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Short CITY Walk
My family likes to take walks, and most of them like to hike too:) When they do the latter, I often abandon them for a quick painting. This is a short walk with many interruptions, such as a treat,...
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AN IDYLLIC LIFE
LITTLE WEEKLY BLURB Am taking it easy this week! At least, that’s the plan:) this week started with a killer 90 degree F heat, were totally wilted! But now – Thurs.- it’s in the 80ties The mountains...
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CITY – Noon till Midnight
Cities with a harbor like San Diego I am especially drawn to. I love the water side! Balboa Island is unique (pic of the fence and bushes) that it is connected to the main land, so it does not have the...
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A FORGOTTEN PAGE
Still remember sitting in my parent’s living room, as a twenty something and mother of a newborn, wondering why my parents were all of a sudden so concerned about things happening in the news! In this...
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LITTLE DAILY’S
WEEKLY BLURB My life is far from hum drum, but like everyone else I have to work at it – DAILY :) In my previous job, the strategy in helping my clients was to look with them for a different “frame of...
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SNAPSHOTS OF BEIJING, CHINA
Am giving you the cultural view -what struck me as a Westerner. We went the year before the Olympics for a week, so many things were more authentically Chinese. Our son lived there, and staying at...
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SMOKY MOUNTAIN
Took this header pic last Fall after the rain. Summer abruptly disappeared. Foggy (read ashes) when looking outside my window. People driving with headlights on during the day – TO COMMENT: click...
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THE TALE of one of my PLEIN AIRS … and an Imaginary Walk
Most of my plein air painted in oil or watercolor, have been done in Yosemite Nat. Park or Bryce Canon or Zion Nat. Park. These small scenes take the place of my vacation snap shots! Yet when you see...
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CHILDHOOD MEMORIES of HOLLAND
Several pics taken inside The Open Air Museum close to Arnhem (which is known because the World War II movie “A Bridge Too Far”) houses, farm life, windmills, stores, weaving, wood transportation,...
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THE FACE OF A TREE (in Fall)
Leaves fall, flowers fade trees lose their face a pause to give my thoughts room in giving thanks I’ve come this far wiping the slate clean for new beginnings to grow deep under the earth TO...
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WHAT’S HANGING IN THAT TREE?
CHRISTMAS EVE – cannot believe that I woke up to snow, just like at Thanksgiving! But … today also power outage till 4 pm (a driver ran into a power pole and 5000 people were without electricity!). But...
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IN THE NEW YEAR – NO FEAR
THE GOOD: Did you enjoy your Christmas celebrations? Hope you spread around the good cheer to the lonely or sick. If you didn’t, you still have a chance to mean something to someone with New Years...
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DREAM BIG
TO COMMENT: Click on title of THIS post, and the comment form will appear on the bottom of this post. As some have hinted at, after the busy and crazy days of the December celebrations, I too feel...
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A SECOND LOOK
In the city most things are “in your face” with defined colors and boundaries. In the country side things are more subtle and often hidden. People are friendlier in general, and wave or greet when...
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WHERE IS THE SUN AND THE BEACH?
After a few weeks, now growing into a few months, we have the wood stove burning with the Dutch kettle on! The latter to bring more moisture in the air. TO COMMENT: Click on the title of THIS post,...
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SPRING IS NOT AWAKE YET
Am thinking about a weekly link for you to join me in 2 or 3 weeks on Mon. or Thurs.? in a meme of SEASONS. Anything seasonal: landscapes, food, weather, festivals or feasts, clothes, animals, etc.....
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LITTLE DETAILS IN LIFE
Tiny details can make big impact! Even the size of this post is “smaller,” because of Valentine’s weekend, which I will post on Sat., as well as the memes/challenges of Sat. By then I’ll have more...
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WEEKEND OF VALENTINE
THE REST OF THE WEEKLY MEMES/CHALLENGES this week are BELOW THIS POST (tried to change it by changing the dates, but no luck, sorry). Click on the arrow to the left “Little Details in Life” – scroll...
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A SHORT DIVERSION
“Short” is tongue in cheek, but at the end you’ll understand TO COMMENT: Click on the title of THIS post, scrolling down the comment box of THIS post will appear:) For: Randomosity (Good), Water...
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My favorite college town
MY WEEKLY POST Feb. 22- Feb. 27 THE GOOD: Weekly blurb: Went to college in Texas, Missouri, and California. Glad I didn’t have to live there after- ward. Who knows, I wouldn’t have studied as...
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