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North Coast Music
It’s a blustery day here in Northern California as a cold storm with the promise of snow blasts through the area. So curl up with something warm wherever you are, and check out this indie band from Humboldt County. The banjo … Continue reading
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Tagged band, banjo, California, entertainment, Humboldt County, music, North Coast
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Welcome to My Virtual Book Club
One of my resolutions for 2013 is to read the French historical novel Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo. I was inspired by the recently released film, and thought that it would be a good project to start off the year. … Continue reading
Posted in reading, virtual book club
Tagged book, education, entertainment, Les Miserables, novel, reading, resolutions
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Picture a Day #352 – Movie Night
Last night I went to the movies with my oldest daughter. We drove across town to a tiny theatre which has been divided in two, but the size of the cinema made no difference. The movie we enjoyed transported us to another … Continue reading
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Tagged art, entertainment, family, inspiration, Les Miserables, movie review, postaday, Victor Hugo
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Picture a Day #348 – A Christmas Puzzle
The Christmas holiday is an opportunity to return to childhood. For many of us that is a mixed blessing. Buy it’s still fun to play games and act like a kid. Puzzles can be an entertaining way to spend a rainy … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, family, hobbies, holiday, home, photography, postaday, puzzle
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Picture a Day #339 – Coyotes and Christmas
We have been visited the past month by a steady parade of stormy weather. After the dry conditions earlier this year in California, the rain is welcome, but can lead to a cooped-up feeling. We were surprised today by a pair … Continue reading
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Tagged California, coyotes, entertainment, food, nature, Nevada City, pizza, postaday, travel, Victorian Christmas
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Picture a Day #275 – National Novel Writing Month-My Journey
This has been a busy year for me. I wrote my first novel during National Novel Writing Month last November. I revised, edited, and self-published my young adult novel, Willy’s Magic, as an e-book in February of this year. During … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, fairy tale, family, inspiration, National Novel Writing Month, nature, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #252 – I Love a Parade!
Last weekend we attended the Constitution Day Parade in Nevada City, a tiny hamlet in the gold country of the Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California. It was a beautiful, warm late summer day. After a picnic in the shade of a … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Constitution Day, entertainment, family, marching bands, Nevada City, photography, postaday, presidents, travel
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Picture a Day #249 – A Day Remembered
Today I thought it would be most appropriate, in honor of the memory of all those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, to talk about a movie that I saw this past weekend. … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, art, entertainment, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, family, inspiration, life, movie review, postaday
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Picture a Day #147 – Tuning a Ukulele
It’s been a few days now since my new Lanikai concert ukulele arrived. I began my adventure into Ukuleleland by tuning my instrument. But I have concerns. I hope I don’t forget how to play the guitar once I figure … Continue reading
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Tagged education, entertainment, hobbies, musical instruments, postaday, tuning, ukulele
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