Tag Archives: Beauty

Friday Fictioneer: The Temple Divine

Friday Fictioneers is a weekly 100-word flash fiction challenge, with a photo prompt. This week’s wondrous photo comes from Shaktiki Sharma. For more information on how to participate, or to read the other great stories in the collection, check out … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on March 11, 2017 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

Friday Fictioneers: A Break In The Sky

Alas, I fell off the wagon for two weeks, but getting back up and back on board! If you are interested in joining this merry band of writers, check out Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ blog Addicted To Purple, for details. As always … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on December 7, 2016 by | Tagged , , , , , , | 56 Comments

Life Is Funny That Way…

Posted on April 14, 2015 by

Recently I learned something that changes virtually everything about how I’ve always seen my childhood, my family, and myself. Like so many things, this shock came entirely unexpectedly. I thought that I was immune to blind sides at this stage; … Continue reading →

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Posted in Aging, Awards, Awareness, Beautiful places, Blogging, Honest observations on many things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 64 Comments

Disney, Let’s Get Real!

Note:  November 25th, is the U.N.’s International Day To End Violence Against Women. In recognition of the day, something I believe is important every day, I plan to share a few posts this month that look at how women are viewed and … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on November 14, 2014 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 37 Comments

Un-Belize-able!

Note: I’ve been having trouble posting photos to my blog for weeks. I’ve been working on the problem, and think I’ve solved it, but it kept me from posting all week. Our recent trip to Belize demands photos! This is part … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on April 22, 2014 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 40 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective

Here in the Pacific Northwest, spring has sprung. There are tulip and daffodil tips up all over, and the crocus are just beautiful! Soon it will be time for the Skagit valley Tulip Festival… an annual collective orgasm of beauty, … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on March 9, 2014 by | Tagged , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows (Different views for different moods)

I love looking out windows at the vistas beyond. My home looks on the constantly changing, forever beautiful views of Puget Sound.  Looking through a window always reminds me of the security of being inside, and the potential of being … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on January 10, 2014 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

Friday Fictioneers: By The Sea…

Lack of sleep may be my friend this week, and I may actually score an early spot in this cue! Yee-haw! Each week on Friday Fictioneers, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields leads a group of writers from all over the globe, in a flash-fiction … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on December 18, 2013 by | Tagged , , , , , , | 79 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

Posted on September 15, 2013 by

This is a contribution to the Weekly Photo Challenge, on Word Press. I love the contributions each week, and given the time I spend on photography, hope to join in from time to time. I knew immediately which photo I’d … Continue reading →

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Posted in Beauty, Blog, Blogging, My world, Natural beauty, Tales From the Motherland, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 19 Comments

Spring is in the Air… Finally.

It’s May first, May Day. As a kid, living in a small New England town, May day was always a fun day. Back in school, we still did the Maypole. Yes, I actually grew up dancing around a white pole … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on May 1, 2013 by | Tagged , , , , , , , | 18 Comments