Last week I took a short break from Sunday Stills to travel to San Diego for my high school’s 40th year class reunion (1978). Did you enjoy the break? I know a few bloggers posted a couple of Sunday Stills’ favorites! By the looks of my e-mail inbox, I see more folks are posting more … Continue reading Sunday Stills: Back to #School
Hot #August Sunshine: A Sentence A Day
Journaling a sentence each day for a month makes for a reflective blog post. I joined this challenge in 2017 and have sincerely enjoyed keeping track of my daily adventures. I had time to participate for the month of August so far this year. August 1st! Half of 2018 whizzed by! Today I cleaned and … Continue reading Hot #August Sunshine: A Sentence A Day
Sunday Stills: You’ve Got a #Friend
Who among us doesn’t have a friend? Some have a larger circle of friends, while others have a choice few. Sunday Stills asks us to share an image of “friend.” The featured image above shows my daughter with her best friend Gideon! Here are some of my examples of "friend." A surprise wedding shower for me … Continue reading Sunday Stills: You’ve Got a #Friend
Creativity Flows When Bloggers Meet Up
Every so often, as I sit down to write a new blog post, I get that nagging sense of discouragement and seriously ask myself “Why do I blog?” “What would happen if I stopped?” Do you ever ask yourself questions like that? I think we all question our commitment to our blogging journey from time … Continue reading Creativity Flows When Bloggers Meet Up
Four Reasons to Attend a Blogging Conference
In September, I had the pleasure of attending not one, but two blogging conferences in my hometown of Sacramento, California. WordCamp Sacramento 2017 focused on WordPress developers and website design, but had an entire bloggers track. This alone brought in over 200 more attendees than previous WordCamps. The International Food Bloggers Conference, aka IFBC, spent … Continue reading Four Reasons to Attend a Blogging Conference
Speaker Interview With Terri Webster Schrandt – WordCamp Sacramento 2017
My 15 minutes of fame as a presenter comes this weekend at the WordCamp Sacramento 2017 conference! I cannot believe how fortunate I am to be able to attend not one, but two, local blogging conferences in September! In January, I shared "Need More Inspiration? Attend a Blogging Event" encouraging bloggers to meet other bloggers … Continue reading Speaker Interview With Terri Webster Schrandt – WordCamp Sacramento 2017
Kindness Rocks Project Spreads Messages of Hope
Remember those old 70s collages made of random materials? Back then, art classes in junior high and high school were rife with making collages, (remember decoupage?), painting rocks and wood, macrame, yarn art, spirographs, hooking rugs, and other artsy stuff! I just loved creating those craft projects! Fast-forward to 2017 and painting on 3-D materials … Continue reading Kindness Rocks Project Spreads Messages of Hope
Reconnecting with My High School Teacher
Who was your favorite high school teacher? Mine was Mrs. Myrra Lee, of Helix High School in La Mesa, California, a suburb of San Diego. Through an odd, but emotional set of circumstances, I discovered Mrs. Lee was celebrating her 90th birthday in San Diego in July 2016, and her family posted an open invitation on Facebook to … Continue reading Reconnecting with My High School Teacher
How a Bridge Connects Us
"Think about the things, places, or people that connect us." I like this idea as it relates to the theme of Bridge. I share several angles of the Guy West Bridge that spans the American River from the Sacramento State Campus to the community of University Village/ Campus Commons. This bridge is also right off … Continue reading How a Bridge Connects Us
Leisure Connects Us
Connected Participating in leisure connects us like nothing else. To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization. Arnold J. Toynbee A man looks toward the beach as kite-boarders get ready to launch their kites. Behind him are stand-up paddle boards waiting for customers to come out and play. Perhaps he … Continue reading Leisure Connects Us
Facebook, Second Chances, and Love
April 9th was the 6th year anniversary of our first date. Read more for the whole story! After living in San Diego my whole life, I married young at age 20 to a young man who was from Northern California and ended up moving there. After 17 years we divorced and a few years later … Continue reading Facebook, Second Chances, and Love
A Day in the Life of a Delta Windsurfer
Today is Leisurely Thursday and my feature shares thoughts about sports and ageing as well as highlights a day in the life of a Sacramento delta windsurfer. Windsurfing at Sherman Island If you follow my blog, you know that I windsurf. So? you may ask? A lot of people do fun leisure activities. I basically … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Delta Windsurfer
Desiderata–You Are a Child of the Universe
Happy Saturday and last day of February, 2015! I had to share this post again with this back story. I had some business on my university campus last summer and as I stood in line, a young woman in front of me sported a tattoo with some of the words from this poem: "You are … Continue reading Desiderata–You Are a Child of the Universe
Facebook, Second Chances, and Love
For Valentine's Day, I want to share this story that I guest posted on A Momma’s View . After living in San Diego my whole life, I married young at age 20 to a young man who was from Northern California and ended up moving there. After 17 years we divorced and a few years … Continue reading Facebook, Second Chances, and Love
Photography 101: Connecting in Leisure
Leisure connections are vitally important to the human condition. Regardless of our hobbies, pastimes and interests that bring us happiness or challenges, the friendships and human connections we make with one another as we partake in these activities ultimately help create communities. When you join a club, you now belong to a community of like-minded … Continue reading Photography 101: Connecting in Leisure
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