Spring is upon us! Can you believe it? While we have had mid-winter here in Southern California, I know most of you have been snowed in literally, and the coming of spring means time for temperatures to rise and nature to thaw out (I remember winters from living back east for two years). I like…
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SCENES FROM MY WEEK NUMBER 1
Read moreI am so excited to be launching my new blog post series Scenes from My Week. I am a shutterbug to a T and am always taking pictures but never really sharing them with anyone. With this new series, I hope to capture the essence of beauty and creativity in the outing and events I…
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WINTER AT THE OC ZOO
Read moreOne of my favorite things about the weekend is finding time to go out and explore the city I live in. After all aren’t weekends for adventures! A few weeks ago in the midst of a perfect 70-degree day, I visited the Orange County Zoo, nestled among groves of oak and sycamore trees in…
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MONTH IN REVIEW: DECEMBER
Read moreHappy New Year! I hope 2018 is filled with much joy and happiness. 2017 was a year of great change for me and my little family. And even though most of it was “good change” like getting married to my best friend, I don’t do change well. I am a creature of habit. I thrive…
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WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND
Read moreHave you ever had one of those absolutely perfect days where even the smell is engrained in your memory? Well, I have had a few such days, and being that it is the middle of December, the first day of winter, and I’m longing for some cooler weather (really these 85 degree days need to…
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MONTH IN REVIEW: NOVEMBER
Read moreI feel like every month I blink and it’s over. That was especially the case for this month. November is my absolute favorite month of the year but it is also my busiest as a teacher. I just love the crisp autumn change that comes with the November weather. However, this November we had a…
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MONTH IN REVIEW: OCTOBER
Read moreMy thoughts this month have been difficult at times to comprehend. October started out tough. I don’t think there is any other way to put it. Waking up on October 1stto the devastating news of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a week later I was getting the warning to evacuate my home. …
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FALL PLAYLIST
Read moreIn the words of Oscar Wilde, “all at once Summer collapsed into Fall.” And, today marks the start of my favorite season, Fall! I absolutely love everything to do with this time of the year; pumpkins, crisp days, changing leaves, and most of all Thanksgiving. To go along with all the outings of the…