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Connecting with nature

  Chrisy Clay on the living a good north coast life blog is hosting a blog link party on the theme of connecting with nature and sharing our photos.    One photograph at time but so many new things to discover and explore.   This week I am sharing a link and photo of the Beluga Whales at […]

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Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair.

“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic and we’ll change the world.”  Jack Layton  A great quote from a Canadian politician who believed we all have the power to make a difference. The bird is a Cormorant […]

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Thank you to Basic Grey and a gift card tutorial

My most popular workshops are mail art and gift card holders, anytime I combine the two it is always a winner.   Gift certificates sometimes really are the best present for someone but the cards can be so plain.  This is one of my retired workshops that used the Basic Grey line called Clippings designed to […]

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Getting outdoors and making the new year memorable

Happy New Year  ! This new year marked the start of an exciting adventure after being introduced the first time to the native Australian stingless bees.  In the photos they are the tiny little black spots, how nice to not have to be afraid of a bug bite or find a bee without a stinger. This year’s summer holiday […]

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Happy Holidays

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” Norman Vincent Peale Happy Holidays to all my blogging friends.  2013 has been a humdinger around here, am thankful for friends and being able to enjoying the great outdoors for holding me together.  Sharing photos this week that show […]

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Thankful

 “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them” John Fitzgerald Kennedy Happy Thanksgiving to all my American family and friends. As long as we remember to say please, thank you and appreciate all that is good in our lives it […]

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Welcome to Country

“My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.”  John WayneBeing who he was, everyone would know what country John was referring to, but I hope we all feel the same about our own little patch of the earth. There are so […]

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Happy Days

“Happiness,not in another placebut this placenot for another hourbut this hour”Walt Whitman  Celebrating spring in the tropics, all the trees are bursting with flowers and the birds are enjoying the sweets of the season.  Click the link to Sky Watch Friday to see what bloggers from all over have found in their sky to share […]

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Today

“Today I shall behave as if this is the day I shall be remembered.” Dr Seuss Walking unspoiled beaches like this, we leave trails, foot prints, hopefully no rubbish, and simply enjoy the show that nature provides us.  Click the link for Sky Watch Friday to see what bloggers from all over the world have found […]

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Courage

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage” Anais Nin Love these quiet salty marshes full of nooks and potential adventure.  Sharing a vacation photo with friends in Sky Watch Friday the biggest and best linky party celebrating the simple joys of watching the sun go by.