Some people around here really bemoan winter. And I have to admit that I sometimes do as well. When I first moved to the frozen tundra of Minnesota I was all agog at the beauty and serenity that winter can produce. But now that I’ve been here over 20 years I am finally starting to … More Winter beautiful
This is for Ailsa’s photo challenge theme for this week. Do check out more entries at the link, there are lots of cool ones! This is actually a photo of the ceiling in the Bellagio Hotel’s lobby in Las Vegas and it was created by Dale Chihuly: One thing I have learned when travelling is … More Travel Theme: Up
I have apparently not learned this just yet so I went looking on the internet for stuff on this topic. I thought its own post with some things to refer to when I have to deal with difficult people might be useful. It seems to come up time and time again and my reactions must … More On dealing with difficult people
Oh boy, another photo challenge! I have a few to share for this challenge. To see more entries click here. Look beyond the spoon and cherry at the Walker Sculpture garden to see a bit of downtown Minneapolis and the Basilica of St. Mary: Look beyond in the distance to see a bit of the … More Weekly Photo Challenge – Beyond
What started as a fun visit to one of my favorite spots in St. Paul, has turned into a post I’d like to dedicate to a friend who just died. I had posted one of my orchid photos on facebook and there was a message from a mutual friend letting me know that our dear … More A visit to the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park, St. Paul
Marianne at East of Málaga hosts this monthly challenge(click the link for more of this month’s entries) and I’m doing it this month! I have so many reflection-type photos and most, if not all, of these have been posted before but it’s fun to put together a collection of photos for a theme. I hope … More CBBH Photo Challenge: Reflection
As soon as I saw this theme I knew which photos to look for. These are from two different trips to Las Vegas and both times we stayed at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas. Great hotel and we got a great flight/hotel combination deal for both trips. If you’ve never seen the laser … More Weekly photo challenge – Illumination
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