Category Archives: nostalgia

Daily Drudgery

Posted on May 8, 2012 by allthingsboys

Daily drugery is my worst enemy.  Filing?  Hate it with a passion–it has to be my least favorite job, and my desk can attribute to that.  Paying bills?  Right above Filing.  I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in this, because … Continue reading →

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Who Would Want to Read Your Blog?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by allthingsboys

Yesterday evening I sat down to go through my blog reader, but before I clicked on that I had a look at the stats page.  I was excited to see so many countries on there and made a comment to … Continue reading →

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Never Ending Driving Stories

Posted on May 4, 2012 by allthingsboys

I know I’m posting a bit for today, but I missed a couple of days with a lot of stuff on my mind.  This is mostly because I’ve been irritated by the men in my life, and have been just … Continue reading →

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A Birthday Wish for a Parkinsons Patient…

Posted on April 29, 2012 by allthingsboys

In one of my flower posts I mentioned how we touch people with our lives, sometimes without even realizing it.  There are some people who come into our lives, and they have such a profound effect on us that we … Continue reading →

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Shining Through

Posted on April 24, 2012 by allthingsboys

Trainswhistle had a blog not too long ago about her grandmother’s lilacs.  After reading her beautiful post, I found myself wondering if my lilacs were blooming, so I went out to see.  I was disappointed to see not only the … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, Beauty, Beauty in the world, daily post, faith, Family, flower photography, Flowers, Forgiveness, Inspirational, lilacs, living, nostalgia, Photography, Post of the Day, postaday, Sons, Teens | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Floral Fridays Week 2

Posted on April 20, 2012 by allthingsboys

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” Marcus Aurelius Pink Clover Lilly of the Valley Rhododendron Buttercups Pansies Red Rose Purple Iris

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Punchbowl Crater

Posted on April 19, 2012 by allthingsboys

Punchbowl Crater, or Hawaiian National Cemetery is the last place we toured.  My husband and I had been there 13 years before to lay flowers on my maternal Grandfather’s grave.  We decided to repeat the performance with the boys this … Continue reading →

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When the King’s Away…

Posted on April 16, 2012 by allthingsboys

DH had business that took him to New York today, so the boys and I decided to go out to dinner.  We settled on a casual Mexican restaurant not far from our house, and I let Roo drive. As we … Continue reading →

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Floral Fridays

Posted on April 13, 2012 by allthingsboys

Given my penchant for flowers, I’ve decided to add something new to my Fridays.  Every Friday I will post flower or landscape pics from the week, and call it Floral Fridays.  If I have any thoughts about the week, I … Continue reading →

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What Do You Do All Day?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by allthingsboys

What do you do all day?  I don’t know if girls ask this question, but boys certainly do.  And no other question sets off fireworks faster. Usually halfway to school, “Oh, I forgot my science book.  Can you bring it … Continue reading →

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