Category Archives: Life (in general)

…lost &…FOUND(!)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Virginia

ok, so you know what it’s like to lose something? or misplace something for a Very Long Time?   It happens.  But isn’t it just So Very Joyful when you find what you’ve lost & have been missing?  Yippee! Yiaaayye! Yahooaye! … Continue reading →

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….ice cream? gelato?… it’s all good!

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Virginia

“My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy the ice cream on your plate.“  Thornton Wilder (1897 – 1875) While visiting Italy a few years ago, one of my travel buddies was really into … Continue reading →

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… on losing Hope …

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Virginia

In Dar es Salaam my amazing assistant, Joylline, had a beautiful baby girl Hope. Aptly named, Hope was Joylline’s first baby-to-term after 3 miscarriages (i put her on ½ days the last few months of her pregnancy to ‘rest up.’)  … Continue reading →

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MERRY CHRISTMAS (+2) : )

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Virginia

so, it’s a wee bit past Christmas, but i would think that after having Baby Jesus (childbirth is quite a labor-intensive process) Mary & Joseph probably hung out in Bethlehem a Few More Days (actually, since they were still around … Continue reading →

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ADVENT: … uncomplicated joy…

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Virginia

So, it’s really late & i will just leave you with one thought that has been mulling (like a good hot wine) in my head today: JOY DOES NOT HAVE TO BE COMPLICATED. There it is – something for YOU … Continue reading →

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ADVENT: The Immaculate Reception (football???)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Virginia

It’s late & Virginia the Blogger is a bit cross-eyed with holiday shuffling & tireditis (& nite-time Bi-Pap-monitoring-for-Papa hangovers : ) Speaking of Papa, we had that Football Fest thing going on tonight. Football Fests happen quite often in the … Continue reading →

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…on Emergency Room visits & Pain Management…

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Virginia

So, Virginia the Blogger has been M.I.A. the past few weeks due to Extenuating Circumstances, Holidays (cooking trumps blogging : ) & Other Issues… But, hey, I’m back… just in time for merrily attacking Advent, but more on that later. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photographs: …lookin’ around on rainy days…

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Virginia

So yesterday was cold, dark & stormy in these parts… yet our fall leaves were just BURSTING with color – yellows cascading around reds, orange limbs peeking out between… it seemed like Tolkien’s Lothlorien.  Dark sky & rain, but bright … Continue reading →

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…stormy weather…

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Virginia

As Hurricane Sandy crashes upon the East Coast & mixes with a Northeaster, some folks are calling this the storm of the century – certainly one of the most potentially devastating storms we have seen in my lifetime. (We have … Continue reading →

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PAPA TURNS 82!!!!!

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Virginia

Today is my Papa’s birthday.  Hmmn, that’s nice (you may think) – a birthday, whoopie. But celebrating my Papa’s birthday is  kinda a Big Deal, cause each day around here life (especially his) is a gift. Way back in 1980 … Continue reading →

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