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Tag Archives: Autumn
Fall (Gasp-Gorgeous) TREES and LEAVES!
Last week Virginia and her brother Dwight enjoyed another staycation daytripping close to home. We had plotted driving several hours to the mountains to see fall leaves, but found plenty of fall colors right outside our front door. One of … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Autumn, faith, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, nature, Travel, Virginia
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An October Day @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Lucy Maud Montgomery During our September staycation my brother Dwight and I plotted a visit to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to see the Wind, Waves and Light exhibit … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, Travel
Tagged Autumn, faith, flowers, hope, inspiration, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Quotes, Travel, Virginia
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Snapshots and Whatnot: Staycation Grooves
Virginia (the person) has been mostly offline this week. She and her brother Dwight have enjoyed a busy “staycation” day-tripping from home to nearby places in Virginia (the state.) On Monday we enjoyed a lovely outing to the charming town … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Autumn, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, nature, peace, Quotes, Travel
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Quickie Quote: AUTUMN!
On this first day of Autumn (after imbibing large quantities of appropriate pumpkin spice beverages) here’s a quickie quote to get fall vibes going: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus grace, peace & … Continue reading
(a little quickie) Pumpkin Spice Humor
Yesterday I popped into Trader Joe’s for a few necessary items (don’t know how all that chocolate ended up in my cart!) Everything was pumpkin spice this, pumpkin spice that (pumpkin spice tea, pumpkin spice salsa, pumpkin pasta sauce, even … Continue reading
Posted in Life (in general)
Tagged Autumn, hope, Humor, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, pumpkin, Quotes
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Snapshots & Whatnot: Standing Tall (in the Fall!)
Today here are a few pics from a memorable sojourn in the Italian Veneto countryside… “A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand.” e. e. cummings “A … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Autumn, faith, hope, inspiration, ITALY, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel, trees
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Autumn Grooves
After summer-like sweltering temps the past few weeks in the 80s & 90s F (30-35 Celsius), fall has finally arrived with a chilly day here in Virginia (the state.) Virginia (the person) is grateful for cooler Autumn grooves! “Autumn is … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Autumn, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, love, Quotes, Travel, trees
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Snapshot & Whatnot: Life (quickie quote & pics!)
SNAPSHOTS: …& WHATNOT Zooming out this morning for a week away (yaaay!) but here’s a thought to munch on this week as things truly are whacked out in our insane world and country. Once again my heart and prayers go … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Autumn, blogging, faith, inspiration, inspirational quotes, photographs, Quotes, Travel
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