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The World Through My Lens 10.2020

November 17, 2020

The World Through My Lens 10.2020 & Autumn Photo Challenge

Shutterbugs and photography-lovin’ friends, welcome to The World Through My Lens, 10.2020 & first week of #25DaysofGratitude.  I am sharing my photos for this month’s prompts for the Sunday Stills photography challenge.  And the photos I’ve taken for the autumn photo challenge my friends Deb and Jennifer and I are hosting on Instagram and on […]

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Easy Faux Seafood Salad: Pinterventures, 07.2020

July 21, 2020

Easy Faux Seafood Salad: Pinterventures, 07.2020

Dearest eaters and readers, thank you for joining me for today’s Tasty Tuesday’s post where I’m making easy faux seafood salad.  I am joining Erlene at My Pinterventures for this month’s Pinterest Challenge and blog hop.  I haven’t joined up with Erlene since this post in January.  Glad to be back it again! The purpose […]

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It's Snowing: Short Story Prompt 07.2020

July 9, 2020

It’s Snowing: Short Story Prompt 07.2020

Dearest Readers and Writers, thank you for stopping by for this month’s It’s Snowing: Short Story Prompt 7.2020.  For this post, I am linking up with Dee at Grammy’s Grid for her 21st Short Story Prompt and link up party.  As Dee explains, “this is a creative writing exercise for fun and without a lot […]

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The World Through My Lens 06.2020

July 5, 2020

The World Through My Lens 06.2020 & SPSH

  Shutterbugs and photography-lovin’ friends, welcome to The World Through My Lens, 06.2020.  I am sharing my photos for this month’s prompts for the Sunday Stills photography challenge.   Last month’s World Through My Lens post was a two-fer.  Photos for both April and May. You can check it out here, and my March post World […]

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Smoothie a Day: Tasty Tuesday 06.2020

June 15, 2020

Smoothie a Day: Tasty Tuesday 06.2020

Dearest readers and drinkers,  sharing some smoothie recipes for Tasty Tuesday and joining my buddy Lauren at Shooting Stars Mag for her Glossies Made Me Do It series.  For this link-up, participants share what magazines have inspired them to do or try. And for me, that glossy was this 06.15.2020 edition of “First for Women” […]

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Too Late?: Creative Writing 06.2020

June 8, 2020

Too Late?: Creative Writing 06.2020

Dearest readers and writers, welcome to Creative Writing 6.2020.  As I said before, that title sounds like the name of a community college personal enrichment course.  For this post, I am finally – happily – linking up with Dee at Grammy’s Grid for her sixth Short Story Prompt of the year.  As Dee explains, “this […]

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