Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice has been on my mind lately. Maybe it's because I was watching one of the Bridget Jones movies the other day. Austen's novel is said to have provided some of the inspiration for Helen Fielding's books and movies. Colin Firth is quite dapper as Mark Darcy, but that's a … Continue reading Pride and Prejudice, and the Lies We Tell Ourselves
Summer Travel
The countdown has begun! The flights have been booked and the accommodations have been arranged. We are going to the Azores, Lisbon, and Spain this summer! 🇵🇹 🇪🇸 I cannot wait! This international trip will span three glorious weeks of summer and will involve five family members, two countries, various hotel and vacation rental accommodations, … Continue reading Summer Travel
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Light
To finish up my short series of photography posts, this last set will showcase the different ways I've captured light or found something noteworthy about light in my work. The posts before this included Tiles, with Windows before that, and Stained Glass to start the whole thing. To get us started, here's a photo I … Continue reading Light
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Tiles
Welcome back! We're continuing the short series of photography posts that I started a few weeks ago. If you missed them, we started off with stained glass and then moved on to windows. You can find them on the homepage or by scrolling down to the list of my recently published posts (found on the … Continue reading Tiles
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Windows
Welcome back to my short series of posts showcasing some of my various photography. In my previous one, the focal point was stained glass. I hope you enjoyed those photos. For this post, I decided that I needed to share my photography of various cool or unique-looking windows with all of you. Makes sense, right? … Continue reading Windows
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Stained Glass
While going through my photos the other day, there were a few themes that seemed to repeat. One of them was stained glass. Have you ever noticed how beautiful stained glass is? All the colorful bits of glass have been carefully and thoughtfully arranged into a work of art. It's probably my favorite form of … Continue reading Stained Glass
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Medal Monday
Over the years, I have amassed a number of medals from the different races and runs I've completed. Some of them are silly, such as the medal in the shape of a plate of pie which I got for doing a Pi/Pie Day run a few years back. A few are whimsical, such as the … Continue reading Medal Monday
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Life’s Mementos
If you think of life as a journey, then you realize that you have probably collected lots of mementos along the way. These little souvenirs of life might be attached to wonderful memories. Or they could be mementos that you wish you never got in the first place and could forget altogether. There are lots … Continue reading Life’s Mementos
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10 Years!
Today is my blog's anniversary! 🎉 Ten years ago, I started this blogging experiment/journey with my first post, simply and boringly titled Introduction. Not my best writing, to be honest, but we all have to start somewhere. Some of you dear readers have been with me since the beginning, while some of you have only … Continue reading 10 Years!
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Holiday Reading
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which marks the official start of the holiday season here in the US. Even though the hustle and bustle of the holidays can get hectic and stressful, I love this time of year. The leaves on the trees are so beautiful, the weather is crisp in the morning and pleasant in the … Continue reading Holiday Reading
Moxie and Mishaps 