On this special day of remembrance, I wish to take the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today. I give thanks to the men and women who stood up against all odds so we may continue living our lives at home and in peace.While we are in our backyards or at the
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05/28/2017
For Sacramentans not planning on leaving town this Memorial Day Weekend, there is plenty to do right here in Old Sacramento.THE SACRAMENTO MUSIC FESIVAL begins today, Friday, May 26th and lasts through Monday the 29th. That’s over four days of live music and street performances. Add in the Old
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05/26/2017
The more than ample Sacramento rainfall has been especially kind to the flowers growing in my garden this Spring. For this collection of pictures, I decided to focus on those of purple hue. I also have Lavender and Azaleas blooming in my yard. However, I've featured Clematis, Iris and Hydrange
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05/25/2017
I always seem to find myself spending time in activities that aren't easy to explain. But let me try. In this photo, the first 4 of us on the left, grew up together on the same street, within 100 yards of each other. The guy on the left is John. John is my ex-husband, and the father of most of m
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05/23/2017
I always seem to find myself spending time in activities that aren't easy to explain. But let me try. In this photo, the first 4 of us on the left, grew up together on the same street, within 100 yards of each other.The guy on the left is John. John is my ex husband, and the father of most of my
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05/21/2017
I spent time in Reno visiting family today! My daughter left her back door open, and Roxanne, one of her chickens walked in and made herself right at home! Before quickly being ushered back outside, she made sure to avail herself of a few pecks at the plate of cookies on the table before us.I h
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05/20/2017
While reading a recent Dick Greenberg’s blog, he challenged fellow bloggers in the ActiveRain community to present “before” and “after” pictures, while using the amazing array of photo editing tools available to photographers today.Dick was right to mention that digital shutterbugs today, working
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05/18/2017
1) Moms are fantastic, even when they're spelt upside down they're still WOW!2) Mothers are basically part of a scientific experiment to prove that sleep is not a crucial part of human life.3) There's only one thing stronger than a mother's love - garlic breath.4) An average mother can perfo
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05/13/2017
When Jeff Dowler challenged ActiveRain bloggers to find words to describe the art of finding balance between work and the rest of life, I really began a time machine ride back to a time significantly different than my life today. I was first licensed as a Realtor in November 1981. This wasn’t a
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05/12/2017
An ActiveRain challenge for the month of May, urges us to reveal our “Strengths and Weaknesses.” I needed to contemplate this one for a while. However, it didn’t take long for me to focus in on those qualities-traits that affect me personally in the “Strengths and Weaknesses” realm. Independence
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05/09/2017
