Happy Thanksgiving!

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Blue Monday: Random Blueness

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I've been cleaning up some of my photo files, and pulled out a few shots with bits of blue. Nothing else to recommend them, really.

This first one is a snap of my mother-in-law's dog Daisy, taken several years ago. Actually, Daisy was my niece's dog -- there's a story there that we won't go into right now.  Anyhoo, here Daisy is standing on the blue carpet on  the screened-in sun porch.  Today, both the sun porch and Daisy are no longer with us, sad to say.

A shot of my desk, back in the apartment in Alexandria (one more place I can never go again, but I'm very OK with that). And my Erin Condren planner on top, with my initials in blue.

A cute blue car we saw on the road during one of our recent trips between Virginia and Texas.

A blue T-shirt that caught my eye on one of our visits to Rehoboth Beach.  I love babies in sunglasses, don't you?

And finally, a shot of the front of our house, just after dark and looking very blue-ish.

SkyWatch Friday: Big Moon

I took this from our front porch, back in August. Looks like the sun, but it really is the moon just coming up. (Click on image to enlarge.)

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ABC Wednesday: "P" is for...

Posting! Yes, it is.  And I really can't believe it's been so long since I posted anything on this blog.  My only excuse is that the last few months have been an especially busy time for me, what with relocating and getting all settled in the new house, reconnecting with family and friends, and exploring new (and old) territory.  Lots to do, not much time to do it in.

But I'm hoping to have more time for blogging (and relaxing) from now on.

So, "P" is for posting, but it's also for

Porches!!!

And here are a couple of shots of our front porch, one of the places I'm planning to use for all that relaxing I'll be doing.

I took this one on the day we moved into the new place.  Since then, we've cleaned it up, removed the wreath from the wall, and added some furniture. We're thinking about adding a porch swing, too -- good idea or not?

And here's a peek at the view from the other end of the porch, with the Texas Hill Country in the distance.  And a few of our neighbors, of course.

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