You are so kind to stop by to visit my LJ Cottage!

I try to keep my LJ a space for mutual respect and peace. I am a believer in the Creator/Redeemer revealed in Biblical scripture. However, I have several non-Christian LJ friends who share other interests. I filter most Bible-related entries out of respect for those who would not wish to read ( Read more... )

I love this former fashion photographer's crusade to see and show the beauty in personhood which outshines medical problems or malconformities.* Marvelous! Lovely.

http://blog.flickr.net/en/2015/07/10/fashion-photographers-life-changed-by-chance-encounter/

and

http://positiveexposure.org/
(This also provides more proof for my theory that a ( Read more... )

"Irregardless:  It is in fact a real word (but that doesn't mean you should use it)."
Video: http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0037-irregardless.html

The title so aptly summarizes my own sentiments on the subject!

One of my greatest winter pleasures is seemply thinking of how wonderful it is--and how blessed I am--to have a nice cozy warm living room to enjoy.  (A lot of this attitude probably stems from those years as a poor college student afraid to turn up the thermostat, some from reading so many pioneer-era stories, and some from actually camping or ( Read more... )

"No one is ever poor so long as he can see and cherish any part of God's lovely creation."

Leonora Wood, quoted by her daughter, Catherine Marshall

It has been a lovely sunny fall weekend, a day and a half of much-needed peace and rest for body and soul.  I am so blessed to be able to enjoy such a day or so. :-)

(Cross-Posted at christianreader)

A Tenderfoot Bride:  Tales from the Old Ranch, by Clarice E. Richards, 1920
eBook free from Project Gutenberg


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This morning I was in the unusual mood for buckwheat pancakes. Only after I chose a recipe did I recall that I had a nice package of plump frozen blueberries in the freezer! Yay!

Here is the recipe I used: http://www.thejoyfulkitchens.com/2012/07/morning-glory-buckwheat-pancakes-with.html

Change notes (mostly for my reference):

• I stirred about 1/2 ( Read more... )

[cross-posted at christianreader]

moredetails asks for us to post some things! (Good idea!)

I had a little vacation back in May and started an account of some books I read then--some quite worthy of description. . . .and then (as usual) I got too busy to finish the post.  So, before I move on to some books read since then, I might as well post these:

( Four books, this way . . . )

I was clearing some old files from a cabinet--making way for the new--and came across a folder with my first paid dial-up service records: I had completely forgotten that I had started with dial-up plans with K-Mart (bluelight.com--no kidding!) and then American Express had an offer for a plan that provided service as a part of one of their card ( Read more... )

Quoth someone at work regarding today's excellent weather: "A few more days of this and people from San Diego will want to live here!"