Monthly Archives: June 2013

Daily Italian Doses | Rick Steves and the Food Police

Posted on June 27, 2013 by anniedm778

Originally posted on Once in a Lifetime Travel:
This is pretty funny, especially being a Rick Steves follower for over 20 years.  While it may seem all fun and games, don’t ever try to ask for parmesan in Italy.  Things…

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Jake’s Sunday Post Weekly Competition: Bridge – Time Machine

Posted on June 26, 2013 by anniedm778

My bridge, or rather two bridges, provide a link from one time to the next, in our historical minds, a literal historic time machine. Bridge One:   Was built long ago, as a replacement for Davis Ferry over the Wabash … Continue reading →

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Radishes! On This Longest Day of the Year

Posted on June 21, 2013 by anniedm778

I managed to slip outside before I left for work to pick my first batch of radishes and they didn’t disappoint me!  About every 10th radish is a different variety and I guess the seed packet wasn’t a pure mixture, … Continue reading →

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Babies

Posted on June 21, 2013 by anniedm778

I’ve been finding all kinds of babies in my garden and as of last February, a new baby grandson in my family. Baby rosebushes, aka ‘the Fairy’ – I brought the mother rose bush with me when I moved here … Continue reading →

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Black & White Photo Challenge – Nature

Posted on June 20, 2013 by anniedm778

Leaf ladders climb gracefully in gray green serrations …… This is my entry for the Black & White Photo Challenge – Nature http://sonelcorner.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/black-and-white-photo-challenge-nature/

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Fiddler’s Gathering June 28 – 30, 2013

Posted on June 16, 2013 by anniedm778

Each year in this area, and coming up soon, there is the most wonderful musical gathering near here called  ‘The Fiddler’s Gathering.’  Bluegrass and folk musicians come from around the world to perform in an outdoor arena.  Most of the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Curves – Solomon’s Seal

Posted on June 16, 2013 by anniedm778

I love the gently undulating curves of a Solomon’s Seal wild plant glistening on a            dewy summer’s morn…..                                                                                                         There’s rarely such a delicate plant in the forest as beautiful as this one . . .                                                                                                                                                  Blending into … Continue reading →

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French Blue Shutters

Posted on June 8, 2013 by anniedm778

As I love all things French, I love so much the colors of blue French shutters on the houses in France.  So, I’ve decided to paint the shutters the same color on my house.                         I tested one last night and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting

Posted on June 8, 2013 by anniedm778

Up on a 24 ft. ladder, I am reminded, quite bluntly, how fleeting life may be.                    One wrong move and down I would go. Now, who knows if I would survive, and in what capacity?  Yes, life is indeed … Continue reading →

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