Thank You Veterans

Long before I began my online shop, I visited Bristol, New Hampshire and took this photo from “Inspiration Point”.

My husband, son and I were looking for short hikes and headed up to the Newfound Lake area. We found this out of the way trail that took us to the top of “Little Round Top” and found this cross and some rustic wooden benches. It looked like an outdoor church setting.  With the small town of Bristol in the background and mountains off in the distance, this cross seemed to be in the perfect spot and luckily the weather was great also.

I’ve used the photo of this wooden cross to create many items, but one of the first I ever made was this one honoring our veterans.

So thank you all – today and everyday- for your service and bravery. I also thank the families who sacrifice as well. These courageous men and women truly do take our place. May God keep you safe as you fight for our freedom and may everyone in this great country know how much they have because of your -and those like you who have gone before -dedication and commitment.Veterans Remembrance postcard

Apparently it is a popular place to watch Hawk migration according to this site. Read more about New Hampshires pristine lakes here.

Blooming Christmas Cactus

I don’t think I’ve ever had a Christmas Cactus that bloomed at Christmas. The flowers on this one are already beginning to die – the first of November. I put one (I have 2) outside under a tree this summer and it bloomed in summer! Not many flowers, just a couple.

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Christmas Cactus

I am helping my neighbor’s daughter learn to knit, and she was amazed at the pretty flowers and asked if I had taken a picture of it. So I did.

New Hampshire Late Fall Photography

I wrote this post back in 2009 when I lived in beautiful New Hampshire. I used to walk all around my area and get photos with my camera – not iPhone – and share them online.

Unfortunately I was new to blogging and editing photos to upload. Because of this, most of my old posts are unsalvageable. I used to write at Squidoo, and posted some photos there, but Squidoo is gone. I also can’t find most of my old New England photography. It is not as easy as looking at the phone’s collection of pictures!

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When I wrote this, I lived in a rental house near a Girl Scout Camp. The camp would be busy during summer, but empty of people the rest of the time.

Old post: The leaves have all turned to gold and brown now in southern New Hampshire. I had been wanting to hike out on the Girl Scout Camp property.

Cabin in the woods

This is one of the cabins where the girls hang out. I don’t know if they actually sleep out in this part of the camp – it is way out in the middle of nowhere – and I would think it would be a very creepy at night, but there are signs of a campfire and someone carved a chair into the remaining trunk of a fallen tree.

Late Autumn View

The carved “log chair” faces this view. Guess I don’t have a photo of the chair.

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The Appeal of a Corn Maze

The first I’d ever heard of doing a corn maze in autumn was when I lived in New Hampshire. For a short time I lived near Concord, and often visited Beech Hill Farm. I think this was the first corn maze I ever did. By googling the “history of corn mazes” I have discovered that…

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Sharing Photos From My Trip to New Hampshire

It was a treat to visit my kids this Spring in New Hampshire. I was able to walk along some of the streets where I used to live and visit old landmarks. I had to make up for the two years since I’d traveled north. In March when I arrived a bit of snow remained,…

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Geese Lessons; None Left Behind

I was reminded today, while reading a blog I visit often, of my visit to the lake one day last month.

I often take walks to renew my spirit and that day I was feeling really low. I stood watching the geese feed in the shallow water in small groups. And I was thinking that even they have family and are not alone.

Then I pictured them all gone – except for one – what if a goose was by itself? Well, I suppose it would keep doing just what it was doing. Eating and swimming. It would have to live – so it would have no choice. Would it be afraid? Hopeful that his companions would return? I don’t know.

Family of 8 crosses the road

I read at Flandrum Hill’s blog, a wonderful post about the geese. They don’t leave each other behind, in fact they make sure that all geese get to their destination. They will always have each other.