Wanda
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
This week the topic is Any kind of camera or photos of photographers.
My son taking a picture of me taking a picture of him.
Catching my son and Karina grabbing a selfie.
Wanda
Share Your World
Cee’s Share Your World for May 7, 2018. If you would like to join in on the fun, click here.
Here are this week’s questions.
If you were given $22 million tax free dollars (any currency), what is the first thing you would do? (This is just a dream question, remember anything can happen in SYW.)
If I were given that much money first I would put money away for my grandchildren’s education, buy a really good camera for the trip around the world I booked. 🙂
In what do you find the simplest of joys?
I find joy just sitting on my porch listening to the birds, sitting on the beach watching the waves, reading a good book, spending time with my family, and having time to quilt.
What would be your ideal birthday present, and why?
My ideal birthday present would be a really good camera. Photography is a hobby I took up after moving to North Carolina and I have found that I love taking pictures and would like to get better at it.
What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week? Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.
This past week I helped my grandson Aidan celebrate his 12th birthday. I love being able to share in these special days. They warm my heart.
Wanda
Ahh Spring
Spring beckons us
To revel in her fragrance
As she flaunts her colorful beauty
Wantonly.
Shades of green abounding
As the earth awakens.
Cherry blossoms blooming
Almost overnight.
Pear trees displaying
Their dresses of white.
Shoots of daffodils and tulips
Are popping through the ground
While crocus and hyacinth
In royal colors found.
Bees busy pollinating
Blooms of every kind.
Birds are serenading
So a mate they may find.
Ahh! Spring!
So long awaited,
Brings confirmation
That Winter sleeps.
Wanda
Safety Bubble
Have you ever known someone who keeps a buffer around themselves? They are friendly, but keep a safe distance from others. I am not talking about personal space. But emotionally distant. I often wonder what has happened to them in their development that makes them act in this way.
Our personalities are formed early in our development when we are small children. Our environment plays a big part in that development. Where we live, how we live, how our parents react to us and our interactions with outsiders to our families.
Without realizing what is happening, we store our experiences in our minds and hearts in the form of feelings. Some of us keep those feelings in a bubble of protection around us and often are not able to cross that barrier. Sometimes that is a good thing, sometimes not so much.
Our psyche is so fascinating to me. The ability of our minds to protect us is almost unbelievable and is one of the things that make us human. We were created to interact, support, help, and love each other whether or not we utilize a “safety bubble”.
Wanda
Weekend Coffee Share
Welcome! Come on in and have a cup of coffee with me. How was your week? I was busy this week. I had two doctor appointments on Monday. Actually, I had three, but one had to be postponed until Thursday. I have no idea why I allowed that to happen.
Last Sunday we had my grandson’s birthday celebration here. My daughter made the cake on Saturday, removed one of the shelves in my refrigerator and put the cake in. I have been looking for that shelf all week. I finally called my daughter to find out what she had done with it. I can’t believe she had it in the guest room behind my quilt rack.
One of my friends has gone up north to help her daughter who was injured when she fell off of her horse. She needs surgery and Janet is going to stay with her and help with the horses. So, I am plant sitting. She had just gotten a beautiful hibiscus and didn’t want it to die when she was gone. So, I get to enjoy this plant for most of the summer.
I haven’t done any sewing, crocheting, or much reading this week. But I did do a little photography. I have been keeping my camera with me for those unexpected opportunities.
So, a busy week for me, did a lot of housework this week too. YUK!!! At one time I loved to clean. I sure wish it was still like that for me. Now I can talk myself into putting it off.
I was taking part of the Blogging From A to Z Challenge this year. I really messed it up. First of all, I didn’t link most of my posts. I had never done this challenge before and I didn’t realize what I was supposed to do. Then, the last two letters Y and Z never posted. So, as far as the challenge goes, I failed. But there is next year. Right?
I had a little excitement when I hit a curb avoiding something in the road. My tire went flat. So, had to drive on it for a couple of miles to get home. I had the spare put on it and took it to get a new tire. I like to shop, but shopping for tires was daunting.
I hope ya’ll have a good week and I hope we can get together for coffee next weekend. If you would like to join us for the weekend coffee share you can find out about it here. It’s a great way to meet new bloggers and make friends.
Wanda
Renewal
Six Word Story Challenge May 5, 2018
Confession, repentance, penance, forgiveness, so blessed.
Pale Orchid Miniature Rose
What’s In A Name?
This week’s prompt: letter.
What’s in a name? Good question. 
Take for example “letter”. What does that mean? It’s the name of a written communication you receive from someone. What makes it different from a note? Is it the length of the communication, or simply less formal in presentation?
Then there is the other thing. Is it just a symbol which expresses the written word? The contents of our alphabet a through z when put together create words. Then words are written in letters and sent on their way.
Sounds like I am talking in circles. But that’s how our language is. We have many words that have more than one meaning. Don’t you wonder who sat around and decided what we would call things and why they used some of the same words for different things?
I think I will end it here. Enough letters to expound on the “letter” prompt for this Saturday.
Have a good weekend!
Wanda
Hibiscus
Peach colored Hibiscus.
Cookies & Moo 