Monthly Archives: November 2012
Taking Time Off
Just a quick post today. We did an inventory of our vacation days and found out we still have some days we need to use or we’ll lose them. We are taking all of next week off. Woooohoooo! We have … Continue reading
Travel Photo of the Day (November 29)
Posted in Travel Photos
Tagged 50 Year Project, Africa, Animals, Birds, Blog, Blogging, Botswana, Chobe National Park, Hippos, Life, Nature, Photography, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo
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Mystery Fruit
A couple of weeks ago I asked for help identifying a mystery fruit. Many of you enjoyed the challenge and asked for more. Here’s a fruit I tried for the first time last week. I had never seen it before. … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery Fruit
Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Mystery Fruit, Photography
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Travel Photo of the Day (November 28)
Posted in Travel Photos
Tagged 50 Year Project, Africa, Animals, Blog, Blogging, Botswana, Chobe National Park, Kudu, Life, Nature, Photography, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, Wildlife
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Ups and Downs in the Outdoors
On our walk today, we discovered some ups and downs for people in the outdoors. For other entries, please visit Cee’s page.
Travel Photo of the Day (November 27)
Posted in Travel Photos
Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, England, English Countryside, Life, Nature, Photography, Rainy Days, Rambling, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, Walks
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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Reading The Bell Jar raised a lot of mixed emotions for me. The novel is superb, and yet while reading it I felt somewhat guilty. I kept telling myself I shouldn’t enjoy a novel or marvel over her beautiful images knowing the … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, American Writers, Blog, Blogging, Books, Boston, Cambridge, Depression, England, Fulbright scholarship, Literature, Mademoiselle magazine, Massachusetts, New York City, Newnham College, Smith College, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, The Bell Jar
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Travel Photo of the Day (November 26)
Posted in Travel Photos
Tagged 50 Year Project, Africa, Botswana, Chobe National Park, Landscape, Life, Nature, Photography, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Trees
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Travel Theme: Liquid
Ailsa’s prompt this week is liquid. At first I thought of posting photos of lakes, rivers, and waterfalls I’ve encountered on my travels. However, the holidays have arrived. This time of year I tend to get a little homesick. So I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Travel Theme
Tagged 50 Year Project, Ailsa, Blog, Blogging, Boston, Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Life, Massachusetts, Nature, Photography, Photos, Travel Theme, Where's my Backpack
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50 Year Project 