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Garden of Lights (Take 2!)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Virginia

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 →

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being our way into the new year

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Virginia

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 →

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GARDEN OF LIGHT(S)!!!

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Virginia

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 →

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Snapshots & Whatnot: Turtles! Turtles! Turtles!

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Virginia

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 →

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Touched by the Hand of God

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Virginia

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 →

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2018: A Calendar Year

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Virginia

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 →

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Mary: Let It Be So

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Virginia

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 →

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Snapshots & Whatnot: Inspiring Street Art

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Virginia

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 →

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Mary, Mary…

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Virginia

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 →

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Ideas & Apples: George Bernard Shaw

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Virginia

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 →

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