A Pandemic Parade, by Rich Paschall In case you are one of those who sleep in on Thanksgiving, you may be pleased to know there was a Thanksgiving Day Parade of sorts. We can not blame you for staying in… Read More ›
Christmas
AMAZING CHRISTMAS CACTUS 🌵
FOTD – November 22 – Amazing Cactus! I have never had a cactus bloom like this one is doing. It must be the soil I used. It’s not real “dirt.” It’s a growing mixture and we have some leftover from… Read More ›
THE 2020 CHRISTMAS CACTUS BLOOMS ANEW
FOTD – November 15 – 2020 Christmas Cactus comes back to life! Since the cactus began to bud, I’ve been watching it. It has developed from very tiny buds a week ago to an almost full blossom today with, hopefully,… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS CACTUS BLOOMING AGAIN – Marilyn Armstrong
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 ›
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 ›
