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
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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
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
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
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
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
10 Years!
Today is my blog's anniversary! π 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!
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
More Good Things
Like many of us do, back in January I was thinking about the new year. We never know what the year will bring, but all of the days that go by inevitably add up to the ups and downs, the adventures and trials, and just the ordinary and extraordinary happenings of life. I wrote a … Continue reading More Good Things
Ways to Balance Your Mind, Body, and Soul
It seems like one of the major buzzwords of the Covid pandemic was "self-care." In today's blog post, we're going to talk about the importance of self-care, and find ways to create more balance between the mind, body, and soul. More often than not, life is hectic when you're an adult. Different responsibilities present themselves … Continue reading Ways to Balance Your Mind, Body, and Soul