As I mentioned I thought I'd put together another photo challenge for next year, weekly themes with daily prompts available from Mondays...
have a look here and see what you think...HERE!!
oh and Happy New Year to you all..Kathi x
Sunday 29 December 2013
Thoughts on 2014
As I mentioned I thought I'd put together another photo challenge for next year, weekly themes with daily prompts available from Mondays...
have a look here and see what you think...HERE!!
oh and Happy New Year to you all..Kathi x
Monday 23 December 2013
Quote Challenge - December - Hosted by Lynne
I am feeling sad as I plan this final quote
challenge. I have started and stopped many times with the planning of this as I
tried to find an ideal quote for this special Christmas week.
It seems to be the end of a very different friendship we have made over a year.
It seems to be the end of a very different friendship we have made over a year.
Helen and I already knew each other before
this challenge, we have met and are in the same UKS team.
I have met up with
Viv and Roland and I am sure we will continue to remain friends!
Of course I
met Joy and Thadd several years ago and this friendship continues though we
live so far apart.
I have spoken to Anne on the phone and I am sure in 2014 we
will meet as she lives within driving distance to me! Peter and I plan to go west for a holiday in
2014 so that embraces Kathi, Karen and Jenni I hope?
As for meeting Borqna and
Kristina I never say never as I am sure I will meet you both one day
So now my Quote.... It is a song from Gloria
Estefan called ‘Christmas Through Your Eyes’
Til I had you, I didn’t know I was
missing.
I had to grow up and see the world
through different shades of time.
Give me one more chance to dream again
One more chance to feel again, through
your young heart
If only for one day, let me try.
I want to see Christmas through your
eyes.
I want everything to be the way it use
to be,
Back to being a child again, thinking
the world was kind.
I want to see Christmas, Christmas
through your eyes.
I see rain, you see rainbows hiding in
the cloud.
Never afraid to let your love show
Won’t you show me how?
I want to learn how to believe again
Find the inner sense of me again,
through your young heart.
Help me find a way, help me try..........
This week as we celebrate Jesus’ birth
I will keep this easy and simple. I would like you to blog a photo(s) taken on
Christmas day with our without any other blogging as I am sure our computers
maybe having a holiday too!!
I will sadly leave you with this quote from Delia Smith a devote Catholic who has written a book called A Feast for Advent which is not a cookery book!
I will sadly leave you with this quote from Delia Smith a devote Catholic who has written a book called A Feast for Advent which is not a cookery book!
“On Jesus’ birth a
new light shone out in the darkness then
and now that light
is firmly established in Heaven.Anyone on earth who sets out on a journey in search of God
will be lead by this light – the light shines for everyman who walks in darkness.” ~ Delia Smith
May you all have a joyous and peaceful Christmas and a healthy and peaceful 2014.
God Bless and much love
Lynne xx
PS: My apologies, I don't know why there is this white surrounding some parts of the text. I didn't manage to remove it. Anne xxx
Monday 16 December 2013
Nostalgia~ Christmas festivities.
Well we got here! It's December and the last month of our weekly challenges. Some of us have been busy, others have had holidays and some of us had big decisions and changes in the year. But we are pretty much intact and hopefully all looking forward to a few festive days coming up!
I do hope we stay in touch next year, even if just sharing thoughts now and then. I have a feel to do a daily or weekly challenge, I have found doing a daily pic in December not so hard as writing lots. I wonder how everyone else feels...maybe twelve of us could each take on a month of daily prompts? Or suggestions for a week of days.. colours, trees, clothes.. what do you think? I would be happy to administer it here and set it up maybe once a week if you like?
So..Christmas nostalgia!
Let's share this week the traditions and routines you have in your family.
Are they carried on from your parents or have you started them since you were married or had children? Is there anything you do which you really wish you could change!
A few prompts for the week if you don't know where to begin:
I will be posting my daily pic during the week and hoping to add some of my stories too..
Have a lovely Christmas and a healthy and peaceful New Year .. Kathi xxx
I do hope we stay in touch next year, even if just sharing thoughts now and then. I have a feel to do a daily or weekly challenge, I have found doing a daily pic in December not so hard as writing lots. I wonder how everyone else feels...maybe twelve of us could each take on a month of daily prompts? Or suggestions for a week of days.. colours, trees, clothes.. what do you think? I would be happy to administer it here and set it up maybe once a week if you like?
So..Christmas nostalgia!
Let's share this week the traditions and routines you have in your family.
Are they carried on from your parents or have you started them since you were married or had children? Is there anything you do which you really wish you could change!
A few prompts for the week if you don't know where to begin:
- Decorations & trees
- Shopping!!
- Food and cooking
- Songs and carols.. best and worst!
- Children's nativities and school events
- Present stories.. best and worst?!
I will be posting my daily pic during the week and hoping to add some of my stories too..
Have a lovely Christmas and a healthy and peaceful New Year .. Kathi xxx
Monday 9 December 2013
Let's reflect Challenge - December
Hello everybody,
here we are, reaching the end of our challenge.
It's a bit of a mixed moment for me, like when I was happy reaching the last day of school and leave for holidays but I also knew I was going to miss my friends.
I remember when I lived in Germany, we were taking part to a technology fair in Hanover, every year. It was a lot of work to prepare and the fair was 10 days long, 11 hours work a day for us exhibitors. It was extremely tiring and we couldn't wait to go back home, but on the last day, each year, I remember everybody having tears in their eyes because of the strong bond with our neighbor exhibitors and we all would soon go our own way again.
I read recently that each ending is also a new beginning and that's the way I want to see our little group.
For this last month, we have once again something special because December is such a special month. December is a month of celebrations, be you religious or not, a month to spoil children a bit (or a lot), a month in which we might reflect and think about other people in the world who aren't as lucky as we are to have a roof on their head and food on their table, a month in which people try to forget their differences, a month in which we try and go that little extra mile to make our loves ones know how much we love them, spend a bit more money than we should, eat of bit more than we should.
December is all about sharing. For some of us, December might be a bit more difficult, because of the loss of loved ones, but the biggest wish of these loved ones surely would be to be remembered but at the same time see us happy, so we should honor them by enjoying this beautiful time.
Our word for this week starts with a G, but it is in fact a group of words :
Go for it
May be you can take some pictures if you already started decorating your house, or bought a couple of presents, may be you just want to blog about what Christmas means to you, may be Christmas is specially a big deal for you this year, may be you will be celebrating Christmas on a different day in your country, whatever your situation, tell us your plans and share your excitement.
I wish you all to have the most fabulous time for Christmas and all you wish for 2014. I hope we find a way to still keep in touch next year.
Take care everybody, xxx
here we are, reaching the end of our challenge.
It's a bit of a mixed moment for me, like when I was happy reaching the last day of school and leave for holidays but I also knew I was going to miss my friends.
I remember when I lived in Germany, we were taking part to a technology fair in Hanover, every year. It was a lot of work to prepare and the fair was 10 days long, 11 hours work a day for us exhibitors. It was extremely tiring and we couldn't wait to go back home, but on the last day, each year, I remember everybody having tears in their eyes because of the strong bond with our neighbor exhibitors and we all would soon go our own way again.
I read recently that each ending is also a new beginning and that's the way I want to see our little group.
For this last month, we have once again something special because December is such a special month. December is a month of celebrations, be you religious or not, a month to spoil children a bit (or a lot), a month in which we might reflect and think about other people in the world who aren't as lucky as we are to have a roof on their head and food on their table, a month in which people try to forget their differences, a month in which we try and go that little extra mile to make our loves ones know how much we love them, spend a bit more money than we should, eat of bit more than we should.
December is all about sharing. For some of us, December might be a bit more difficult, because of the loss of loved ones, but the biggest wish of these loved ones surely would be to be remembered but at the same time see us happy, so we should honor them by enjoying this beautiful time.
Our word for this week starts with a G, but it is in fact a group of words :
Go for it
May be you can take some pictures if you already started decorating your house, or bought a couple of presents, may be you just want to blog about what Christmas means to you, may be Christmas is specially a big deal for you this year, may be you will be celebrating Christmas on a different day in your country, whatever your situation, tell us your plans and share your excitement.
I wish you all to have the most fabulous time for Christmas and all you wish for 2014. I hope we find a way to still keep in touch next year.
Take care everybody, xxx
Monday 2 December 2013
December View Challenge.
Last one!
I am going to make the Instagrams into a mini book and I have already picked my neighbourhood view for next year as I have enjoyed this project.
Well done to those of you that have managed to take your photos each month, I hope you are glad with the record you have made. I will share my neighbourhood view today as I haven't been out to take my main view yet.
I wish you all seasons greetings, I hope you all have happy and peaceful celebrations.
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