FOTD – 02-11-2020 – Christmas Cactus I didn’t even realize it had started blooming because part of the table cloth on which the plants stand is red. But it’s blooming. Not with quite the verve it showed last November and… Read More ›
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OPPOSITIONS IN COLOR – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Opposing Colors As often as we say “opposites attract, ” mostly we are not talking about colors. But opposites do attract, though they may not stay together for long periods. On the color wheel, the opposites are:… Read More ›
BEAUTIFUL DAY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD – Marilyn Armstrong
I am often up around dawn, but I rarely take pictures. Today, though, the sky was alight with a glorious bright dawn. Then, a few hours later, I got more birds. Hope you enjoyed your holidays.
SHARING MY WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World – 12-25-19 QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK 12-24-19 Do dogs ‘talk’ (communicate) with their own species? (credit to Marilyn of Serendipity) And not just on Christmas Eve, as the old legend says all animals do. I know that Ziggy… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS 2019 – Marilyn Armstrong
I might have missed Christmas because I never know what day it is. The thing about retirement is that there is no “start of the workweek” or “weekend” to separate the time, so unless I’m looking at the calendar, I… Read More ›
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE – Marilyn Armstrong
By Clement Clarke Moore ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be… Read More ›
THE WORLD WAR ONE CHRISTMAS TRUCE – 1914 – Marilyn Armstrong
The Christmas truce (German: Waffenstillstand; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front during the Christmas season of 1914. During the days leading to Christmas day, German and British soldiers left their… Read More ›
A PERFECT GIFT – Marilyn Armstrong
“I want these earrings, or something as close to it as you can find,” I said, handing him the picture, item number and the website address. The trouble is, my husband doesn’t take orders. If I say I want those… Read More ›
“‘TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND UP IN THE HOLLOWS” – BY KIM HARRISON
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and up in the Hollows . . . ‘Twas the week before Christmas, and up in the Hollows, Solstice bonfires were burning, to toast the marshmallows. The pixies were snug in their stump, even Jenks, Who… Read More ›
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! FROM THE SHINBONE STAR – Marilyn Armstrong
A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! WRITTEN BY MADMEGSBLOG – DECEMBER 22, 2019 A small but significant Christmas miracle recently happened on Friday. The magazine Christianity Today published an op-ed that said Trump should be removed from office. It seems like the Evangelicals denounced their… Read More ›
THE SURPRISING CHRISTMAS – Rich Paschall
A family plus one holiday tale by Richard Paschall Kyle was coming home for Christmas. He was bringing with him his college roommate. The boys met during freshman year and became fast friends. Somehow they maneuvered the dorm manager into… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Christmas Memories From 2003, granddaughter Kaity putting the topper on the tree. Sixteen year later, she is all grown up. Merry Christmas to all!
The More-or-Less Annual George R. Stewart, Jimmy Stewart Christmas Post – Reblog – Earth Abides Project
Christmas 2019 Here’s the annual re-post of a story of the close connections between George R. Stewart and Jimmy Stewart, and between the mythical town of Bedford Falls and the real town of Indiana, Pennsylvania, the boyhood home of both… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS CACTUS GALLERY – Marilyn Armstrong
Christmas Cactus – FOTD – 12/18/19 The bloom had fallen off the cactus, but then, it was back again. The pink cactus has a lot of new buds. The red one has more. I’m still waiting to see a sign… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS EDITION – SHARE YOUR WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
Christmas Edition – Share Your World QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK – 12-16-19: Do you enjoy receiving Christmas cards through snail mail? As long as they don’t include a fake picture of a gloriously happy family posed fakely in front of… Read More ›
MORE OF OUR LITTLE TREE – Marilyn Armstrong
The Tree – FOTD – Dec. 11, 2019 So this time, I used my f1.8 25mm Olympus lens and the pictures are nominally better. I probably should take the pictures earlier in the day when there’s some light coming in… Read More ›
