refill, rejuvenate, and relax.

Nicole Crabtree
Jan 1, 20212 min read
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Magical Sicilian Adventures
“Italian bread” according to the narrative of my youth. A few years ago my mother came to visit me in Switzerland. Lugano, conveniently...

Nicole Crabtree
Nov 14, 202012 min read
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Fall birthdays, presents, poems, and angels
31 October is Angela’s birthday and this post is a present to her. A reminder that she is a gift to all who know her.

Nicole Crabtree
Oct 31, 20202 min read
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Discernment: Join me at Baykush School for a special Journey
Join me for a journey at Baykush School -
Discernment: Identify & transform your habits back to conscious choices.

Nicole Crabtree
Oct 3, 20203 min read
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An Accidental Blogger
Inception to Publication – what it takes to make a blog post. Notes on process. Working on Social distancing – A visit to Moscow, it...

Nicole Crabtree
May 16, 20203 min read
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Social distancing – A visit to Moscow
This is a one of two portraits done by my friend Konstantin Zubrilan in whose studio I spent many wonderful salon like afternoons and...

Nicole Crabtree
May 9, 202010 min read
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Musings on Lockdown
View of lake Lugano, at our first Qi gong group. Just before Lugano went on lockdown four soul sisters came together to do a session of...
Nicole Crabtree with Guest blogger Angela Lanza
May 2, 20203 min read
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Back to "Normal"
My beautiful, magical carnations which give me joy a hundred times a day. It is the end of April as I write this and in Lugano we have...

Nicole Crabtree
May 1, 20203 min read
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Love Language in Lockdown
On one of their royal pillows, Bunny & Bearli pose on the terrace with their homemade masks, compliments of Poppy. Creativity in lockdown...
Nicole Crabtree with masks and video filming by
Apr 19, 20201 min read
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Social distancing - send your FREE HUG today!
Click the image of me in Rome giving out hugs or this caption to see the video - and send it to someone who you want to hug/needs a hug...

Nicole Crabtree
Apr 13, 20202 min read
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Social Distancing - Join me on memory lane in Vladivostok & the Russian Far East (RFE)
If you are wondering where Vladivostok is, go to Japan and take a left. For an image of the entire Russia Far East see the bottom of this...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by various friends and
Apr 6, 20205 min read
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Community - the Indian Difference
Our happy family at Mysore Palace. Two months in India? What did you do? This is the reaction most people have when we speak about our...
Nicole Crabtree with video by Kenan Soylu
Mar 20, 202015 min read
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Magical Portugal – a special video reading by the author
Magical Portugal, the second book in the Bunny Chronicles, comes with a special new feature – a video for you to read along with!...
Nicole Crabtree with photos and video by
Mar 7, 20201 min read
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Celebrations, reflections, and returns – Back in 2020
In January Claudio and I will celebrate 10 years of marriage. An impossible feat to have imagined in either of our lives. We both swore...
Nicole Crabtree with drawing by Alice Mae
Dec 10, 20193 min read
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Bunny launches her own line of cards in time for Christmas - Get yours now!
We are happy introduce a line of Bunny Chronicle postcards. Now you can send Bunny & Bearli images to the world at large, just click here...
Nicole Crabtree with images by Alice Mae
Dec 1, 20193 min read
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Things & Thanksgiving
Center, Bearli with Poppy observing the first Harley parade in Lugano; top left Bearli poses with Pici; next Bearli poses for his...

Nicole Crabtree
Nov 27, 20194 min read
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Lazy days of summer evolve to the intense days of autumn
Lago di Santa Croce, searching for a cool breeze. August in the mountains of Italy. Entire days lay before me totally unscheduled. A...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Patrizia Pancino
Sep 8, 20192 min read
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Bunny as a radio star: North South West East this summer on Swiss RETE-UNO
Left Bunny in the studio with Elena on our first show, in South America; right Bunny, Bearli, and I broadcasting remotely from Malpensa...

Nicole Crabtree
Jul 19, 20191 min read
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Living in Paradise, Lugano Switzerland
Our entire furry family – from left Prickles, Bearli, Nut guy, Bunny, Pici, Biancha, June bug, and Bianchino - poses for Kenan from our...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Kenan Soylu
Apr 13, 20192 min read
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Effective Communication - Rules to live by
Is it possible that as a professional trainer of effective communication that I still find myself often incapable of anything close to...

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 22, 20193 min read
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My Soul has a Hat - Welcoming the Chinese New Year, 2019 Year of the Pig
A collage of photos roasting Keith for 2019, year of the pig; top left Keith and I having a party; next Keith and Claudio meet over the...

Nicole Crabtree
Feb 5, 20193 min read
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Istanbul images
Golden sunshine illuminates the Bosphorus. Kenan Soylu, software engineer and photographer dazzles us with his eyes on Istanbul. Lucky...
Kenan Soylu
Jan 21, 20191 min read
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09.01.19 My choice to stay
Our hands joined on our wedding day, Bunny, Bearli (with one eye, shy like his Poppy), Bianca, and Biancina witness our union. Nine years...

Nicole Crabtree
Jan 9, 20193 min read
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Dizee's Irish coffee rings in the season
This photo is a representation of the holiday season for me. I had my first Irish coffee in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 1994 when I...

Nicole Crabtree
Dec 21, 20183 min read
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La settimana dei morti, play dead and nurture your light
Pici gazes at our Halloween cookies wondering if they will be added to our family of poppets, they could definitely be seasonal avatars...

Nicole Crabtree
Oct 31, 20181 min read
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Birthdays in France: a course in miracles in three parts Paris, Gaujac, and the Basque country
Esra, Bunny, & I wandering the streets of Paris come upon beautiful birds in a fountain square and took this photo for Christine our bird...
Nicole Crabtree with contributing photographers
Oct 14, 20186 min read
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Love at Ferragosto in the Dolomites
Lago di Croce as seen from our garden in the haven of the Dolomites Torres d’alpago. Village of 122 persons at the foot of the...

Nicole Crabtree
Aug 15, 20183 min read
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August 1st Happy Swiss Independence day!
Bearli fiercely proud of his Swiss Poppy holds his flag on August 1st bottom center; bottom right courtesy of Gerry Hofstetter; top and...
Nicole Crabtree with contribution by Elisabeth
Jul 31, 20182 min read
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Happy 4th of July from India
Photo courtesy of google. During this period I am traveling in India and will be back on line in August. This post is to wish all,...

Nicole Crabtree
Jul 4, 20181 min read
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Grace: a poem provokes a state of being
Sandro Botticelli's Three Graces in Primavera courtesy of The History Collection / Alamy Stock Photo GRACE She said the maple tree...
Nicole Crabtree with guest poet Jill Haber
Jun 21, 20183 min read
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FOOD: How I (re)found my voice
Photo features the alchemist area of my kitchen as photographed by me, while the image in the right, the “Sun Catcher” by Ioyan Mani...

Nicole Crabtree
May 24, 20185 min read
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Why Won't He Apologize? (re) Connecting to feminine energy
This collage is a compilation of photos of us and me from the world over. Of particular note featured middle us somewhere between...

Nicole Crabtree
Apr 13, 20184 min read
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Nowruz: Welcome Spring
WELCOME SPRING 2018! For many of us March is only vaguely related to the concept of a new year, depending upon where one lives, it may as...

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 21, 20181 min read
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Whole love, Mature love, a Healthy Habit
Top us on the beach in Clearwater, Florida; bottom various love shots of Bunny & Bearli. On the morning train speaking with one of my...

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 8, 20182 min read
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Love finds a way...
Valentines day, a holiday I find as sensical as the 8th of March - do I need someone to remind me to love and respect myself and others,...

Nicole Crabtree
Feb 14, 20181 min read
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FOOD & CULTURE: What's for breakfast?
Bunny on the breakfast table, observing the feast, in the garden in Sariyer. Breakfast is my favorite meal and it is the meal which...

Nicole Crabtree
Feb 5, 20183 min read
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