Thank you notes of a different sort

Thank you notes of a different sort

The last Tuesday of each month typically means Thank You Notes. My usual process is to go through the previous month’s camera roll and select photos that fill me with gratitude, then share them with you in the form of thank you notes. This month, I was surprised to realize that I have not taken…

Friday favorites: Mazatlán in a picture a day

Friday favorites: Mazatlán in a picture a day

We are enjoying 10 days at El Sol La Vida in beautiful Mazatlán, so I have much to be happy about this week; so much so, that’s it’s difficult to narrow the list to something manageable for one Friday Favorites post. Therefore, I’m going to fall back on my trusty a-picture-a-day format. Friday, April 6: Catching…

Friday favorites: a picture a day

Friday favorites: a picture a day

Happy Friday from beautiful El Sol La Vida in Nuevo Mazatlan. Since I’m on vacation, I’m keeping it simple with a picture a day. I hope you enjoy them! Friday, December 29: the first cup of coffee by the ocean is always the best Saturday, December 30: reading an excellent book by the pool Sunday,…

Friday favorites: Instagram pics that made me smile

Friday favorites: Instagram pics that made me smile

I confess I didn’t take many photos this week. I had an enjoyable week, but for some reason I failed to document much of it. Anyway…for today’s Friday Favorites, I’ve decided to share some of my favorite Instagram photos from the week. These lovely folks consistently post beautiful photographs. You may want to follow them…

Friday favorites: capturing the clouds

Friday favorites: capturing the clouds

I have long been fascinated by the clouds–in awe of Mother Nature in general, but especially clouds. So this Friday, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite cloud pictures. I went through my photos and chose only the most impressive. The only problem was I had selected more than 50. So I…

Friday favorites: photo fun

Friday favorites: photo fun

Usually on Fridays, I share with you some of my favorites moments from the previous week. This Friday, I hope you’ll indulge me as I do something a little different. I’d like to share with you 15 of my favorite photos going back to 2009. These photos happen to be backed up to my computer,…

Friday favorites

Friday favorites

Happy Fall! Welcome to my favorite season. Friday favorites will no doubt be full of fall leaves and pumpkin treats for the next couple of months. How could I not be happy considering I spent the weekend at beautiful Hawkes Landing with these delightful grandchildren. Charlie had the best seat in the house (or Tessa…

Mazatlán Part II

Mazatlán Part II

For Part 2 of the visit Mazatlán travel blog post, I chose one photo to represent each day. I hope these photos of the day give you a sense of how incredible this trip was. Day 4 brought a freak ice storm—and by ice, I mean ice crystals the size of eggs with sharp, irregular edges. Ouch! Even…

Coming to you from beautiful Nuevo Mazatlán

Coming to you from beautiful Nuevo Mazatlán

I am writing today’s blog from El Sol La Vida in beautiful Nuevo Mazatlán. I feel so blessed to be in a position where we can travel to such wonderful places. Don’t get me wrong, We’ve worked hard to get to this point of our lives, but I also recognize that there is some good fortune involved as…