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Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth
Our weekly photo challenge from Sara Rosso at WordPress.com’s Daily Post is Growth. Growth is a funny thing. We may notice it all at once, like an aunt who hasn’t seen a small child in months, but we all know … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations
Tagged Hydrangea, lifestyle, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge - Growth
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Travelogue – Wanderings Outside London
Well, here we are at the end of July, and I haven’t done a monthly travelogue yet! As I’ve been watching the Olympics on TV, I’ve seen shots of some of the wonderful places we went outside of London when we … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogues
Tagged Bath, Bath Abbey, England, Hampton Court Palace, lifestyle, London, Olympics, photos, Stonehenge, Travel, Windsor Castle
30 Comments
Inspired by the Inspiring Blog Award
Aparnanairphotography recently gave me a gift. At a time when I was feeling neither inspired nor inspiring, she nominated me for the Inspiring Blog Award. Thank you, Aparna, for the award and the call to action! As followers of my … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Ruminations
Tagged blogging, Blogging Awards, Gratitude, inspiration, Inspiring Blog Award
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple
This week’s WordPress.com Photo Challenge is Purple. Purple means something special to me – it was my mother’s favorite color. I can remember picking wild violets in our yard, bringing them in to her when I was small, proudly adding a … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges
Tagged family, Hampton Court Palace, Memories, Mother, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Purple, Violet
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Travel theme: Flowers
This week’s Travel Theme challenge from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack? is Flowers. As many beautiful gardens as there are in the world, nowhere are flowers more a part of the cultural fabric than they are in Hawaii. From the moment you arrive in Hawaii, … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Travelogues
Tagged flowers, Hawaii, hibiscus, lifestyle, nature, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme
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Travel Theme: Tradition
The weekly Travel Theme from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack? is Tradition. I’m a little late with my response this week, but since I’m as much a sucker for traditions as anyone, here goes… We tend to think of traditions as something … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Photo Challenges, Ruminations
Tagged change, choices, Christmas, Culture, lifestyle, Memories, New Year's, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Santa Claus, Soup Day, Tradition, Weddings, Weekly Travel Theme
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