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New Year Realizations
this shot was taken by the munchkin with his new digital camera the grandparents gave him for christmas....I cannot tell if it is him or me, I think it is me but then it looks alot like him today he...
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the gift of sight
We are by nature observers, and thereby learners.That is our permanent state-Ralph Waldo Emerson Much like William Blake's famed passage from the Marriage of Heaven and Hell"to see the world in a grain...
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odd dreams
u know it is hot when?, originally uploaded by glitzypursegirl.I have been having horrid sleep lately, up every 40 minutes coughing or having knife like pains for the past couple nights, i sleep better...
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Bill Moyers is right! so much of what he says makes me nod my head in agreement and as he says it is never "too late" we have so much to learn from our past...so let's begin with this word......the...
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let me eat tea and cake
I think a cup of tea, with a bit of sugar and some cream accompanied by a pastry or cupcake are the perfect combination. From my earliest remembrances I can see my gramma brewing pots of tea, usually...
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the things you see
I left the house to head for work today in carson city, nevada....it was breaking clouds, not sunny yet but working on it and when I got to the nevada state line the snow on the road was growing and...
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munchkin making up songs that rhyme
Our munchkin has always liked music and playing instruments, whether pretend or made up instruments....I was pleasantly surprised when he sang me a song on my birthday of his own creation and when...
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the moon, mars and lyrics
We have the tradition of chasing the full moon with a camera and trying to capture her in all her glory, this end of January full moon is the brightest and closest to earth all year and coupled with a...
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It seems this house has had it, with the weather briefly warm, we opened the windows and aired it out.....but now i notice how when we cook something, anything, toast, grilled sandwich, garlic bread,...
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another bragging mom
Can I brag a minute? or 8 or 35999 hours? I rarely am not proud of our son, but today we had a great behavior day, it started at the library with story time for preschoolers, where he answered the...
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I want to quilt and sew!
I keep being drawn to fabric and quilts and patterns and have the itch to make something creative with fabric and thread one such inspiration is here
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friends have names
sooo, I have been neglecting any posts, to be honest I upload photos daily to flickr and tend to get lots of verbiage in there but this is supposed to be my blog about the big noticings. One such big...
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motivation
a loaded word I need to improve my health for the benefit of seeing my son grow up, longevity....i am an old mom.......but in reality it is not to gain apathy, more to be "RIGHT" I feel the urge to...
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sum sum summertime
We enjoyed a fabulous first day of summer! Have to enjoy it, since winter seems to last 10 months around here!!!!
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American ingenuity why walk when you can ride? love all the trailers in this tractor train! seen on the 4th of July at the Tahoe Keys Marina
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I love fall
Somehow the sunsets linger longer and the glow casts a purple hue over even the blanded of felled trees.........it is brighter blue skies during the day and longer dark nights and crisp leaves falling...
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apple cake
French Fridays with Dorie Marie Helene's apple cake perfectly fall like and yummy for breakfast with tea! i altered the flour and used graham flour and used 4 different apples, one huge honeycrisp,...
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speculoos
I finally made them! recipe doriegreenspan.com/2010/08/well-according-to-amazon-aroun... i love gingersnaps and most recipes call for molasses.....I loved this recipe for the straight from the pantry...
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fungi fun
I am pining for the soup, the soup I had while dating my husband, from Piper's Patisserie in Truckee, Nevada (no longer in business)....it was a simple cream of mushroom soup........pure perfection in...
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of food, brands and saving the world
It seems I read EVERYDAY about some new join in campaign to save the planet by buying some corporate owned logo clad product........ever read the containers of products for all the cross marketing...
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my current obsession
the NFL draft....specifically......the post collegiate career of our local Universtiy of Nevada, Reno college graduate Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick.......every day I read the latest polls and...
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love week
I have hearts on the brain....been making everything heart shaped, english muffins, pancakes, waffles, quesadillas, pretzels, cupcakes, layers of cake, papers. puzzles ugh ready for a new shape,...
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tracks in the snow
It has been alot of snow in the last week.....while the calendar states spring has sprung, our corner of the world is deep in white frozen crystals......I noticed this morning in the blue glow of the...
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the hiking summer
somehow in my quest for educating my son on the natural surroundings and pure beauty of nature......we have begun the habit this summer of hiking multiple times a week.....in the process, I am having...
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Cuppa Tahoe - inspiring me to return to writing
Well, it was a long silence here.....almost 10 years! I had several friends say they were taking up blogging again during the Shelter at Home Quarantine beginnings in mid March of 2020, I thought that...
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