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Category Archives: Beauty
Peru or Bust
Note: There is NO way I could share the details and wonder of our recent trip to Peru in one post. No way. So, I’ll start with the beginning and share the rest over the next few posts. After a … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Blogging, blogs, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, summer vacation, travel, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Adventure, Cuzco, family vacations, Machu Picchu, Personal challenge, Peru, Salkantay, Tales from the Motherland, travel, Travel in Peru, Trekking, Trekking in Peru
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Circumcision, Bin Ladin and the Olympics. This Is How The Adventure Begins…
Yes, you read that right and with our family it should be no surprise. Our big trip to New England and then S. America began with a very animated drive to the airport. We have headed out for a three … Continue reading
The Middle…Fishy
For Mother’s Day this year, we visited the Vancouver Aquarium. I hadn’t been in ages. Frankly, there are some things that I’ve long enjoyed that have simply fallen by the wayside, as my children have grown up. Zoos and aquariums … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mother's Day, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Writing
Tagged belugas, dim sum, dolphins, Jellyfish, Mother's Day, orca whales, Stanley Park, Tales from the Motherland, Vancouver, Vancouver Aquarium
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Call Me Prissy… Butt 2.
Note #1 to readers: This was originally posted on August 27, 2011, not long after I’d begun blogging. Strangely enough, this post has had an amazing life. In it’s first weeks on line it got relatively slow hits, or views. Steady, … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Freshly Pressed, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, Women, Women's issues, Writing, Yoga
Tagged advertising, Beavis and Butthead, butts, fashion, Humor, parenting, sarcasm, sexualization of children, Tales from the Motherland, Teens, Thongs
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The Middle…. Perennial Joy.
For most of my adult life, I have planted perennials in my garden, mostly in the form of bulbs, for their…well, their perennialness. Not a word; I know, but it suits my intentions perfectly. What I love most about tulips … Continue reading
The Middle… Spring, Sprang, Sprung.
This weekend, spring sprang here in the Pacific Northwest. No doubt, it’s warmer and sunnier other places, but no one was complaining here. We don’t have a sparkling record in that (sun) department; but then it doesn’t rain nearly as … Continue reading
I’m Walking on Sunshine…
<– Hard not to love a view like this. My piece of heaven, from my kitchen. I live in the glorious Pacific Northwest. Every day I wake and look out to the most amazing views, or see them in the … Continue reading
Nipped.
Warning: Kids, run! Do not read this post; it could get ugly. Really ugly. There will certainly be challenges ahead, if you continue reading and choose to ignore this sign. You know you hate the mixing of the following topics: … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Teens, Women, Women's issues
Tagged breasts, fashion, Humor, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, news, nipples, pop culture, Sexuality, Superbowl half time show, Tales from the Motherland, Vegas, wardrobe malfunctions, women
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Pinch Me.
Note: I apologize. There was a time, not so long ago, when I rarely left the house without my camera. Technology has made me lazy. I even thought about taking my trusty SLR with me, but walked out without it. … Continue reading
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