Photos and Rambling

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Family and Fireflies

Last night my girls and I were hanging out on my king size bed like we always do at bedtime when it’s my nights with them. My oldest daughter was laying on the bed reading a book and my youngest daughter was looking out my eastern facing window and talking to the cats that were sitting in the open window.

In her looking outside, my youngest saw a firefly and happily announced the sighting. My…

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Remembering a Love of Horses

Remembering a Love of Horses

It’s my father’s birthday today and I didn’t want the day to pass without honoring his memory in writing. So I wrote a blog post on my other site about how I’m dedicating my time today when playing World of Warcraft to him. I figured I’d just paste it in on this site for my followers here to read…

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A Day for Horses

There are a lot of animals to choose from for mounts, hunter pets, and…

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The Blessing of Time

Time is a blessing. Every day we have on this earth is a blessing. It might not always seem that way during tough times, but sometimes with a new perspective, those tough times weren’t so bad. Right now, life feels good because as I write this, I’m sitting on my deck swing in the beautiful early spring sunshine listening to the birds chirping in the trees. One bird is even watching me from the…

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Avoiding the Frenzy

Now that my state has issued a stay put order effective tonight, I knew the big grocery stores like Walmart and Wegmans would be even crazier than before. So I made the decision to shop at my local grocery store Friday instead and alter the usual Saturday routine I have with my girls.

Before this current situation all started, on my weekends with my daughters I’d pick them up from their dad’s…

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The Comfort of Bird Songs

In these troubling times, it’s easy to lose sight of the good stuff in life and get caught up in all the fear and anxiety. I am not immune to such feelings and I think it’s quite human to be afraid and uncertain about the future right now.

I am guilty of checking Twitter and Facebook for updates on COVID-19 far too often throughout the night because I’m afraid of things like lockdowns and…

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Owl the Bionic Cat

Owl the Bionic Cat

Owl posing for a recent photo shoot I did.

The day before my birthday something happened that cast a shadow over the rest of the week. My 12-year-old indoor/outdoor black cat named Owl hadn’t been waiting at the door that morning when I got up and despite my calling, she still hadn’t appeared a few hours later. I began to fear that something bad had happened to her.

Finally, when I took Jazzmin…

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A Broken Spring

Thus far, this May has not felt very consistently spring-like. We’ve even had snow!

The trend seems to be a nice warmish spring day followed by several days of winter temperatures and it’s been rather frustrating.

Fortunately, it looks like the weather is finally warming up and staying warm. They’re even predicting 80 this coming Sunday. After the unpleasant May we’ve had thus far, I’ll believe…

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Something must be better than nothing

A view from our afternoon walk on 5/8/19

I feel somewhat guilty that I’ve let writing in this blog fall by the wayside so I’m going to start posting again. They probably won’t be lengthy posts like before, perhaps just some pictures and some inspiring words.

I do still write quite often, just not here. Life has gotten rather busy as my daughters grow up and I continue to work as a…

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This is the first time Loki girl and Jazzmin have snuggled. So adorable and warm! #pets #family #love #cat #sheltercat #rescuecat #mutt #shelterdog #rescuedog #adoptdontshop https://www.instagram.com/p/BsgwcecAZl0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h0yoljcgiip4

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Cold outside but I'm covered in fury warmth. Lol. #pets #cats #sheltercats #rescuecats #mutt #shelterdog #rescuedog #adoptdontshop #family #love #happiness https://www.instagram.com/p/BseKZI2FU5K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xyjnn5xutveu

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Yesterday's pre-dawn sky was breathtaking! #sky #clouds #dawn #sunrise #beauty #nature #country #upstateny #fingerlakes https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYPiRTFRqr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sdw09fw04fu2

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New clearance section in Lidancie Arts Etsy shop! Select earrings $5 plus shipping. Link in bio! 😊 #earrings #beads #beading #beadwork #jewelry #handmade #etsy https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVU-L4Ai5P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19yjgx439d6ps

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Glimpse of blue sky this morning before the clouds rolled in. 😊 #sky #clouds #beauty #nature #country #upstateny #fingerlakes #winter https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTEOG6gl_V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1un830sx377wc

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Jazzmin is exhausted from supervising me crochet granny squares. Up to 12 now. 😊 #crochet #crafts #yarn #handmade #creativity #dog #mutt #shelterdog #rescuedog #adoptdontshop #pets https://www.instagram.com/p/BsO8_Q2ASH9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=njjlzukae6bg

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It was such a beautiful afternoon that Jazzmin and I went up the big hill for a view we haven't seen in a while. 😊 #sky #clouds #beauty #nature #country #upstateny #fingerlakes #fitness #dogwalking https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOpc89ASqo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=axxvvvg37bg0

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My oldest daughter crocheting while Loki girl holds the yarn down. Lol. #daughter #motherhood #crafts #kitten #cat #sheltercat #rescuecat #pets #family #love https://www.instagram.com/p/BsHFYSfAE9w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=125ji6pk4hmxe

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I'm up, I have fresh coffee ☕, and I'm ready to write! 😊 ❤️ #writing #author #fiction #creativity #coffee https://www.instagram.com/p/BsF-ToFAxj0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eotvof0rfosh