Longtime ActiveRain Blogger, Roy Kelley is known for his love of flowers. He often takes pictures of blossoms and posts them. This morning when I looked at the beautiful bouquet given me on Thanksgiving morning, I immediately thought of Roy! Sunflowers are among my favorite flowers, and couple
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11/29/2016
I make no secret of my delight at visiting Old Sacramento during Gold Rush Days each Labor Day weekend. However, there is another annual event hosted in Old Sacramento which provides merry making during the Christmas holiday season. It’s the Macy’s Theatre of Lights which will celebrate its eig
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11/28/2016
There is a reason I left mentioning being grateful for my family, to the 10th and last day of the 10 Day Thanksgiving Post Challenge hosted by “Debbie Reynolds (the Real Debbie Reynolds). It’s because I consider my family to be most important of all my blessings! I am also blessed that my childr
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11/24/2016
Mom passed away in 1975. Yet, a little of her lives on at my home during the holidays! That's when I pull out some of her favorite handwritten recipes. I love cooking them for my family! Tasting the delightful dishes and treats reminds me of my childhood and special times! Food is love! And,
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11/23/2016
We spend a lifetime building precious memories. But, many of us reach an age where memories are lost to Alzheimer’s, or some other health issue. I feel blessed and I am very thankful, to still have most of my precious memories! This month, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Debbie Reynolds (the Rea
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11/21/2016
In addition to living life in California, there is another component to the “time-space” realm I’m grateful for. It is my being born in this era with so much advancement and technological change. I was born late in life to my mother and father. Before my dad’s birth there were no airplanes. An
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11/20/2016
One of the more important things I’m thankful for is my present day health. It’s especially important because I endured several years in the early 1990s when it wasn’t always the best. After finally working through a number of diagnoses to find the cause, and remedy it, I set out to improve wh
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11/19/2016
Since my family is grown and have families of their own, my two fur buddies, Reuben and Camilla, are a blessing to share life with!Reuben (the Ginger Tabby), often begs for me to come sleep with him. He finds a spot near my feet and acts as a foot warmer. Camilla (the Calico), occupies a chair
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11/18/2016
I often joke that I was born in Kansas, but it was an accident. After all anything that happens in Kansas is an accident! The truth is mom had returned to that state about a month before my birth because of my grandmother’s illness. She and my dad brought me home to California about 6 weeks lat
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11/17/2016
A journey along Utah’s Highway 12 provides a visitor with an opportunity to visit three National Parks, and three Utah State Parks. In 2009 I crawled into my car, headed east on Highway 50 out of Sacramento to Utah. I tapped into Highway 12 at its southern tip in Utah. The beauty of Zion, Bryc
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11/16/2016
