Not only are we getting ready for a family wedding, but my husband and I are going on another river cruise to the Netherlands and Belgium. We planned the trip months ago; it is what you have to do in these cases, but since it was planned, we’ve watched the water levels in Europe decrease…
travel photography
Silent Sunday: Galway
Silent Sunday: Excellent Edinburgh
What is Silent Sunday? It is a regular post (since May 2017) on my blog that consists only of my photography based on a theme of my choice. This spring, I am featuring travel by using the alphabet to narrow my choices. Usually, there is no text except for the captions. Thanks for stopping by!
Silent Sunday: Dublin Days
Silent Sunday is a long standing part of my WordPress blog that features my own photography on a theme of my choice each week (most weeks). This year, I’ve brought it back, after a couple years of not offering it. The theme I’ve chosen this year is travel, and I’m using an alphbetized organizational pattern….
Silent Sunday: Caribbean Scenes
Silent Sunday: Beautiful Beaches
Bringing Back Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday was a post I did for several years on this blog, which was a photo from my archives that I selected and posted on Sundays. I did not write text or explain the photo in any way. It was one of my most popular regular posts for many years. Since moving over to…
Getting to Know Sir Walter Scott
How can it be Poetry Friday again?! This week went fast! I’ve been busy and productive, so it’s made for a happy week. While I have written some children’s poetry this week, I’m still scrubbing it up, so instead I want to share how I got to “know” a famous Scottish poet. While in Scotland,…
Round up of My Articles on Our Trip to Scotland
Most of my articles appear on my Medium.com page under my name. But, if you follow me here instead of there, I thought I’d post friend links to the articles. Friend links are Medium’s way of allowing access to articles to those who are not Medium members. Obviously, the platform would like more members, and…
Every Good Turn Deserves Another
And other sayings…. The phrase, one good turn deserves another, is ancient. Used since the 1400s and found in a book in 1546 by John Heywood, it can also be attributed to Aesop in the 500s B.C., through one of his stories. I’ve found lately that by being a good person, trying to help those…










