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Monthly Archives: December 2021

MUSINGS ON THE PAST YEAR…AN ABUNDANCE OF HAPPINESS AND JOY TEMPERED WITH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS

Where do I even begin? The year has been like a dream of a never-ending roller coaster. There were wonderful moments of elation and supreme happiness mixed with scary nightmarish moments out of our control. I’ll share a few thoughts as I look back at this year…

THE CHRISTMAS SEASON… FUN MEMORIES OF THE PAST AND THE FABULOUS PRESENT

I love the Christmas season and this past week has been wonderful! We had an incredible early Christmas present with a visit from our daughter Stacy and her family! I’ll share treasured images of the past along with the past week. As a natty two-year-old I…

FACES FROM AFAR

The one thing which always stays with me from our travels are the faces on the journey. They are the passageways into the heart and soul of a person, village, town, country, or an event. I have assembled photos of Faces which fascinate and intrigue me. Come along on this…

SPECIAL PLACES FOR CONTEMPLATION, RELAXATION, OR JUST READING A GOOD BOOK

Sometimes we need a break! A little fatigue has set in from the pressures of life, too much social media, Netflix/Amazon Prime, and unending emails and texts. We need and love connection but there are days when some quiet escape sounds pretty darn good! Where do we go? I…

LET’S GO TO A MUSEUM! A FEW OF MY FAVORITES

Most of us have our favorite museums which stimulate and enlighten our innately curious nature. We visit to view the ancient iconography and artistic creations of our world’s diverse cultures,…and also to experience the creativity of the new. The first museum I visited as a small…