The Monkey’s Girls
posted in: Motherhood
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It’s easier to make a movie of what my house is like in the summer time. So here it is: most of my monkeys on a summer evening:
Sweet Summer of 2012
posted in: Mindfulness, Motherhood
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Below are family pictures of fun days at the beach in our home town. Today’s post is short as I have been busy hanging out with my girls (swimming, hiking, picnics) and then writing all day. Swimming lessons for the … Read More
Paul’s Tomb–The Early Hours
posted in: Fitness, Photo-Poet
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I’ve been heading out the door early the last few days–hiking down the mountain to a private little beach cove near the site of Paul’s Tomb. It is a small tomb buried in the side of the mountain about 100 … Read More
Boarding Birthday on the Lake
On every Birthday I like to try a new adventure. Usually this involves attempting a sport I have never tried before. Yesterday it was paddleboarding. So much fun. The lake was fairly calm. Well, I have to admit, it was … Read More
My Deceivingly Handsome Boys
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Pablo going in for a brotherly smooch. Oh, if only this photograph portrayed an accurate description of our simple, uneventful life. Look how happy and carefree we all seem… The door bell rings after 9 p.m. I paused my movie and … Read More
Deep Water
posted in: Fitness, Humour, Mindfulness
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One thing I know to be true: a day at the beach is never boring. It is also the best way for me to clear my mind. A cool dip in the lake followed by lying in the sun with … Read More
Grizzly Bear *Update
posted in: Canada, Mindfulness, Travel
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Originally Posted November 2010 *Update: I recently learned the sad truth about why this grizzly was on the railway tracks. The reason is grain. Railway cars leak grain. The containers are poorly designed and often loose their entire load of grain … Read More
Solo En Casa
posted in: Mindfulness, Uncategorized
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Gulf of Mexico: Pippi and I looking for shells beneath the water. It was a calm day and we found many. I have had a relatively quiet week. Hence, I’ve published one more relaxing photo from a week ago–when I … Read More
The Next Star
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http://nextstar.ytv.com/episodes.aspx Above is is the link for the site: episode one of The Next Star My daughter Tabitha makes an appearance just after the 30 minute mark of the episode. I have a brief cameo (the blonde woman lifting the … Read More
Sweet Home Alabama
posted in: Motherhood, Travel, U.S.A.
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I posted this video for my Facebook friends to see but I realized I hadn’t posted it yet for my blog readers–those who perhaps are not on my Facebook list. So here it is. Our family on the Gulf Coast … Read More
Peter Not-Pizzaface
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This is one of my the basic ideas for the cover of my junior fiction novel. I have to get a cover together as I am possibly going to publishing it as an ebook first. I’m going to photoshop the whole … Read More
New Olreans Voodoo
A peek inside the New Orleans Voodoo Museum (located in a teeny tiny building in the French Quarter). The portrait on the wall is of the famous New Orleans Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau (born in 1801) She was known as … Read More
French Quarter Jazz Funeral
The girls and I were having our supper in the French Quarter last night. We ate at a restaurant right on the corner of Jackson Square, Stanley’s. Tabs was most thrilled to order a peanut butter chocolate chip milkshake. After … Read More
Garden District, New Orleans
Garden District, New Orleans Yes, we have arrived back in NO. We woke in Alabama, tried out a beach in Florida, had lunch in Mississippi and arrived back in Louisiana all in one day. The following post and pics are … Read More
Gulf Coast of Alabama
posted in: Travel, Uncategorized
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I hate to leave Alabama. It has been wonderfully relaxing. Wolf Bay is idyllic: quiet, natural and the ocean at Orange Beach so much fun. I will truly miss our time here. The condo is large, quiet and private. We’ve … Read More