Cruising to Alaska…

…I’m not but my junior high and high school buddy was leaving today out of Seattle. She and her husband and 4 friends traveled from L.A. to board their Cruise ship at Pier 91 in Elliott Bay. I picked them up when they arrived at the cruise ship and we all went to lunch before [...]

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FFF ~ All Things Beautiful…

Time to think about the last week and come up with 5 favorites! Visit Susanne at Living to Tell the Story to join in. 1. Mother’s Day was a wonderful day from the food to the weather to having most of my kids around for some part of the day. 2. Buying new plants and [...]

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Tablescape Thursday ~ Mother’s Day

Since the table was set for Mother’s Day I’ll be able to participate in T.T. this week. I’ve been buried with other jobs around this old homestead and haven’t had the time to scape much. Please visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see other tables set to dine. There were 6 of [...]

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Yard Art ~ Seasoned and New…

Call me weird but I love hunting down Yard Art these days. Please visit Mary at Work of the Poet to join in the fun. The mushrooms are in a yard in my neighborhood and the Owl was in Descanso Gardens in Southern California. On Mother’s Day on our way home from brunch we stopped [...]

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This & That…

These are all school photos from my Elementary years and Junior high years. The last shot is my graduation from junior high photo. Don’t you just love how they would airbrush the photos and make your skin look perfect with no blemishes!! They even removed a prominent beauty mark mole from my left upper lip. [...]

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Evening Grosbeak ~ Finches

For Outdoor Wednesday I wanted to show some more of my photos of the Evening Grosbeak Finches that have started visiting my feeder. Visit Susan at A Southern DayDreamer to see more of the Outdoors across the country and beyond. There was a lot of activity at my Apple Tree yesterday. I was delighted to [...]

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Ruby Tuesday ~ Finches

I bought a new bird feeder and it just happens to be a Ruby one! I put out two new types of seed. This is the first time I’ve seen these birds feeding from my kitchen window. From what I can see in my Field Guide to Western Birds this is a Evening Grosbeak Finch. [...]

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Mother’s Day 2010 ~

Mother’s Day was such a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest! We took a drive to Camano Island in the morning to enjoy a Mother’s Day Brunch together. My daughter’s boyfriend was here from Florida and joined us. The views from the Inn where we had our Mother’s Day Buffet were spectacular! We are looking [...]

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A Hymn For Mother’s Day…

The Woman’s Hymn Come, women, wide proclaim Life through your Savior slain; Sing evermore. Christ, God’s effulgence bright, Christ, who arose in might, Christ, who crowns you with light, Praise and adore. Come, clasping children’s hands, Sisters from many lands, Teach to adore. For the sin sick and worn, The weak and overborne, All who [...]

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Land or Sea…

It’s time for the Round Robin Photo Challenge and I had to go to my archives because I’ve been buried in the garage packing and unpacking boxes from the condo. The boxes are from California so I thought it fitting to show you a California beach shot. This was taken in January of 2010. I [...]

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