What a great day this has turned out to have been. :D Firstly after my morning coffee I had the pleasant surprise of receiving a package in the mail from a friend who recently left Canada to conduct research in Bali. This will help me out greatly with m… more »

I came across this book at a local garage sale a few years back, and with a title like "The Miseries of Human Life" and a price tag of 50 cents I naturally could not resist adding it to my collection. Although this book was written over two hundred y… more »

I love looking through vintage pics like this one taken in London England, circa 1900. And I like to wonder what became of these people? They are so very young in this photo, and yet they have lived out their entire lives. And what I wonder what… more »

A dark and spooky night. Taken last Halloween 2011. Happy Photo Hunting! And thank you for stopping by. :D Upcoming Themes For Gattina's Saturday Photo Hunting February 4 twigs 11 vintage 18 circles 25 old March 3 fluffy 10 powe… more »

As I type this blog entry I am sipping on a cup of my morning coffee. It tastes especially good to me, because it is a fair trade product. "Fair Trade is a market-based approach to sustainable development, seeking to empower millions of disadvantaged pr… more »

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Neda Agha Soltan and I shared a birthday yesterday. She was an Iranian philosophy student, who was engaged to be married, at the time she was murdered. Her friends and family describe her as a bright happy person who loved to sing, although her singing… more »

Had a lovely weekend get together with my girls to celebrate 45 years since my exit from the womb. Matthew made me a delicious, double chocolate brownie cake, and I had my fave pizza with anchovy topping! I was feted, and will be treating myself to a da… more »

A more grown up Maya (last week I posted a kitten pic) checking out the fresh cut flowers. The smell of fresh cut flowers is bliss to me, not so sure about Maya who may just be following her animal instincts in having to examine everything new that come… more »

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This cat toy, with its circular top brought much joy to our Maya when she was a kitten. Much like Maya herself brings us joy :D Happy Photo Hunting! And thank you for stopping by. :D Upcoming Themes For Gattina's Saturday Photo Hunting Ja… more »

I have come across more than one American based blog as of late that are discussing FHA streamline refinance options as a way to reduce interest rates. I had no idea what this meant before reading through some of these postings. Mortgage refinance is on… more »

I love dream catchers both as an object of art and because of their spiritual connection. My youngest shares this appreciation and one wall of her room is adorned with them. The beaded dream catchers you see pictured below are made by my friend Nancy ak… more »

I was sooooo tempted to just reuse this photo when I saw the two themes this week, but since I only just used it for combining the photo hunts a couple of weeks ago for the themes Lights and Surprise if I did I'd feel like I'm cheating. ;) So here y… more »