SYW: Of Crimes, Birds, Change & Birthday Gratitude

It’s time for a new week of Melanie’s Share Your World! Questions: Is it ever okay to commit a crime? Please explain.A crime in which someone is hurt or property damaged is not OK. However, sometimes one might kill or injure someone due to legitimate self-defense (such as domestic abuse). Some so-called crimes are not […]

Square Tops: My Closet

Welcome to my closet! All of our closets are overflowing with clothes. We culled a lot before moving, but even so, there just are too many clothes for the space – of course, we also buy new clothes… For Becky’s April Squares challenge with the theme of top, I am posting photos of most of […]

CFFC: Shirts of Opposing Colors

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge ends her color theme this week. The topic is opposing (or complementary) colors. The three primary colors are: yellow, blue and red. The secondary colors are: green, purple and orange. To make green, you combine blue and yellow. To make purple, you combine blue and red. And to make orange, you combine […]

CFFC: Red

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is the color RED. These red items are mostly from my travels. Excerpts from my color essay on red are included. Red says, “Look at me!” And we do because red stands out. Many flowers are red – tulips, roses, dahlias and many others can be red – maybe these […]

CFFC: Fashion Near and Far

Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge this week is about fashion. In The Bistro Restaurant at Lyric Opera of Chicago, there is always one of the beautiful dresses worn by the lead female character on display in a case with a mirror behind it so you can see both front and back. This was the dress on […]

December Squares: Ugly Sweater Time!

Becky is hosting her December Month of Squares with the subject time. It’s that time of year to attend holiday parties – get out your “ugly Christmas sweater!” Wearing “ugly Christmas sweaters” to a holiday party has become an American holiday tradition. So much so that now stores are marketing ugly sweaters and other garish […]

HOHO Halifax, Part 3 – The Citadel

October 2, 2017 (continued) Our next stop was the Halifax Citadel, a fort on a hill with many things to see. We went up to the ramparts and looked at cannons. A kilted guide spoke for a long time to a tour group. We descended a ramp where another guide in a kilt demonstrated how […]

Monday Windows: Store windows in Copenhagen

I love the store windows in Copenhagen. They are colorful and creative. All photos taken August 6-7, 2015. Monday Windows

ABC COUNTDOWN TO RETIREMENT: U is for uniforms (uniformity?)

U is for uniforms. Most public school students in the United States do not wear uniforms. However, a common topic for teaching persuasive essay writing is, “Should students be required to wear uniforms to school?” The majority of students I have seen write on this topic have the opinion that no, students shouldn’t be required […]

A Word a Week Photo Challenge: Undulate (wavy/ripple)

Undulate (wavy/ripple) makes me think of 1. The pahoehoe lava that dries in long rippling waves at Kilauea (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park) 2. The long, smooth ripples on the lake, caused by the wake of passing boats, becoming gentler as time passes and they reach the shore 3. The lap-lapping sound of waves on the […]