Marsha Ingrao

Why Blogging is the Best Weight Loss Program

Interview with Carol Cormier Most of us don’t think of blogging as the fast track or best weight loss program. But one blogger shows us what happened when she started […]

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Three Ways I Rightsized in Semi-Retirement

I love this life assessment piece by my friend Terri Webster Schrandt. Are you nearing retirement? Terri shares some great thoughts about how she prepared for and manages her retired life. […]

Non-profit

How One Couple Makes a Difference in a Town

The year was circa 1971. According to life-long residents Manuel and Olga Jiminez, Woodlake, CA was a rough little town. The city demographics were about fifty percent Hispanic farmworkers, for […]

Travel

Resort Walk Reveals 15 Top Things to Love

Monday Walks with Jo, Which Way Challenge Before I tell about this wonderful resort in Sedona, you should know this. Although Diamond Resorts is a timeshare, anyone can book this vacation […]

Travel

How to Relax Under a Fairies Tree

Australia #16 Fitzroy Gardens and the Fairies Tree Relax? Are you kidding? Life gets hectic surrounded by five million people, the population of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. That might make […]

Interview

How to Get Published As a Travel Blogger: Interview

Today I have the privilege of interviewing my friend and […]

Travel

Oh no! There’s a Turkey in Your Garden

May Dreams Gardens #15 Australia If you miss Ballarat, you miss Australia. Forget Sydney. Sovereign Hill went down in history and stayed there. Like going to Colonial Williamsburg, VA in the […]

Non-profit

How Do You Say,”Thank You So Much” to a Whole Town?

Winning an Award Is Not All About The Winners Seriously! […]

Travel

May Gardens in January from Victoria, Australia

May Dreams Gardens #14 Australia The weeds are growing well in […]

Travel

Australia’s Famous Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Stories

Australia Post #13 Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge Actually, these stories rate less […]

Travel

Healesville Sanctuary Blooms in December and January

May Dreams Gardens Garden Photo Challenge Australia #12 There is nothing […]

Travel

Looking Up a Didgeridoo

Cee’s Oddball Challenge Australian trip #12 Of course, you know what this is. It’s a didgeridoo. In case you have never seen one, this is probably not the first view […]

Travel

Smile Good Lookin’

Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge Australia #11 Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Hope you have fun today! Leanne Cole and her friend Suzanne took Carol and me to Healesville Sanctuary to get […]

Travel

How to Fall in Love with Australia One Pumpkin at a Time

Australia Series #10 When is a pumpkin, not a pumpkin? […]

Travel

Used Tombstone for Sale in Crows Nest

Antiques tell their own stories and vary from country to country. Some locations are famous for their antique shops. The sleepy town of Crows Nest only let us peek in the windows and make guesses.

Blogging

How Bloggers Solve Blogging Problems

Attention Hobby Bloggers! Usually, hobby bloggers solve blogging problems themselves on a daily basis depending on their skill level and on how complex the problems are. Hobby bloggers, don’t read this if […]

Travel

How to Eat Meat Pies at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat

Friday Food Challenge Australia Trip #8 Aussie Meat Pies Mrs. […]

Travel

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 […]

Travel

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 […]

Photo Challenges

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. […]

Travel

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 […]

Travel

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 […]

Travel

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 […]

Photo Challenges

Australian Gold Rush in Ballarat, Victoria Then and Now

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

Travel

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 […]

Travel

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 […]

Travel

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, […]

Travel

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 […]

Travel

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 […]

Travel

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, […]

Photo Challenges

How to See Longwood Gardens Like an Expert Traveler

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

Hobbies

Relax the Old Fashioned Way with Musical Chairs

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

Photo Challenges

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 […]

Health

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 […]

Hobbies

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

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

Photo Challenges

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 […]

Hobbies

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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