Post-Christmas Thoughts


Well, there went another Christmas.

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Merry Christmas! #SilentSunday


Thoughts on this Christmas Eve


It’s been quite a week.

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CMMC: December Pick a Topic


Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

Monday Thoughts – Rough Week Ahead


I have this feeling this is going to be a rough week.

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CFFC: Four Colors or More


Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Share Your World – Week of December 20, 2021


What is your least favorite holiday side dish?  (for any holiday)

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CFFC: Holiday Colors


Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Independence Day 2021


It has certainly been an interesting Independence Day this year. I spent this morning squeezing past crowds, trying to find a good spot to watch the annual parade. There was so much festivity in the park, something I didn’t think I’d ever see again after more than a year of masks and social-distancing.

The city started celebrating on July 2 and I got the feeling that this was a belated celebration of the city’s 100th birthday was supposed to be 2020 but…

This was my first time seeing this parade. I was an active participant last time, walking alongside my church’s float while tossing candies into the crowd. It is definitely a different experience. One, I get to see all the parade floats and two, I know now why there is a plastic bag tied to the little kids’ wrists. This is like a second Halloween for them.

If I get to go to this parade again next year, I would be better prepared. I would pack chairs, a tent, and lots of ice and water to keep cool and to prevent my arms from getting ten shades darker.

Letter to Self: 19 Christmases and Counting


My Dear 10-year-old Self,

It seems like just yesterday you landed at the terminal of the LAX. I bet you feel like an alien – unable to understand the language and the environment is certainly not what you’ve expected – but I tell you, you’re going to get through this. There are lots of adventures waiting ahead. There are obstacles, too, but I’m telling you, you’re going to get through it.

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Wordless Wednesday: Merry Christmas Eve’s Eve


Lens-Artists Challenge #128: And Here Comes the Holiday Season


When I think of the holidays at the end of the year, I think of the wonderful and marvelous light displays at local parks. Not only are the lights pretty, it allows me to practice my night photography and bokeh photography on my wide-aperture lens.

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Not So Wordless Wednesday: And the chicken says…


Chicken with a microphone in hand

…eat more turkeys on Thanksgiving!

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Christmas Lights


Good Sunday morning! Welcome to another weekend of #weekendcoffeeshare. Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Christmas Lights”

Wits End Weekly Photo Challenge: Holiday Traditions


Not sure about holiday traditions but going to see the lights definitely gets my holidays started.

Wits End Weekly Photo Challenge

Photo of the Day!


It feel like the day has come even though it’s tomorrow. I wore my bumblebee costume to a scavenger hunt on Saturday night.  Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Quiet Holiday Week


Photo by Demi DeHerrera on Unsplash

Good Saturday morning! Thank you for joining me. Come on in for some cold drinks, shall we? It’s supposed to be near 100-degrees today, which makes me want summer gone and wish winter would come.   Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Quiet Holiday Week”

Photo of the Day!


I think I’ve mentioned this more than once in the past few weeks that I was walking in a parade this Independence Day. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Thought of the Day!


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Thought of the Day!


This quote feels very encouraging at the moment as we’re about to face a new week. Here is my thought for this Monday: Continue reading “Thought of the Day!”

Thought of the Day!


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Thought of the Day!


Here is my thought for this Monday: Continue reading “Thought of the Day!”

Thought of the Day!


Here is my thought for this Monday: Continue reading “Thought of the Day!”