Merry Christmas and a Linky!

My daughter, Samantha, made both of these Christmas-themed digital art drawings recently. She gave me permission to share them. I'm including a photo of her below her art. We'll be visiting my in-laws for Christmas on South Africa's West Coast. I decided to make this my last blog post and blog hop for 2021. The blog hop will close on Monday the 20th, the day that we travel to my in-laws.Wishing you a safe & blessed Christmas and New Year!*************************** Related Post on 1camera1mom: Road Trip to Franschhoek ***************************My...

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Wishing Against the House

Wishing Against the House by Janeen Ippolito Book Description: My city is under attack by shadowfiends.⁠ Apparently, this is my fault, thanks to the family I’ve never met.⁠ At least the attack interrupted my first couples therapy session with Cendric. Small blessings, right?⁠ ⁠ Then my long-lost dad—yeah, the one that’s supposed to be dead—shows up to tell me that the shadowfiends are controlled by Raith, an old family member who’s here to recharge his magical batteries by any means necessary, including destroying Pittsburgh...

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My Son Turned 25 and a Linky!

My son turned 25 on the first of December! It was great to have Jeremiah home for a few days. We are also dog sitting my in-laws' Miniature Schnauzer, Ziggy. Jeremiah has been fortunate to have a steady job in IT during this pandemic. He usually has a bushy beard, but he came home clean-shaven. I made sure to get a couple of photos before he left!*************************** Here's a peek at my latest post on 1camera1mom: Powered Paragliding *************************** Come link up your Wordless Wednesday (with or without words)...

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Celebrating Thanksgiving in South Africa and a Linky

I was telling people that we wouldn't be doing any special cooking for Thanksgiving this year, but my daughter Samantha had other ideas. Hubby bought a roast chicken to save on effort. Samantha baked Hasselback potatoes, roasted a pre-marinaded pork belly, roasted veggies including butternut and sweet peppers, and I made coleslaw and boiled the sweetcorn. Samantha and Amanda made dessert. It was a peach cobbler with custard. Everything was delicious and eating the leftovers made the time spent in the kitchen worth it!We had all...

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Sunrise and Sunset with a Linky

 I'm glad you've been enjoying my sunrise photos! Thank you to everyone who leaves a comment. I do appreciate reading them. Today I have pics of a recent sunrise and a recent sunset.Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it! We won't be cooking up a big meal, but all my daughters will be home and that's a treat in itself.Are you interested to see the little church where Robbie and I got married? I only have two photos from the outside. We drove by it to show our girls on our Road Trip to Stellenbosch.*************************** Here's...

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Yesterday's Sunrise and a Linky

 Yesterday's sunrise was so pretty with all the pastel colors and dramatic contrasts of dark and light. These photos were taken with my Canon PowerShot. This morning I captured a pigeon in flight directly above the sunrise using the camera on my Samsung phone. You can check it out on Instagram.Thank you to those who leave comments each week! I read them all and really appreciate them.*************************** Here's a peek at my latest post on 1camera1mom: Lunch in Franschhoek *************************** Come link up your...

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Recent Sunrise and a Linky

These photos are of a recent sunrise taken from my balcony before 6 am. We don't have Daylight Saving Time in South Africa. But we do have electricity saving time called 'loadshedding' when our country's power provider cuts the power. At the moment, we are getting two to three power cuts a day and they usually last two-and-a-half hours each time. That's also why I'm posting this blog hop a bit later than normal.*************************** Here's a peek at my latest post on 1camera1mom: Road Trip to Franschhoek ***************************Come...

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