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Marsha

Hi, I'm Marsha Ingrao, a retired educator and wife of a retired realtor. My all-consuming hobby is blogging and it has changed my life. My friends live all over the world. In November 2020, we sold everything and retired to the mile-high desert of Prescott, AZ. We live less than five miles from the Granite Dells, four lakes, and hundreds of trails with our dog, Kalev, and two cats, Moji and Nutter Butter. Vince's sister came with us and lives close by. Every day is a new adventure.

#WQWWC #29: Heat

Last week we switched from health and wellness to seasonal interests. Today we are going to tackle one of the characteristics of summer. However, heat can have many more connotations […]

#Sunday Stills: China Doll in Pink

Terri Webster Schrandt of Second Wind Leisure assures us that our archives are full of pinks to satisfy this week’s #Sunday Stills challenge. My pinks are mostly roses. However, Cee […]

LAPC #152: Shades and Shadows Dilute the Car Show

Time for a simple, but hopefully enjoyable challenge for this […]

CBWC: Faces in Rocky Places

Cee’s black and white challenge this week is Faces in Things. A week ago in Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays, I accidentally found a troll at Kings Canyon National Park. Today I […]

Challenge Interview: Denyse Whelan: Forging Friendships – Link by Link

Challenge Interview Series #17 Hi, I’m Marsha Ingrao and my […]

June Story Chat Comments Are Already Out of this World

Beware: Twisted, Kinda Freaky Story According to Hugh Roberts, who […]

WQWWC #28: Summer 2021

For Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays Writing Challenge for the past weeks we have discussed topics that add to our well-being – nutrition, hope, faith, exercise. Starting this month we are going […]

June Story Chat: “The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree” by Debbie Harris

Friends, I want to welcome both YOU and this month’s […]

#Sunday Stills: Be Still and Look Up

Terri of Second Wind Leisure always inspires me to press on, past being too busy, having too many trials, dealing with sorrow or pain. She does it all and still […]

Photo Challenges

LAPC #151 Large to Small

The challenge today This week, we’re thinking about size–from large to small. For this challenge, pick a color and select several photos that feature that color. Start with a photo of a big […]

CMMC: Closeup Arizona Flowers

Prescott Walk # 14 Blooming Hills Drive with Sony Since I’ve been blogging for nearly ten years and I bought my camera before that, I have been wanting to get […]

CBWC: Uncomfortable Seating

Cee Neuner writes photo challenges for every day of the week. For this week’s CBWC, seating, I’ve chosen several different types of seats. This little bench made a model home […]

Denyse Whelan’s Women of Courage Series

I met Denyse while I was substituting for Terri Webster Schrandt on Sunday Stills. We chatted a bit and found out that we were both retired from years in education. […]

#WQWWC #27: Writer’s Choice: Have a Wild Life at Kings Canyon National Park

Since today’s choice of #WQWWC is Writer’s Choice, I’m going […]

Challenge Host Interview Series: How Amanda and Sandy; Challenge Make Fridays Friendlier

Always Write Challenge Interview Series #16 The idea for the […]

Bird Weekly: Dipping Birds in the Selective Color Processing Bath Using PS Elements

Today Lisa from Bird Weekly challenge truly challenges our skills […]

#WQWWC #26: Hope We Can Make It Up Thumb Butte Trail

Welcome to Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays Writer’s Challenge. It’s been rewarding […]

May Story Chat Summary: “Nailing It!”

Hi Anne, Welcome to Story Chat. Come on in, do […]

Sunday Stills, LAPC #149: Las Vegas Vacation in Green and Blue

“No man needs a vacation so much as the man […]

“Nailing It!” Comment Section Explodes!

Do you belong to a book club? Do you love […]

LAPC #148: Seeing Dots in the Las Vegas Strip Hot Spots

Las Vegas Building Walk #2 “The success of a holiday […]

#WQWWC #25: Healing

Over the past few weeks we’ve explored health, diet, exercise. But our bodies often fall prey to illness and disease anyway or because we’ve ignored basic healthy principles. This week […]

Sunday Stills: May Gray Vacay

Happy Sunday! My friend Terri Webster Schrandt chose gray as her May color for Sunday Stills. Online Miriam Webster is not too kind about gray. She calls it, “dull, uninteresting, […]

CBWC: Las Vegas Buildings in Shades of Black and White

Las Vegas Building Walk #1 Cee Neuner’s topic this week […]

CMWM: Purple Butterflies in the Bellagio Gardens

Las Vegas Bellagio Gardens Walk #2 In the Las Vegas […]

#WQWWC #24: Beauty/Mother’s Day Revisited

This week Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays takes a look back at beauty and Mother’s Day. Remember you can take this beautiful topic anywhere you want to take it. I’m also participating […]

#LAPC #147: Bellagio Gardens in Las Vegas

Amy challenged Lens-Artists participants on Saturday to display photos of gardens, and showed some spectacular gardens, especially one I loved in Portland, OR. Check out more Garden Entries by clicking […]

May Story Chat: “Nailing It” by Anne Stormont

Welcome to Story Chat Friends, I want to welcome both […]

#Sunday Stills: Weathering the Weather in Prescott, AZ

My good friend, Terri Webster Schrandt opened up the safest […]

#Bird Weekly Challenge #46: Australian Birds Perched

When I read Lisa’s theme for this week, birds perched, […]

#CMWM: #Prescott Walk #12

I know it’s Sunday, and I’m late with Cee’s Mid-Week Madness post, but I’ll tell you, she’s very forgiving. I’m trying to work smarter not harder as I blog, so […]

John Steiner Travel Blogger – Challenge Player

#15 of the Challenge Interview Series Hi, I’m Marsha Ingrao […]

#WQWWC #23 Writer’s Choice: Blogging Challenges and Tips

#WQWWC #23 Writer’s Choice -My Choices Sunday Stills- Water Details, […]

Tanka Tuesday: Constellation Trail #Haibun

Tanka Tuesday #224 Poet’s Choice; #Haibun #Prescott Walk #11 Constellation Trail Wide trails, narrow trails, Missed trail? Never lost --- for long, Perfect wandering On a perfect February day, we […]

#Tanka Tuesday: #223 Pick a Flower

This Sunday morning I wanted to welcome you to the week through Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday theme prompt – pick a flower! Precious Poppies Traditional Haibun © 2021 Marsha Ingrao Golden […]

Embarrassing and Dangerous Falls and Five Tips to Avoid Them

Three Challenges Sunday Poser: What Embarrasses You? Friendly Friday: Hands […]

#BrightSquare 30: Bright Destination – Seven Sacred Pools

#BrightSquare #30, Restless Jo’s Monday Walk This is it! We […]

#BrightSquare: Bright Spot in Hike – Miracle Marker

#BrightSquare#29, Restless Jo’s Monday Walks, Cee’s FOTD By the way […]

#BrightSquare: What’s Older Than Red Dirt?

#BrightSquare #28 By the way there is now less than […]

#WQWWC #22: Balance

Balance We have been talking about eating nutritious meals and exercising. The topic of this week’s Writer’s Quotes Wednesday challenge is balance. Balance has many meanings and is broad enough […]

#BrightSquare:Old Soldier Pass Trail

#BrightSquare#27, Restless Jo’s Monday Walks “ All I ask is that your image has 4 equal sides, and that it reflects the theme of bright.” Becky B. Only four more days of #BrightSquare […]

April Story Chat Summary

Welcome to Story Chat where the authors come right into your living room to chat with you and your friends about their short story. You can ask them any questions […]

#BrightSquare: Four Tips to Take and Create Better Car Show Photos

#BrightSquare Day #26 And if you have not yet joined […]

Sunday Stills: Celebrating Past Pets

Lens-Artist Challenge # 145 Getting to Know You Thank you to Terri Webster Schrandt of Sunday Stills and to ScillaGrace the guest host of LAPC for their wonderful topics. They […]

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