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May 29, 2016
Yadadarcyyada: I’m Hooked on a Feeling
Hooked on a feeling from Donna aka yadadarcyyada!
I can’t fight this feeling, deep inside of me, I’m hooked on a feeling…blogging, you don’t know what you do to me.I’m not entirely sure how many posts about blogging advice I’ve read in the past couple of years. Some posts were extremely helpful, others decidedly unhelpful, many didn’t pertain to me, and others gibberish. So here’s my best blogging advice that will most certainly change the way you blog forever!
1. Have a blog.
2.Write posts that are 300 words to whatever-your-readers-think-isn’t-too-long. Think of each post as a summer hat, you want it to cover your face and neck, but you don’t want to be the one with thatRoyal Wedding hat.
3. Add pictures and images to your posts. There are many ways to do this – take photos, make memes, scan, find, paint, draw…and please credit them, if possible.
4.Publish the post –…
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May 28, 2016
Kim Gosselin: A Soldier’s Boots
Memorial Day to remember all of our soldiers…
Chronic Conditions & Life Lessons
Please help bring me back
Pink eraser to wipe away pain in my head
Untie laces of dusty brown from sandy boots on feet
Remove them one by one to stroke white of limbs
Hold fingerless hand while stroking healing scars
Kiss my cheek with warm gentle lips
Like an angel’s light warm so bright
I’m more than a uniform of flesh and bones
Look at me and you may see what I used to be
I was your neighbor next door
A father or mother, a husband or wife
A sister or brother, an uncle or aunt, a cousin or friend
People loved me
Yes, I used to feel real…
With a body that moved this way and that
Before these sandy boots on my feet
I laughed and joked
Sat in the grass to play with my kids
Skipped in bare feet near the ocean so blue
Walked to…
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New Book in Series – The Legends of Windemere Book 10 – Tribe of the Snow Tiger by Charles E. Yallowitz
New Book in the Series from Charles E. Yallowitz!
Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life
Delighted to feature Book 10, Tribe of the Snow Tiger in the Legends of Windemere series by Charles E. Yallowitzwhich is on pre-order for delivery on June 1st.
About the Legends of Windemere
A young warrior has set off to become a hero, a powerful caster has left home to face her destiny, an orphaned gypsy is desperate to hold onto her new family, a broken woman has awoken to a strange world, a drite has eaten every apple in his path, a barbarian warrior is keeping a secret, and a former mercenary’s confidence has been broken. This doesn’t even cover the epic battles, bitter betrayals, awkward romances, and near death experiences that have plagued the champions of Windemere. At least they have each other.
About Tribe of the Snow Tiger
Timoran Wrath has a shameful secret that is about to see the light of day.
The noble barbarian…
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May 20, 2016
Cindy Knoke: Desert Flowers~
Gorgeous cactus flowers from Cindy Knoke!
Cacti in peak spring bloom,
bursting to rival spring flowers.
Citron, ruby, pearl, amethyst.
A bejeweled thorn garden,
with cactus fairies dressed in buds.
Queen Yucca reigns,
while lowly barrel floats cellophane flowers.
Arid desert landscape,
yields burgeoning blooms.
Cheers to you from the flowering desert~
National Geographic: Heed the Call of the Wild at This Ethereal Wolf Sanctuary
National Geographic Photo Blog
Source: Heed the Call of the Wild at This Ethereal Wolf Sanctuary
Wolf Sanctuary Eureka, MO Copyright S.L. Jones
May 17, 2016
Flickering Lamps: Exploring the world’s first (and most famous) garden cemetery: Père Lachaise
Always interesting research from Flickering Lamps!
This week Flickering Lamps is taking a break from the hidden, not so well known sites that often grace this site to explore probably the most famous cemetery in the world: Paris’ Père Lachaise. Opened as the world’s first garden cemetery in 1804, Père Lachaise (or to give its original name, cimetière de l’Est – East Cemetery) was the inspiration for many other grand Victorian garden cemeteries, both in Europe and across the Atlantic in the Americas. Situated on the edge of the city, Père Lachaise was opened to provide a dignified burial space for all of Paris’ citizens. Around a million people have been laid to rest there since it opened in 1804, and today, around two million people visit the cemetery every year.
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May 12, 2016
PZF Photography: Chernobyl: 30 Years On — Discover
“It was ten minutes dominated by the ghosts of young lives, cruelly destroyed by radiation, upheaval, trauma.” Peter Zarko-Flynn documents Chernobyl in a series of photo essays, 30 years after the disaster.
via Chernobyl: 30 Years On — Discover
May 11, 2016
Smorgasbord Health – Nutrients of the Week – Amino Acids.
Excellent information from Sally and Smorgasbord Health!
Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life
There are two types of amino acid, essential and non-essential. There are approximately 80 amino acids found in nature but only 20 are necessary for healthy human growth and function. We are made up of protein and we require adequate amounts of amino acids if we are to maintain and repair the very substance that we are made from.
We need to obtain essential amino acids from our diet and our body will produce the nonessential variety on its own if our diet is lacking in the essential type.
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS.
These are Histidine (essential in infants can be made by the body in adults if needed), Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Cysteine (essential in infants, nonessential in adults), Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan and Valine.
NON ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS.
Alanine, Aspartic acid, Arginine, Carnitine, Glycine, Glutamine, Hydroxyproline, Norleucine, Proline, Serine and Tyrosine.
THE ROLE OF AMINO ACIDS IN THE BODY.
Amino…
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May 10, 2016
Giethoorn: The Village Without Roads
Thanks to Chris The Story Reading Ape for finding this post!
The village Giethoorn has no roads
But that doesn’t mean there’s no way to get around…
The most common mode of transportation is by “whisper boats”, which have noiseless engines
Therefore, the village is very peaceful…
The loudest sounds you’ll hear is probably the quacking of a duck (well, when it isn’t flooded with tourists, of course)
Also known as “the Venice of the Netherlands”, this magical village was founded around 1230
Its first inhabitants found numerous peat deposits and dug many holes over the years
Eventually, these holes turned into lakes
The newly created islands were connected with more than 176 bridges
Which give the village a cozy fairy-tale touch…
All About Google+ For Writers | Savvy Book Writers
More than 625,000 People join Google+ EVERY DAY, according to Digital Buzz and Huffington Post statistics. Before I even joined Twitter, GooglePlus (Google+)
Source: All About Google+ For Writers | Savvy Book Writers
