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How Do You Justify Pavlova for Breakfast?

Friday Food Challenge #amblogging #amtraveling Australia trip #5 Australian Food Journey The term breakfast originated from the Middle English words break and fast. For those of you who rarely fast never heard […]

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Ripper Aussie Names

I met Miriam through the Eternal Traveller’s blog. She posts frequently about Australia, so I thought you might enjoy this play on names. “I’ve been everywhere, man … I’ve been to […]

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How Do You Use the Bathroom in Australia?

Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge #Australia Trip #4 #lovemelbourne #viewintheloo #dontstallinthestall Warning: Content May Be Offensive to Some If you have been in a bathroom in the United States, you have been assaulted by […]

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Fun Flying from Melbourne to Toowoomba

Fun Foto Big and Small, Tuesdays of Texture #loveMelbourne #loveToowoomba #loveAustralia Australia Travel Series #3 Window Seat Carol’s Sacrifice Mrs. ET and I flew from Melbourne to Toowoomba on Australia’s Air North. […]

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Things I Learned Traveling Around Australia

Carol, the Eternal Traveller, travels incessantly. I think this is one of her funniest posts. In Melbourne I carried around the backpack you will see. It did not look like […]

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia in Spring

In mid-January, I awoke to a cool 69 degrees in Toowoomba at my friend Carol’s house. We toured several gardens around the city, but I missed the grandeur of the […]

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Taking to the Road

You have to pick when you visit Australia because it is so vast. Native Australians often travel around the country on holidays. Here is the first of Carol’s 33 posts […]

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It’s been a funny time

Leanne Cole, Carol, Chris Wilson (follow Chris on Instagram) and I spent an afternoon and evening at the Docklands on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. Both Leanne and Chris are […]

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Over The Cliff

Central California Has Contented Cows But we lack exotic red birds like this one. Our former neighbor is an ornithologist and spent a lifetime studying birds. I wonder if he […]

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Australian Gold Rush in Ballarat, Victoria Then and Now

Fun Foto Old and New, #loveballarat, #ballaratgoldmuseum Ballarat, Australia Travel […]

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Peace and Longevity

Will We Live Longer Via Pictures? I’ve always loved Japanese gardens. We lived near Washington Park in Portland, OR in my first apartment I shared with a roommate. They are […]

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Finding new places and catching up

While I was in Australia, I saw Lake Elizabeth on a map, but here you get to see it up close through Leanne Cole’s eyes. Leanne processes her photos to […]

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The Bush Chorus

Now That’s What I’m Talking About The real Australia has to have a kangaroo or two. I can see Kalev in her eyes. She looks lovable, doesn’t she? But WAIT, […]

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Walkabout Around the City

Carol and I traveled from Brisbane, Australia to Melbourne then to the gold mines of Ballarat for about ten days. While we were there, we met our blogging friend, Leanne […]

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No Photos!

California Winter to Gold Coast Summer Manny is going on this trip. He’s been to Australia before. He is sitting on top of my clothes I’m going to pack. I’m […]

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Walking to the Top of Australia

Does This Look Walkable? Within our county in California, we have the tallest peak in the lower 48 states, Mt. Whitney. Vince and I talked about hiking up it with […]

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Waistlines Go West in Western Australia!

Miss Me Yet? I Just Got to Australia. Waistlines Go West I think means spread out! I’ll be at the east coast of Australia from Dec. 26-Jan 16. I’m starting […]

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You Know You’re In Australia

Round Australia Road Trip #28 By Carol Sherritt Introduction Thank you, Carol Sherritt and Leanne Cole for planning the most wonderful trip for me. I’m on my way today. I […]

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On The River

This is a post from my friend Carol Sherritt so you know where I’m going. On Dec 26, 2016, I fly from LAX to Brisbane. The day after I land, […]

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How to See Longwood Gardens Like an Expert Traveler

#DE, #PA #OutdoorLongwoodGardens1 #CeesWhichWay Are You An Expert Traveler? Do […]

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Relax the Old Fashioned Way with Musical Chairs

#NaBloPoMo Day 29 Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Musical Chairs Did […]

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Where to Find a Window Wonderland

#NaBloPoMo Day 22,#Delaware trip Longwood Gardens #4 #A Lingering Look at Windows #Monday Windows Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Week 47: Windows Grandpa was crippled. All day he reclined by the front […]

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How Do You Conquer a Bad Mood?

#NaBloPoMo Day 21, #Hawaii Trip, Cee’s Oddball Challenge Week 47 Put on a happy face. Related Posts Wo Hing Chinese Museum and Taoist Temple in Maui, HI A Walk Along […]

Personal Stories

What Opportunities Do Small Town High Schools Offer Students?

#NaBloPoMo Day 18 Opportunities Abound in Woodlake, CA You think […]

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How Simple Can a Cockpit Be and Still Fly A Plane?

#NaBloPoMo Day 14, Cee’s Oddball Challenge More simple than this? […]

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How to Recognize the Doors Best Left Shut!

#NaBloPoMo Day 8 Girl’s Weekend Out #2 First Off, Signs Help! Week 45: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Entrances or Doors I say “girl’s” rather loosely since last month I parked […]

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Documenting Chaos Like an Expert

Delaware First Catholic Church #2 #NaBloPoMo Day 5 #chaos #dailyphotochallenge Our real discoveries come from chaos, from going to the place that looks wrong and stupid and foolish.” ― Chuck […]

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How to Write Through a Monthly Challenge

Publishing daily for a monthly challenge Daily publishing during a monthly challenge isn’t always usually your best work. Last month I participated in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. To make writing through a […]

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Successful Family Business Celebrates 55 Years This Month

Cee’s fun Photo Challenge #NaBloPoMo My neighbor’s grandfather, Mr. Haury, started […]

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Local Woodlake: Constructing a Beautiful Future

WordPress Photo Challenge: Local #blogboost These beautification projects taking place […]

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Travel Like an Expert: “Don’t Do This!”

TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES AND MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME “You […]

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Brandywine, What Better Name for a Relaxing River?

Winding Through History on the Brandywine #blogboost #Delaware trip WordPress […]

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Leaves Make Me Nostalgic

WordPress photo challenge: nostalgia #FestivalofLeaves #blogboost Google defines nostalgia as “a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.” synonyms: […]

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Travel theme: Seasonal

#Delaware Trip Winterthur Gardens #2 A Summer Stroll In Winterthur Garden visit #1, we visited began our tour in the Enchanted Woods. I arrived in Delaware on September 1, too […]

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WP Photo Challenge: Edge

#Delaware trip #Winterthur Gardens#1 Hi, I’m Marsha, sitting on the edge of my seat at the edge of the Enchanted Woods at Winterthur Gardens near Hockessin, DE. More than one […]

Personal Stories

Can Photography Mirror Perfection?

Easy Answer Photographers seek to mirror what they see, so in reality, whatever we photograph mirrors life as we see it. Now to dig deeper into the meaning of mirror. Mirror, […]

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How to Travel Like a Pro

Since when did travel get odd? Don’t forget essentials. Your bed, an extra blanket, and a couple of toys. 2. Double check to make sure that your humans did not […]

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How I Framed Hal and Manny

#WP Photo Challenge Frame I’m on my way on Thursday to visit Philadelphia and Delaware to see my mother’s only cousin, Hal. He’s 91 now, and he’s planning our trip […]

Book Reviews

A+ Book Review: The Glass Castle: A Memoir

The incidents in this book might shock and horrify you. Jeannette Walls chronicles her life in the Glass Castle from age three when her tutu caught on fire as she cooked […]

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Narrow Escape Through the Stout Trees

The narrow road through the stout trees should have alerted us that the final challenge would narrow down ever further. Sure enough. It did. Such a narrow passage, we had […]

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7 Cherry on the Sundae Moments in 2016 – So Far!

#WP Photo Challenge Cherries, sweet goodness, the joys and best […]

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The Devil is in the Details

“The Devil is in the Details” I sincerely hope you don’t find him in any of these pictures. The phrase coined in the 1800s as “The good God is in […]

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How Many Ways Can You Find to Look-up?

Thank you for this challenge, WordPress. I see now why I am not a world famous photographer. Ninety-nine percent of my photos are taken straight on. Some of them point […]

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8 Reasons to Shop the Local Hardware Store

Woodlake True Value Hardware Store Celebrating 100 Years of Continuous Service in 2017. The day had turned out to be a typical Central Valley day, 104 degrees in the shade, […]

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