Another Day of Adventure Complete!

I’m looking forward to being home tomorrow and getting around to uploading and editing my photos to share later this week.  Dear and I had a wonderful meal tonight in Ashland with Sandy, The Reluctant Entertainer and her husband. I knew I’d love her before we met and it was great to see her face [...]

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O Christ, Who Hast Prepared A Place ~ Hymn

John 14: 1-6 ~ “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, [...]

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Safe at The Rose in Pleasanton…

…more to follow next week. We saw huge beaking waves all along the coast of California today, stopped in the Garlic Capitol of the World and arrived safe and sound at our amazing hotel in Pleasanton, California. We walked the charming Main St. and now I’m running hot water for a jacuzzi bath…Calgon take me [...]

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Have A Little Sunshine…

I hope you find some sunshine today! “…He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous…” I’m tying up all the loose ends and packing my car for an early morning take-off on Saturday. We’re taking a few days to get home with [...]

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A Different Kind of Retirement…

This was one of my first posts after starting my blog in 2007. My parents are a great model for what can be done in retirement. I wanted to share this since I’ve made lots of bloggy friends since 2007. April 1997 ~ Moisi and Nadia You’re 74, your wife is 73, you’re retired, what [...]

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Walk With Willow ~

8:30 A.M. on Tuesday has been our walking time these days. Today I had to get some shots of things that make us smile and growl. There’s Willow with her huge bunny friend. We walk past that frog everyday and it is motion activated so it croaks at us and makes us jump and then [...]

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The Waves Teach…

For Lent this year I’m working through a 40 day devotional our pastor wrote on Wisdom. When we were walking on the beach this past Saturday and saw the waves tossing to and fro Dear quoted part of this next section of scripture from Ephesians… Ephesians 4:11-16 (English Standard Version) 11And he gave the apostles, the [...]

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Mosaic Blue ~ Emma Wood…

We’re on the eve of Mary’s Mosaic Monday and Sally’s Blue Monday. Visit these great hostesses to see some more mosaics and pretty blues from around blog land… Dear and I had our “last” dawn walk at Emma Wood State Beach in Ventura, California this past Saturday. A crisp beautiful morning after a rain. Soon [...]

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Lord, Whom Winds and Waves Obey ~ Hymn

Lord, Whom Winds and Waves Obey Lord, whom winds and waves obey, Guide us through the watery way; In the hollow of Thy hand Hide, and bring us safe to land. Jesus, let our faithful mind Rest, on Thee alone reclined; Every anxious thought repress, Keep our souls in perfect peace. Keep the souls whom [...]

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Ode to Emma Wood…

Here’s a photo of Dear and me at Emma Wood State Beach this morning at Sunrise. We love this early morning walk and we’re going to miss it. Ode To Emma Wood (Think “Harriet” from So I Married An Axe Murderer”) Emma sweet Emma You thrilled us each week We hardly could speak We listened [...]

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