Blogathon Week End

I am so pumped..... I know, I know, those of you who have been doing this for a long time are sitting there politely stifling a yawn, but I am excited

Blogathon Week-end

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Greetings to All on this Blogathon Weekend!     

I am so excited to be part of this fun, entertaining and learning experience. Right off the top I would be remiss if I did not say "thanks for hanging in there" to Kathleen Garber  and her team for all the hard work in pulling the Biannual Blogathon Bash together.
Hopefully I will  meet a lot of new..... at least to me... fantastic bloggers!!.

Friday Photo Share --"C" is for Chairs

January 25,2013
For my Friday Photo Share, I had to go back to the summer....and who wouldn't like that..??

Wordless Wednesday

I thought we could use a break from these long, dark, cold days of winter

Book Review

January 22,2013

I recently was given the privilege of reviewing  a novel  that was sent to me. Although I have been an avid reader for many, many years, and have belonged to a lively and lovely Book Club, this is my first attempt at posting a review. So, Patrick Thibeault, take a deep breath ..... and here we go!!

Friday Photo Share - "B" is for Birthday Cake

For this week's ABC Friday Photo Share, "B" is for ..... Birthday Cake....

Wordless Wednesday

January 16,2013



I have never been a fan of the ever popular children's building blocks called Lego. I certainly purchased them for my son...... many, many years ago, but never actually put a complete toy together before this month!!

Wellness

January 15,2013

Note: This post originally appeared on October 16,2012, but given the changes in our weather,both with temperature fluctuations and precipitation changes.... aka, snow, rain, fog... I thought it would be timely and hopefully preventative to rerun it at this time.





                                                     Tis the season for sneezin'


 If you,  like many of us, either have children, or are around children, or in my case grandchildren, then this is for you!!

Wordless Wednesday

~~~Happy New Year to All ~~~



Wishing you peace, contentment and of course

2nd Annual Christmas Tree Link Up

What a great idea this is. Thanks to Older Mommy Still Yummy for starting this.

-- Christmas Magic--

December 9,2012                             

Many times the highlight of my Christmas has been an experience that was totally unpredictable.  These experiences  were not, in and of themselves, earth shattering or remarkable in any way.  They were simple events that because of their timing and meaningfulness to me made them part of what I refer to as Christmas Magic.

Wordless Wednesday

November 28,2012


There's a ship out in the harbour....

Wellness -- K.I.S.S. ( Keep It So Simple)

November 27,2012

With Thanksgiving 2012 an event in the past, we now are moving full tilt with our preparations for the  next big event for this year, Christmas!  The stores are, or in some cases have been, stocked with decorations , gift ideas and the commercials that are inundating  us with what the simply "have" to buy to be happy, to be like  our neighbors, to be able to relate to our co- workers, and others that are encountered, even by chance.  This time of "peace on earth" can quite rapidly become a "stress on earth" that is so unnecessary. We all want to celebrate, but it is how we celebrate that is important.

Wellness - Decorations

November 20,2012

 Hard to believe it is that time of the year again. I'm not talking about the weather, it's the "decorating the house" time.   You would think that after all these years of marriage we would have the whole dig-out-the boxes, pick out what you want, check that the lights still work thing down to a science. But in reality......NOT!!

Frivolous Friday-- Grammar Is Important. #3 of a series.

November 16,2012
Note: I am in the process of renewing my home page. It is a task intensive and frustrating ordeal, so please bear with me until the final edition is ready. In the meantime .....enjoy



This  is a series that  will appear on the Frivolous Friday slot for the next little while, in bi-weekly increments ( for fortnightly if you are from Britain). Although it is very basic grammar, most of it I learned while in junior high school.... now called middle school and the presentation reflects that age group.

 I am not a teacher, not do I have any idea what is or is not taught in the system today. It is just an idea that presented itself when I came across a grammar text ( see Oct.5/12) that was used in the schools "in my day".  I am hoping to refresh my memory and maybe even relearn a few things, but mostly I am going to make the effort to keep it, light, informative and above all, fun and humorous.  Hope you enjoy.

Wordless Wednesday

November14,2012


One of the last reminders of the season and the wonderful country that we live in.....

Frivolous Friday-- My Confused Garden

November 9,2012



For those of  us whose habitat is in the area of the 45 parallel  we experience 4 distinct seasons. Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall. Each season has a plant growth specific to that season.

Wellness--- Effects of Time Change.

November 6,2012                                                              

                                                           

   It's that "Fall Back" time of year again, when the clocks in thousands of homes are turned back by one hour  so that  daylight starts an hour earlier....actually it follows that night also starts an hour earlier, but that's not the point!!  The bottom line is that we experience more darkness in our normal work day.

This  is a series that  will appear on the Frivolous Friday slot for the next little while, in bi-weekly increments ( or fortnightly if you are from Britain). Although it is very basic grammar, most of it  I learned while in junior high school.... now called middle school and the presentation reflects that age group.

This is a first for me. Saw this post for a cook book.... my weakness... and then after checking it out I was hooked!!