Ursula from An Upturned Soul has gifted me with the Random Acts of Kindness Award! Thank you, Ursula! It was very surprising and very welcome. 🙂 Ursula is a truly gifted writer and thinker, and I've been very lucky to know her since very early in my blogging life - about six years now. She…
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Why Do You Blog?
The idea for this post came from https://anupturnedsoul.wordpress.com who asked this question after being prompted by a blog that she follows: https://aguycalledbloke.blog. It's a good question. Why DO I blog? Well, for the most part, it started out with wanting to hang a warning sign on the Narcissistic Personality Disordered people among us who go…
A Short Pause
I am taking the pause that refreshes. After being promoted to a new job that is testing any and all abilities that I might or might not have, I have to take a break. A summer photo from the Okanagan in British Columbia. I will be dropping in from time to time to…
Rebel Coffee Cake/Blogger Awards Nominations
I have been nominated for a blogging award. 🙂 I'm not going to do the award requirements but I do want to pass on the names of the nominator and the other nominees. In particular, please take a look around Cecilia Kennedy's Fixin' Leaks and Leeks blog. Lots of good recipes and tips. Many thanks…
Jill Weatherholt’s Summer Spotlight Series
The Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island Today I am very honoured to be a guest of Jill Weatherholt's for her Summer Spotlight series. Jill is a kind, thoughtful blogger and writer (published!) whom I have followed since I became a blogger myself. Join me at Jill's place, meet some new bloggers…
A Few of the Blogs I Follow
Happy New Year! 🙂 I hope 2017 is off to a good start for you! To begin the year with the right winter flavour (Yup. I know. Some of you are in much warmer climes, and yes, I'm jealous), here's a seasonal winter picture that I took in my former hometown: …
To Moderate or not to Moderate? That’s the Question, but What’s the Answer?
What's moderate? A whole bottle of wine? Two? None? As bloggers, we get all kinds of comments. They are intrinsic to the whole bloggy bit. I look forward to comments. I like making comments. They are the lifeblood of the blogging world. They range from the hilarious to the poignant. But…
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A Whole Year, with Thanks
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) So WordPress reminded me a couple of days ago that it was my anniversary! I've been blogging for a whole year! I think it's time for a round-up! October, 2012 - I started the year all serious. I was going to  save the world from narcissists! November -…
It’s Pass the Game on Time!
Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Ramblings from a Mum has passed on a cute game to me and I'm passing it on to others. Hope you have a little fun with this! 🙂 Rules: 1. Post these rules. 2. Post a photo of yourself and eleven random facts about you. 3. Answer…
Thanks for the Awards!
Wind on a daisy (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have been nominated for a couple of awards! My thanks go out to Janice for the Liebster Award and Madeline Laughs for the Shine On Award. Thank you! Your thoughtfulness and kind words are very much appreciated! 🙂 I don't really accept awards but I…
