O.W. ~ Back to the Beach!

Warning Posted: Photo Overload! It’s time to head over to Susan’s at A Southern DayDreamer for Outdoor Wednesday. All my photos were taken at Emma Wood State Beach in the wee morning hours this past Saturday. Aren’t digital cameras great! I was just thinking about how we used to have to load a roll of [...]

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Too Good Not to Share Again…

Since this might be a time of year to get in the doldrums and have a let down after Christmas, I decided it would be good to share a G.K. Chesterton quote again today and here’s the one that I enjoyed the most from a list John Piper shared… “Man is more himself, man is [...]

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Hot Tea Month ~ Favorite Teas

This is week two of Hot Tea Month blog-a-thon. Click on over to the hot tea month site to join in the fun. A big thank you to Scrabblequeen for hosting the event! Week Two: January 10th-16th Tell us about your favorite teas. Do you prefer black, green, white, red, or “herbal”? Do you like [...]

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Mosaic Blues ~ Standing in Awe…

We have been back in Southern California for a week already and we had the great privilege of enjoying the beauty of Emma Wood State Beach on Saturday morning. We are aware here in Southern California that we are one of the only parts of the U.S. not caught in the grip of Global Warming, [...]

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Now the Shades of Night Are Gone ~ Hymn

Now the Shades of Night Are Gone Now the shades of night are gone Now the morning light is come. Lord, may we be Thine today; Drive the shades of sin away. Fill our souls with heav’nly light, Banish doubt and cleanse our sight. In Thy service, Lord, today Help us labor, help us pray. [...]

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Back to Our Favorite Spot…

…after a few months away and boy did we get lots of wonderful views… As usual we arrived in time to see the sun rise. The birds were mostly flying today because the tide was in and there was very little exposed sand. We were treated to lots of dolphins. We even saw them jump [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five ~ January 8th

Looking back at this week and remembering some favorites. Visit Susanne at Living to Tell the Story to join in with your favorites! We arrived back in Southern California on Sunday night and began the task of getting used to being here in the south. 1. On Tuesday morning Willow and I resumed our walks [...]

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Friday ~ Finding Beauty

Claudia at Dipity Road is starting a new meme for Friday called Finding Beauty. Click on over to check it out and join in if you’d like… After I returned to the condo in Southern California from our home in Washington State I felt the need to hit the beach and catch some of the [...]

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Tablescape Thursday ~ Condo Barscape Revisited

Time flies when you travel north and south! It’s almost Thursday again and time for some more Tablescaping fun. I’m re-showing two variations on table settings at our bar in our little condo. I haven’t had time to think about new settings yet in this new year in my Southern California location. Susan at Between [...]

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WFW ~ Psalm 104: 1-4

Psalm 104 O LORD My God, You Are Very Great 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, 2covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. 3He lays the beams of his chambers on [...]

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