On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #23, the following quote is given:
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Blogging Insights – New Format #23
Author: Yinglan
Hi, I'm Yinglan, I'm a hobby storyteller, gardener, and a photographer. I'm a finance person by trade and a plant and nature lover in my off-hours. I love taking pictures of the wonderful landscapes around me and of the things in my garden. Welcome to my world!
Share Your World – Week of December 27, 2021 – As the Year Ends
At 12 a.m. on December 31st/Jan 1st, what will you be doing? (use your own time zone please)
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Monday Thoughts
This doesn’t feel like a Monday to me. Maybe because I don’t have to work this week. I am sorry to those who does, it must feel awkward to work even a few days if you have two long weekends in a row.
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My First Christmas Part 3
My First Christmas Part 2
My First Christmas Part 1
Did I ever mentioned my very first Christmas was when I was 10-year-old?
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Friday Fictioneers: 18 Christmases Later…
Angie stares at the Christmas lights in the rear-view mirror, waiting for the light to turn green, while a jazz rendition of “I’ll be Home for Christmas” plays softly on the radio.
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Truthful Tuesday 12-21-2021 on a Wednesday
This week on Truthful Tuesday, while host Frank is on sabbatical, hostess Melanie from Sparks from a Combustible Mind asks:
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Share Your World – Week of December 20, 2021
What is your least favorite holiday side dish? (for any holiday)
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Blogging Insights – New Format #22
On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #22, the following quote is given:
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Tuesday Thoughts
Wow, I can’t believe it’s here. Today marks my 20th year since I first stepped foot at LAX airport. So many years have gone by. So many lessons learned. It sure feels like a milestone. I feel I should write something but I did that in 2020.
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#SundayStills – Light the Night
Like probably a lot of people, I, too, tend to feel a little down during the winter months.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #179: Serene
This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #179, host Patti challenges everyone to seek serenity in our photographs.
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#WeekendCoffeeShare: 3 Days after Surgery
Hello, and my oh my, it’s cold outside. Please join me for a virtual coffee.
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CMMC: December Color – Favorite Color
Friday Fictioneers: Secret Obsession
What I’m about to show you was my grandfather’s best-kept secret.
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CFFC: Holiday Colors
A Photo a Week Challenge: Funny Signs
I used to laugh at memes of ill-translated signs on Pinterest. It was something to boost my moods though I never thought I’d encounter such signs until I took a trip to China in 2017.
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A story I never thought I would tell…
You know how you tell yourself sometimes, “that’s something only happen on TV.” If you don’t, well, it’s something I tell myself to soothe my crazy imagination.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #178: You Choose
This week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #178, Tina is allowing us to choose our own topic. Since 2021 is drawing to a close, I think this will be a good opportunity to share a few of my favorite shots from 2021, shots I’m proud of and happy with how it came out. I hope you enjoy.
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#WeekendCoffeeShare: General Update on Life, Work, and Mounting Anxiety
Hello, come on in from the cold. Please sit and join me for a virtual coffee.
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Friday Thoughts
Not bad for the first snow storm of the season. It’s been snowing since yesterday morning. It paused now and then with light sprinkles but it hasn’t stopped. The temperature now at 8 AM- 24-degrees-Fahrenheit (-4-degree-Celsius). Brr…
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Friday Fictioneers: Witness Statement
If you were standing by the docks last night, near the old tires factory, you would’ve felt the ground jolt. No, it wasn’t an earthquake.
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This is Another Story 