Category Archives: My Entries

Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Thank you Saakshi Kale, my blogger friend from Mumbai, India, for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. It would be worth your visit to her site, randommusings, http://meandthe30dayproject.wordpress.com. Her own award acceptance blog post and answers to questions … Continue reading

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Love In Ten Lines Challenge

A few months ago, a blogger friend, David Paley, http://vancouvervisions.com nominated me to participate in the Love In Ten Lines Challenge. In May, I’d already accepted The Spread the Love Challenge, a very similar one. However, I promised David I’d … Continue reading

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Encouraging Thunder Award and Quote Challenge

Thank you Saakshi Kale for nominating me for both the Encouraging Thunder Award and the Quote Challenge. We’ve been Sisterhood of the World blogger friends from 2014, and I’m always delighted to learn more about her. It’s worth your time … Continue reading

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Remembering Adeline (My Mom) – August 29, 1915- November 28, 1989

This gallery contains 4 photos.

Originally posted on Before Sundown:
She was my first woman friend, the connection from conception, the Great Protector against germs and nightmares. She gave me piano lessons, and told me stories about granddad’s symphony life as easily as she orchestrated…

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Love is Everywhere

The Spread the Love Challenge (Award) has requirements and rules, ones that my nominator Saakshi Kale played with a little bit. She said that you cannot confine love to a mere four words as required. The rule states: 1. Write … Continue reading

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Audrey’s Dancing in DUMBO

You read it right!! She’s not dancing with the flying elephant DUMBO, but dancing in DUMBO, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. DUMBO means Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. It’s very similar to other city … Continue reading

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Walking On Sunshine Blog Hop Party

Hugh Roberts, from Hugh’s Views and News is hosting a blog hop party!  Come on and join in! It’s the first day of spring, beautiful sunny weather, and it’s going to last all weekend! I’m delighted to go, so I … Continue reading

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Before Sundown Awards Page

Thank you to the amazing people who have visited and nominated Before Sundown for blog awards. Click on the site’s Awards to read blog posts about each award, the nominators and nominees. Click on the addresses and go directly to … Continue reading

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One Last Hurdle to the Top

I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be – Einstein Melodie has one last hurdle to the top, once again, metaphorically, to stand at the rim of Kilauea volcano in … Continue reading

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Healing Power of Pictures

If a picture speaks a thousand words, then a few more could easily fill a book! Of course it would depend on the book’s word count, and I’m not sure what the word count would be in this “picture” book … Continue reading

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