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Garden of Lights (Take 2!)
As shared here a few weeks ago (in this Garden of Lights post) my brother and I enjoyed a lovely outing to Lewis Ginter’s Gardenfest celebration in Richmond, Virginia. Just before the New Year, Virginia (the person) enjoyed another trek … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Art, faith, gardening, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel
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being our way into the new year
Virginia has been traipsing out and about (trying to keep up) with her energizer uncle who is visiting this week. (He turns 80 this year and is still a fulltime professor in Iowa.) Art & Chaos Exhibit @ Chrysler Museum … Continue reading
Posted in Life (in general)
Tagged Art, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, love, New Year's, Quotes, Travel
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GARDEN OF LIGHT(S)!!!
Beauty, awe, wonder, art, and (lots of) lights are a few things my brother and I experienced at the Lewis Ginter GardenFest of Lights. After such delight walking about the magical lights, today Virginia is sharing highlights so you can … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Advent, Art, creativity, faith, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, Travel
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Snapshots & Whatnot: Turtles! Turtles! Turtles!
On this steamy July Friday, here’s a pic and turtle-ish inspiration to contemplate. SNAPSHOT: A meandering turtle (sticking his neck out) in the Japanese Garden pond @ Maymont Park in Richmond, VA. (As a Monet groupie, couldn’t believe how this … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Art, encouragement, faith, hope, inspiration, nature, Quotes, Travel
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Touched by the Hand of God
Looking back over the first month of blog posts here @ Roses in the Rubble (mostly about books & movies), Virginia thought she might re-share a few (since it took awhile to learn about things like ‘tagging.’) Here’s one from … Continue reading
Posted in MOVIES !!, Travel
Tagged Art, creativity, encouragement, faith, inspiration, prayer, Travel, Vatican
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2018: A Calendar Year
It’s a new year! Today! 2018! HaPpY HaPpY New Year! Enough already with the !!!!s, Virginia, we get it (you’re muttering.) 🙂 But, how grand is it, out with the old, in with the new!?! A chance to start afresh. … Continue reading
Posted in Life (in general), Quotes
Tagged Art, encouragement, faith, hope, inspiration, New Year, Pope Francis, Quotes
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Mary: Let It Be So
Today Catholics all around the world honor Mary, the Mother of Jesus. In our faith tradition, Mary took a huge step of faith with her ‘yes’ to God’s request through Angel Gabriel. She risked death (they stoned pregnant-out-of-wedlock women back … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Music
Tagged Advent, Art, faith, inspiration, Mary, music, Sarah Hart Music
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Snapshots & Whatnot: Inspiring Street Art
With all the negative (kinda frightening) global goings-on, here’s a little inspiration today to stretch our mind (& smile) muscles. SNAPSHOT… Traipsing out and about with my niece a few weeks ago in Newport News (our closest big city), … Continue reading
Posted in Life (in general), Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Art, blogging, Catholic, faith, hope, Humor, inspiration, Mother Teresa, Quotes, reflections
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Mary, Mary…
Today we honor Mary (& I must dash before long, it’s one of those ‘try to get your tushi to church’ days; in more formal terms, a Holy Day of Obligation.) Please check out this previous post written about Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Quotes
Tagged Advent, Art, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, faith, Mary, Mary Mother of Jesus, Mother Teresa, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
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Ideas & Apples: George Bernard Shaw
Yesterday to celebrate my brother’s 12 years as a Reference Librarian at the Williamsburg Regional Libraries, we enjoyed a lovely lunch at Food for Thought (what a selection of delightfully delectable vegetarian dishes & plentiful meaty options for the carnivore!) … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Art, Food for Thought, George Bernard Shaw, inspirational quotes, restaurants, Williamsburg Virginia
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