Harbor Lights

Christmas is the one time of year when you can count on smiling faces and bright lights and awesome gifts and giant twinkling trees and family reunions and childish games and believing in that old man that you know doesn't exist. Christmas is the time when dreams come true.

Christmas California Style 2010

Christmas - that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance--a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved. ~ Augusta E. Rundel~

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree:

the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.

~ Burton Hillis ~

Portal to the Past

Nothing is better than a trip back to the 50's,

even if it's just for a malt and some rock and roll

This week's challenge,

Photojournalism:

Using an image (or images) to tell a story.
Make sure to check out

some of the other great photo entries

I ♥ Faces Beach Fun

A sunny day on a Malibu beach
Girls just wanna have fun!

Click on their logo

to see the many Beach Fun photo challenge entries

and join in the fun.

Six Words!

Jaime has turned 33 this week

and I asked her in a text message today,

"to use a six word sentence to describe your life"...

her 42 word reply was...

"Wants to be in time out"

"Ran out of energy last year"

"Prays for patience more than anything"

"Will take food over sex anyday"

"Be careful what you wish for"

"Athlete trapped in a fat body"

"Mother to Aiden, Mia and Seth"

What would your answer be,

leave a comment...

"Way Back When"sday

Our Burley, Idaho family

Ralph and Gaye helped raise these little guys for over 10 years

Cindy with Christine and Curtis were our bestest friends

abt 1985

Santa Monica Pier

An evening at the Pier for Jaime's birthday, it was an action packed event!!

Longwood Gardens

My son Steve and I really enjoy our "photo shoot" road trips.

These pictures were taken at Longwood Gardens

in Kennett Square, PA, in the Spring of this year

The weather was perfect inside and out!




Here a link to Stefan John Photography

Don't forget to link up with "The Long Road to China"

and add your Black and White photos.

And don't forget to leave comments

letting everyone know you stopped by to say hi.

"Way Back When"sday

My little princess, Jaime, when she was 3 in Pocatello,

sitting at her vanity, a Christmas gift

from her Uncle Mike and Aunt Nell

12/1980

A Kiss Stolen

Happiness is like a kiss

it feels best when you give it to someone else

~unknown~

This week In a Yellow House, the photo challenge is "The Animal Kingdom". This is one of my favorite shots taken at one of my most favorite places, the Philadelphia Zoo. Click your way on over to "Ramblings and Photos" and check out all the amazing pictures being shared.

Only the Toes Knows

Sandles and painted toes, two "must haves" for California living
A 3 generation pic. Can you pik out the granny toes??
Taking my class in Photoshop has prompted my blogging again and visiting other bloggers who love taking pictures and sharing them. Not looking to go pro but definitely will be working towards amatuer, instead of the beginner that I am now. Baby steps for a baby boomer!
Along my links from blog to blog I came to "Mama and the Dudes", this is her first blog challenge and it looks like fun. Being a Grandmom to twins and triplets and the fact that her "dudes" are so dang cute and twins, may have caught my attention. So click your way on over to

"Mama Hearts Photo Challenge #1

Sitting on a street corner

in Ventura California
California and Main

Dinner at Cafe Barilocne, serving temtatious South American cuisine and then sitting outside waiting while my husband handles business on his cell phone. But not to worry, I have my trusty G11 with me and I can entertain myself taking pictures. lol

street flower vendor

beautiful California buildings

a chair at a Thai restaurant

sunset and street lights are on