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October 9, 2020

Favorite Things: Where Bloggers Live 10.2020

Hello dollies…welcome to this month’s Where Bloggers Live 10.2020 where I’m talking about a ♪♫♩ ‘a few of my favorite things‘ ♪♫♩.  Again this month the Where Bloggers Live post snuck up on me.  They are always scheduled for the second Friday of each month.  Our fearless leader Bettye always sends out lots of reminders.  There’s no good excuse.  But can I just say my tooth is infected and maybe the pain has gone to my brain.

WHERE BLOGGERS LIVE 10.2020

As you know by now, this fun series is kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…with bloggers!  And who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes and lives?  For last month’s post, we toured our closets.  Since then, I have completed a small purge in mine and bought some skirt and pants hangers to organize those pieces a little better.

I have to say again, it really helps me to have my clothes arranged by article and then by color.  Today for the Get Your Pretty On fall challenge, our outfit formula called for green pants.  And because my pants are in color order, I went right to my olive pants and grabbed them.  Love my velvet hangers.

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Favorite Things

A Few Of My Favourite Things – Sound Of Music GIF from Thesoundofmusic GIFs

Those of us of – ahem, ‘a certain age’ probably hear Julie Andrew’s singing about raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens whenever we hear the phrase ‘favorite things’.  While both of those things are quite nice, I have some other items a top my list of favorite things.  Allow me to elaborate:

  • PC
  • Brennyn Alexis and Lauren Allegra
  • Cadence, Lucia and Camila
  • My parents
  • Valerie and Kevin
  • All my family
  • Pets, present, past and future
  • Our home
  • My evolving relationship with God
  • My cross wall
  • Children
  • My students
  • Books
  • Sharing books
  • Reading
  • Hobbies like scrapbooking, photography, painting, writing, crafting
  • Running and hiking
  • My BFF Sharon
  • The desert
  • Our mountains
  • El Paso

And There’s More

  • Our country
  • Snow
  • Craft beer
  • German chocolate anything
  • Fairy tales
  • Lorena
  • Graphic tees, cardis and jeans
  • Get Your Pretty On
  • Pearls
  • Patchouli
  • Dia de los Muertos
  • Fall clothes like boots and sweaters, skirts and tights
  • Homemade bread
  • Pumpkin everything
  • Mexican food
  • Sushi
  • PC playing baseball
  • Dairy Queen blizzards
  • Our pool
  • Seafood
  • Ballet
  • Wine
  • Mountain poppies

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Where Bloggers Live 10.2020
A few of my favorite things - US
Purrsimmony and Purrsnickitty
Students
Cadence
Beach
Family
Fables and fairy tales
Running
Storyteller
Children's books
Pearls and heels
Kevin and Valerie
Lucia
Our pool
Camila
Children
El Paso
Cross wall
Sharon
Fall clothes
Family
Library lessons
Granddaughters
Graphic tees
Snow
Daughters and sons
Scrapbooking
Dance
Cici
My loft
Hiking
Homemade bread
Patchouli
Piggie
Parents
Toe shoes
Cheyenne
Wishes and prayers
Pumpkin everything
Roby and Val
Home
Get Your Pretty On
Andrew
Cady
Our country
Trey
El Paso sushi
Dia de los Muertos
Pumpkin patch
German chocolate
Family
El Paso Strong
Big snow
All things fall
Minus Cami
Poppies
Brennyn and Mustafa
Metra and Mark
Beach
Lauren and Francisco
Mom
Lucia
Fluff & all animals
Sharing books
Hiking
Clingans
3 Girls
Photography
Lorena
Reading
Jacob
#14
Drinks
Shel and Alex
Angels
Cousins
Kevin and LeeAnn
Our room
Camila
Wedding day
Relationship with God

 

Thinking of favorite things for me was like thinking of things for which I am grateful.  Once I got started, it was hard to stop.  They just kept coming!!

YOUR TURN

Have said it before but it’s still holds.  I wish that readers could leave photos along with their comments.  Would love to see some of your favorite things.  But since that isn’t possible, why don’t we all go over to check out the other Where Bloggers Live 10.2020 posts and the faves of these terrific gals.

Where Bloggers Live 02.2020

Bettye at Fashion Schlub
Daenel at Living Outside the Stacks
Em at Dust and Doghair
Iris at Iris’ Original Ramblings
Jodie at Jodie’s Touch of Style
Julia at When the Girls Rule
Leslie at Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After

We have 1 more post for this year’s edition of Where Bloggers Live.  But we have decided to continue the series into the new year.  Looking forward to being on board with this great group for all 12 posts in 2021.

Glad you stopped by.  Hope you will pop back by tomorrow for 10 on the 10th!!   In the meantime, wishing you the very best weekend.

Hugs and kisses,

leslie

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  1. AvatarJoanne says

    October 9, 2020 at 4:00 am

    I definitely hear Julie Andrews singing every time I think of my Favorite Things. The Sound of Music is one of my all time favorite movies. What a great list of favorites (though I have to admit snow would not make it onto my list).

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    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 30, 2020 at 8:06 pm

      Isn’t The Sound of Music so good? I used to ‘play’ The Sound of Music when I was little. My friends and I would put on long skirts and run around singing and trying to escape the Nazis.

      Reply
  2. AvatarKellyann Rohr says

    October 9, 2020 at 5:09 am

    I can see why all of these things are your favorites! They’re all the things that enrich your life and feed your soul!
    xo,
    Kellyann

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  3. AvatarIris says

    October 9, 2020 at 5:50 am

    WOW, once you got started you just couldn’t stop. Great post, thanks for sharing.
    Grace & Peace, Iris
    http://www.IrisOriginalsRamblings.com

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    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 30, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      Ha!! You are right. I have so many favorite things.

      Reply
  4. AvatarDara says

    October 9, 2020 at 6:42 am

    Very fun post and list of things you love!

    Reply
  5. AvatarEm D says

    October 9, 2020 at 7:09 am

    Lovely, lovely, lovely list!

    Your post makes me think I may revisit this topic in November!

    I love all the photos you shared, and this is a really special way to take stock of what’s important during a time when you can’t enjoy so many of those things in person.

    Your posts are always so uplifting, Leslie. I needed a little of that today, should have known right where I would find it! Your pictures are so full of joy, and it’s the one contagion I am truly grateful for…which makes your posts one of MY favorite things!

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 30, 2020 at 8:00 pm

      Oh, my darling friend. Thank you so much. I am so touched by this sweet message.

      Reply
  6. AvatarErica/Erika says

    October 9, 2020 at 7:39 am

    I went straight to Sound of Music, too, Leslie. Darn on your tooth. Your organizational skills are an inspiration. I will give my favourite things some thought. It is a matter of narrowing it down. Similar to many on your list. One for me “My favourite Bloggers” and you are one of them, Leslie.😊

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 30, 2020 at 7:53 pm

      What a dear, sweet message. Thank you, my friend!!

      Reply
  7. Avatarjodie filogomo says

    October 9, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    You have a cross wall? OMG, so does my hubby. Well, it was a cross wall, and when we moved it’s now been changed to being incorporated among the many photos in our guest bedroom (which you will see in the future).
    Loved reading this Leslie,
    XOXO
    Jodie
    http://www.jtouchofstyle.com

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  8. AvatarDonna Connolly says

    October 10, 2020 at 9:32 am

    Hi, Leslie – You definitely have your priorities straight! LOVE your favourite things!

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 30, 2020 at 7:48 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  9. AvatarLaura Bambrick says

    October 11, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    Oh yes, the Sound of Music song is now stuck in my head! Haha! It was nice to learn more about you with this post and what your favorite things are!

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 30, 2020 at 7:48 pm

      Thank you. This favorite things post was a fun one to write.

      Reply
  10. AvatarJoanne Tracey says

    October 12, 2020 at 2:45 am

    I adore this series and know what you mean – once you get started on the things you adore, you just can’t stop!

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 30, 2020 at 7:32 pm

      Thank you!! So true.

      Reply
  11. AvatarBettye L Rainwater says

    October 12, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    Wow, that’s quite an extensive list of favorites! I will need to see a picture of “cross wall,” however.

    Thank you very much 🙂

    Bettye
    https://fashionschlub.com

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 30, 2020 at 7:43 pm

      Oh, my cross wall. I created it years ago when I was first developing a relationship with God. It keeps growing with the beautiful crosses I find or am gifted. I have a cross that represents each person in my family and I touch their cross at times when I am praying for them. I think my strict Baptist mother-in-law doesn’t like the idea of a cross for mere mortals but it is just a way of remembering those I love in faith and prayer.

      Reply
  12. AvatarLeanne | www.crestingthehill.com.au says

    October 13, 2020 at 5:51 am

    Hi Leslie – yes we have a LOT to be grateful for haven’t we? I think family is my most favourite thing – starting with my husband, my kids and my grandgirls. I always try to share a picture or two in my end of month round-up post because nothing beats a picture – and I loved all the ones you included in this post – it helps make us feel more connected doesn’t it?

    Reply
  13. AvatarJill says

    October 13, 2020 at 9:35 am

    This is so fun! I can see why these all are your favorite things! Love how you did these photos!

    Jill – Doused in Pink

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    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 23, 2020 at 1:18 pm

      Thank you!! This was a fun post that wrote itself.

      Reply
  14. AvatarLaurie says

    October 15, 2020 at 8:41 pm

    You have a wonderful extensive list of favorite things. You and I have a lot of the same favorite things, especially family, friends, and patchouli! 🙂

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts ClinganLeslie Roberts Clingan says

      October 23, 2020 at 1:17 pm

      Oh, yay!! I love knowing you wear patchouli, too. I could bathe in it. But I think it is an acquired taste.

      Reply

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