Thursday Doors: Charleston

For this week’s Thursday Doors, I am featuring Charleston, South Carolina, which I visited in March 2014:

Saturday Statues: St. Louis

This is my contribution for the feature Saturday Statues by Suvi. On a visit to St. Louis, Missouri, history buffs will appreciate the Old Courthouse. In this courthouse the infamous Dred Scott trial took place. There is a museum and displays that tell the history of the Dred Scott case. In front of the courthouse […]

WPC: Partners

There are different types of partnerships throughout life. As children, we pair up with a “best friend” or two. In school, we are taught to work with others and often are assigned to work with partners. As adults, we may have partners at work (such as law firms, where the name of the firm consists […]

Thursday Doors: Old Town Tallinn

I just found out about the Thursday Doors photo challenge, and I am eager to participate! Here are some doors in Tallinn, Estonia (taken Aug. 2015): Each side of the entrance to a souvenir shop:

CFFC: First Birthday party

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is Events. Last weekend my husband and I attended a first birthday party for our grand-niece, Rosemary. My niece (Rosemary’s mom) told me that 60 people had been invited – all family! Probably 40 at least were in attendance at this special event. Most of the attendees were […]

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Doors

I’ve been waiting for this topic to come up in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge! I love to photograph doorways and have a whole photo file dedicated to doors, (although I don’t have any pictures of drawers). There is such variety, beauty, and personality in doorways. Each tells its own story. Here are some of my […]

Ten Lessons From an Old Chestnut Tree

Originally posted on boy with a hat:
The other day, I was enjoying my morning walk around the neighborhood when, quite unexpectedly, it began to rain. I had no umbrella, and home was streets away. An old tree beckoned to me, waving a branch or two, a chestnut by profession. I found shelter under its…

When I’m 64

It’s my birthday today. I’m now the age of that famous Beatles song that has been covered by so many artists. My brother-in-law belongs to a barbershop group, and many times I’ve heard them perform this song. This recording is not my brother-in-law’s group, but instead an international collaboration of When I’m 64…. The singers […]