{ National Geographic Complete Photo Guide - TLC Book Tour }

About Complete Photo Guide •  Publisher:  National Geographic (October 19, 2021) •  Hardcover: 416 pages Photography is a fundamental skill with the power to enhance our lives, and this next book in National Geographic’s revamped how-to photography line shows how to create great pictures–from composit…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 10/25/2021 }

Good morning everyone, wishing you all a blessed week ahead. I know I haven't been around the blog much the past two weeks, other than the Happy Homemaker Monday posts.  I've already explained that it's been super busy around here, and I don't want to keep repeating that over and ove…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 10/18/2021 }

Good morning sweet ladies, hope you've had a wonderful weekend.   I haven't been able to get a post up since last week's Happy Homemaker Monday.  It was a week a bit busier than usual, if that is even possible.  This coming week will be somewhat calmer, thankfully.   Our weekend was......…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 10/11/2021 }

Good morning everyone!!! I apologize for the post going up quite late today, but it's been a pretty crazy night for us.  A random storm blew into town last night, around 6pm.  It was so strong and the winds so high, that we couldn't see out the windows, it was just white with rain. We immedia…

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{ Canning and fresh cut flowers }

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables  Oh beautiful October, beautiful fall, beautiful leaves and warm morning glow.  This time of the year brings so much peace to my soul. It's started to get darker earlier, by 7pm the sun is already dip…

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{ A Royal Christmas Fairy Tale by Karen Schaler - TLC Book Tour }

A Royal Christmas Fairy Tale •  Publisher:  HawkTale Publishing (October 5, 2021) •  Paperback : 358 pages A “sweet Christmas charmer…” –  Publishers Weekly This feel-good, humorous, and heartwarming new Christmas romance, about the power of believing in yourself to find your happily ever after, is from …

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{ Autumn is here....sights and sounds }

(click to play, while reading this post) It is a beautiful, crisp, Autumn morning.  I just love this time of year, when Summer starts slowing down, and Autumn creeps in slowly, but steady.  I always think of this season as the quiet intruder, coming in slowly, not making much noise, a change in a le…

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{ Trying to grasp this temporary routine }

It is 55 degrees outside, the birds are chirping, my windows are open and the house is quiet. If I bottle up a perfect Fall/Autumn morning, it would be this one. I'm still trying to get used to this new routine, and knowing me, I will master it the day before it ends.  Hahaha We still have anothe…

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