Yoga by Fran Gallo https://frangallo.com/ Yoga by Fran Gallo Sun, 22 Feb 2026 01:32:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/frangallo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-making-vector-wip-favi.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Yoga by Fran Gallo https://frangallo.com/ 32 32 56610905 The Cost of a Smile https://frangallo.com/the-cost-of-a-smile/ https://frangallo.com/the-cost-of-a-smile/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2026 01:32:15 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21807 My friend Giorgio Modica of Modica, Sicily, passed away on January 24. On his death notice, his family wrote Fu Angelo. Translation: He was an angel.  In his youth, Giorgio immigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he lived for many years. He loved Canada, but he yearned to live out his later years in his beloved [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/the-cost-of-a-smile/feed/ 27 21807 Sisters https://frangallo.com/sisters/ https://frangallo.com/sisters/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2025 02:57:38 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21768 Sisters! My maternal grandmother was one of five daughters (plus she had brothers). My mother was one of five daughters (plus she had brothers). I am one of five daughters (minus any living brothers). And so it goes.  I have two remaining sisters: Nora Brown, née Onofria Brunogallo, and Zina Brechbill, née Vincenza Brunogallo. Nora [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/sisters/feed/ 19 21768 Stehekin Stillness https://frangallo.com/stehekin-stillness/ https://frangallo.com/stehekin-stillness/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2025 03:58:59 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21744 I am in Stehekin, Washington this very moment. Outside this cabin, a barred owl calls out to us, breaking the stillness of the night. And, yes, I have WiFi and so I can blog! I've been coming to Stehekin annually since 2003 with Leslie and Rick.  Well, there were three years when we did not [...]

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]]> https://frangallo.com/the-most-beautiful-hands-3/feed/ 20 21705 Protect the HEART of America https://frangallo.com/protect-the-heart-of-america/ https://frangallo.com/protect-the-heart-of-america/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:37:25 +0000 https://frangallo.com/?p=21694 On March 14, Rick and I attended the Veterans March in Olympia, Washington. The Veterans March took place in Washington, DC, and at every state capitol across the country. The event gave veterans a voice to defend the Constitution and the oath they swore to it.  Veterans and all present protested the impact of [...]

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