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Tag Archives: Humor
T-shirt Tours: Tie-dyes & Fishy Smiles
Virginia’s t-shirt tours wind down today with her favorite t-shirt from a memorable visit to see the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Yes, you guessed it, with her brother Dwight. (He really likes aquariums!) We spent 5 days traipsing around Atlanta … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Courage, faith, hope, Humor, inspiration, nature, peace, Quotes, Travel
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T-shirt Tours: grits galore (+more) in OBX
Today Virginia’s t-shirt tours travel to North Carolina’s Outer Banks (known as OBX.) Since over the years Virginia has enjoyed multiple visits to Nags Head beaches and environs, she has a big stack of OBX t-shirts. Here’s one from a … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Courage, faith, Food, hope, Humor, inspiration, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel
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T-shirt Tours: (a little) kelp @ Vancouver Aquarium
Virginia’s t-shirt tours continue with a memorable visit to Northwest Canada a few years back. While traipsing about Vancouver (as posted previously here) my brother and I had the opportunity to visit the Vancouver Aquarium with my dear friend and … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Courage, hope, Humor, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel
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T-shirt Tours: “spaced out” on Wallops Island
Today’s t-shirt tour takes us to Wallops Island, located just across from Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia (the state.) A few years ago my brother and I spent a fabulous week in Chincoteague viewing wildlife and watching … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged faith, hope, Humor, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Space, Travel
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T-shirt Tours: Trust issues @ Yellowstone Park
Virginia’s t-shirt tours continue in Yellowstone Park. Years ago my younger brother and I spent a memorable 4th of July week with my mentor and friend Bill Warnock at his beautiful cabin in West Yellowstone, Montana. (How I miss Bill … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged grief, hope, Humor, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel
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T-shirt Tours: Properly Motivated (in Tennessee)
Today Virginia’s t-shirt tours take us (a bit circuitously) to Tennessee. A few years ago my brother Dwight and I made a mammoth driving trip to celebrate one of his milestone birthdays. Our sis Cindy joined us for a few … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Courage, hope, Humor, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel
8 Comments
T-shirt Tours: The Grand Canyon (& environs!)
Continuing with Virginia’s t-shirt tours, years ago my younger brother and I made a truly grand trip to Arizona and environs. After traipsing around the Grand Canyon for several days we ventured on to see Monument Valley and various sites … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged faith, hope, Humor, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel
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Snapshots & Whatnot: T-Shirt Tours!!
Some folks are experiencing summer vacation blues with no place to go (or not venturing very far) due to coronavirus constraints. Visiting interesting places over the years, Virginia collected bunches of t-shirt souvenirs. Many worn-to-tatters shirts have endured forced retirement … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Canada, Courage, faith, hope, Humor, inspiration, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel
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UPSIDE-DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE BLUES
The next week or so Virginia is sharing a few posts from her archives (before she learned about things like “tagging.”) Here’s one from her first month of blogging (11 July 2011.) Last weekend I experienced a bad case of … Continue reading
Posted in Life (in general)
Tagged blogging, cakes, Courage, faith, hope, Humor, inspiration, lifestyle, love
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The Weight of the Matter
“Keep in mind that even during a pandemic no matter much chocolate (and cheese) you eat, your earrings will still fit.” Anonymous A comforting thought in these troubled times, especially for chocoholics like Virginia. Virginia is glad her earrings still … Continue reading
Posted in Life (in general), Quotes
Tagged Courage, faith, Food, hope, Humor, inspiration, laughter, lifestyle, Quotes
12 Comments