When purchasing home appliances, optional insurance coverage is often available. The author prefers to pay upfront for items, using credit cards with rewards and manageable payment plans. She reflects on poor purchases, including garden rocks and a water softener. Lastly, she expresses a desire for a recliner for more comfortable TV viewing.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #400 – Rule of Three
Happy Sunday! This week, Tina is the host of Lens-Artists Photo Challenge and she’s put a spin on this week’s topic – The Rule of Three. Hope you enjoy my gallery.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #399 – Stuck in Place
Happy Sunday! This week, host Egidio has offered up an exercise for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The exercise/challenge to for us to linger in place for a short time and take as many pictures as possible.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #398 – Pick a Color
This week, in a turn of events, I am posting my entry for Lens-Artists Challenge on a Monday. Hosted by Ritva, I am picking the color brown for Lens-Artists Challenge #398.
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As I traverse up to Seattle from Los Angeles on an Amtrak train with no Wi-fi, I want to share some photos I took two days ago from the sky as I flew from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. There was not a cloud in sight (until I got to LA) and I got these awesome views along the way. Hope you enjoy.




















