Do you ever get the blogging blues? I had them last week, and you all brought me right out of them.  So far I have had 122 responses to the poll asking you which articles you would like to see.  I combined several categories, and came up with a schedule that will make me less meandering like a stream, more like a river that knows where it’s going, and it’s all downhill from here!  TGIM!  I got this music from […]

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I searched all my posts for something on relaxing, and came up with 9 posts out of almost 400.  So much for reposting something!  Vince is relaxing today playing poker, his favorite boy hobby besides cars.  I’m blogging.  It’s beautiful out, and I’m blogging. Last night for an hour I video chatted with Leanne Cole, a blogging friend/photographer.  I highly recommend a private tutoring session with Leanne.  Practice without instruction means I make the same mistakes over and over. Before […]

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Sara Rosso has invited us to write and photograph signs in this Weekly Photo Challenge.  While we were in Kauai, Hi, we noticed, not signs, but a dearth of signs.  We got into to Lihue, Kauai, HI at about 8:00 p.m, and had to drive to our hotel after dark.  Signs were all gobbled up in the dark.  We had three maps, including my iPhone, and two sets of written directions.  We still missed our street, Pe’e.  Yes, you read […]

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Reblogged from Serenity in the City: My friend and neighbor, Jonellen Thompson, recently returned from a fabulous trip to South Africa where she volunteered at the Balule Wildlife Conservation Project for two weeks.  Jonellen is an ardent animal advocate and when she learned of an opportunity to save four rhinos from poachers, she immediately grabbed the chance to help.  She tells her story below and gives directions so that anyone who may be inclined to help may do so. Read […]

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