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Exploring Africa
I've been asked to show the countries I'll be visiting during the safari trip in May. I'll be in South Africa, shown in yellow at the bottom, Botswana adjoining it to the north in green, Zambia north...
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Three Years ~ 800 Posts!
Vintage silver in the dining room.My third blog anniversary is just around the corner and I'll also celebrate publishing 800 posts at that time. What does this mean in the huge scheme of...
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When life throws a curve...................
.............such as it did this week, one is so grateful when the good news comes.Our very special Susie, owner of SuzAnna's Antiques which, if you've followed my blog you will know is one of my...
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Pink Saturday
When a ballerina-to-be has a mommy who frequents thrift shops searching for treasure, it's a perfect day when a pair of brand new, still in the box, pink satin Capezio toe shoes are discovered!What...
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The Common Cold
Don't you just hate feeling under the weather? UNDER THE WEATHER- a British phrase of course, was used on sailing ships. When a crew member was ill he was confined below deck out of the weather, so it...
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Madeira
The loveliness of Nature often turns harsh. Storms batter stone and rock. Meandering rivers become deadly torrents.This weekend's loss of many lives, terrible injuries, and devastation from the...
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Shots and Silver..............
Last week, on leaving the International Travelers Health Clinic with arms like pin cushions and costly prescriptions written for formidable sounding drugs to combat Malaria and Typhoid Fever in Africa,...
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Into Africa
Wow, what a welcoming committee this would be. Told you there will be lots of cats. Just not domesticated, cuddly, purring kitties who climb in your lap asking to have their ears scratched!As for why...
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Giveaway time almost here....
Don't forget.....................I'll be drawing the name of the winner of my little anniversary (three years - 800 posts) giveaway gift tomorrow. Please leave a comment on my February 18 post if you...
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I promised a winner today....................
......................and it is Sarah, whose delightful blog Hyacinths For The Soul always makes me breathe in deeply hoping to get a whiff of the hyacinths' beautiful perfume. Blue ones are my...
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Beauty of the beach..............
Why images of the beach today? When it's still cold and windy, snuggling by the hearth seems much more appropriate on the last day of February. Where did February go by the way?Yesterday I was getting...
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Paper Roses.........
.............no these are the real thing after they've faded and dried.Do you dry your rose bouquets? I know I've told you before that I've been adding mine to this "JARDIN" pot for some time now. The...
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Wearing o' the Green.......
It's a sad state of affairs........looking out beyond my front porch at a garden almost totally devoid of green. I'm hoping Nature will soon kick start Spring. This long, unusually cold Winter in the...
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Tulip Pink Saturday
Happy PINK SATURDAY to all.Yes, it's tulip time......................perhaps not in the garden yet, but at your local florist or grocery store bunches of fresh, pretty tulips have arrived.I found the...
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Welcome Carolee to SuzAnna's
There's a fun new dealer at SuzAnna's Antiques.......her name is Carolee and she may have kissed the Blarney Stone because she's traveled in Ireland, home of her ancestors. Yesterday, while she was...
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Seek the unexpected....
If you shop retailers such as TJMaxx, Marshall's and HomeGoods, you know what to expect. Those of us who have trawled these aisles for years, have found the good, bad and often the really ugly, be it...
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Spring Break
Company's coming!I have to get the laptop off my desk - oops! I mean dining room table!I'll be reposting a couple of older Spring posts during the week, reason being, my fun-loving brother-in-law John,...
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Words of Spring
During my little blog break while family are visiting from Arizona, as promised I'm reposting a couple of articles from another Spring. Enjoy!! Sometimes the small meanings or pleasures in life appear...
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More Tempting Tulips for Pink Saturday
Tulip time has arrived ~ and bunches of pink tulips have been airlifted from Holland to my local Trader Joe's. I found these as I shopped for other favorites such as fresh veggies and fruits, goat...
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Woodland walk...........
This is what I could have used today - a calming woodland walk! No, my weekend company (family visiting from Arizona) didn't drive me crazy, but Google certainly did!! Have you experienced the same...
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Brushes with Frustration
HAPPY PATRICK'S DAYAccording to a magazine layout with this image, these words made sense........" Still life arrangements of decorative pieces add character and beauty......................"When I saw...
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Look how bland my poor blog looks. No photos still! Can't even participate in Pink Saturday today!I certainly appreciate all the kind responses to my question regarding having to purchase additional...
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Africa ~ The Journal
I plan to keep a daily journal while in Africa. Of course I hope to take a lot of photos, but a little journal with hard copy words will be a back up, an old-fashioned way of keeping up with day to day...
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Good Morning dear friends.No, as you can see, no images to share here as my ongoingproblems with Google/Picasa storage continues.BIG NEWS is...........I've started a new blog, at least for the time...
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Hello friends old and new who may stop by here.DON'T FORGET.......................I am now posting on my new blog A BREATH OF FRESH AIR - http://abreathoffreshair-mary.blogspot.com/ as I'm unable to...
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