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Dog Days

My grandkids just got a new puppy! They are learning that puppies must be taken out repeatedly – even in…

Dog Days of Summer, Dogs, Grandchildren, Heat Wave, Pets, Photography, Potty Training, Puppy, Success, Weather

Great Britain – Part Four

We wrapped up four wonderful days in York and headed for the Cotswolds. The three-hour journey was the furthest distance…

Adeo Travel, Chedworth Roman Villa, Chipping Campden, Covid Test Requirement, Great Britain, Leeds Castle, London, Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II, Rewarding, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Cotswolds, Travel

Great Britain – Part Three

Aww, the Lake District… home of lush green valleys, wildflower meadows and azure blue lakes, where the cascading slopes of…

Bempton Cliffs, Bolton Castle, Castlerigg Stone Circles, England, Hadrian's Wall, James Herriot, Lake Windermere, Photography, The Lake District, The Yorkshire Dales, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Whitby UK, York UK

Great Britain – Part Two

Wales, UK has more castles per square mile than any other country in Europe. With castles, abbey ruins, and scenic…

Adeo Travel, Beaumaris Castle, Caernarfon Castle, Conwy Castle, Harlech Castle, Iron Ring of Castles, Llandudno Pier, Penmon Point, Photography, Portmeirion, St Davids, St Dogmaels, Tenby Wales, Tintern Abbey, Travel, Wales

Great Britain – Part One

I pondered for weeks about how best to share my recent travel experience in Great Britain. I thought about grouping…

Adeo Travel, Bath UK, England, Glastonbury UK, Lacock Village and Abbey, Photography, Roman Temple and Baths, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wales, Wells UK

In the Distance, a Rainbow

Beatrix Potter, Children's Books, England's Lake District, Gardens, Historic Homes, Lindeth Howe Country House, Rainbow, RDP, Room with a View, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Pigling Bland, The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, Travel

We Did It!

A three-week self-driving tour of England and Wales was an ambitious undertaking, but we did it! It’s something we have…

Driving, England, Roads, Roadtrip, Roundabout, Travel, Wales

Have Some Fun!

The rule of thirds is a very effective photographic technique that typically makes the composition of your photos more artistically…

Budapest, Katherine Hepburn, Lens Artists, Nuremberg, Photo challenge, Photography, Rules, Rules of Thirds, Travel

The Magic Tree Stump

I wrote my first story, The Magic Tree Stump, in third grade. We were living in a tiny Kansas town…

Books, Childhood, Focus, Magic, Playing, RDP, Reading, Short story, Small Town, Stump, Summer

Looking Back

We are in the planning stages of another trip to England, which prompted a look back at some of the…

Colorful, Lens Artists, London, Oxford, Photo challenge, Photography, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London, Travel, Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle

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