Sunday, December 16, 2007

Cinnamon Christmas Star Cookies


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Sunday, October 28, 2007

The Art of Eating

Fall Colours


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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Canada's Wonderland


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Jessica's first coaster ride!

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club


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Saturday, July 21, 2007

Westport Dollhouse


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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Samples at Costco


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Here is a picture I snapped with my Nokia n95 at Costco. I love this picture! Samples anyone?

The Interrogation

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

The Adventurer


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Saturday, March 17, 2007

Canon in D

Since I have finger-antidexterititis, I must resign myself to merely listening to great guitar playing =S

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Angels in My Garden


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"Among my gift begonias
Is one called "Angel-wing",
So true to form I fancy
I hear the seraphs sing.
For surely higher beings
Inspired the friendly hearts
Of my new next-door neighbors
To give me these "new starts".

O Angels, hover always
About this garden spot!
Help-me to share life's blossoms
With those who have them not!
And from your shining wing-tips
Shake fragrance for the hearts
Of beauty-hungry thousands
Today, who need new starts!" ~ Irene Stanley

Sunday, March 04, 2007

The Serenity Prayer


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"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen." ~ Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)

Monday, February 26, 2007

A Riddle - On Snow


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"From Heaven I fall, though from earth I begin.
No lady alive can show such a skin.
I'm bright as an angel, and light as a feather,
But heavy and dark, when you squeeze me together.

Though candor and truth in my aspect I bear,
Yet many poor creatures I help to insnare.
Though so much of Heaven appears in my make,
The foulest impressions I easily take.

My parent and I produce one another,
The mother the daughter, the daughter the mother." ~ James Parton

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Animal Shots

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These pictures were taken at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park and Sea World using a Canon Digital Rebel XT with a Canon EF 75-300MM/4-5.6 USM II/III AF.

A Prayer for Our Family


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"O Loving God,
bless our family with your love.
Guard us from all danger and harm;
deliver us from anger that leads to division;
empower us to forgive as we have been forgiven;
and send us into the world
to witness to your love and grace;
in the name of Jesus Christ we pray.
Amen." ~ Vienna Cobb Anderson, adapted from "Prayers of Our Hearts" © 1991.