tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.comments2024-03-18T19:22:46.518-07:00Loving LifeKirstinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comBlogger7898125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-13782746649694318112024-03-18T19:22:46.518-07:002024-03-18T19:22:46.518-07:00Totally agree Kym. I always always want to learn a...Totally agree Kym. I always always want to learn and embrace new things. Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-64478909307186554082024-03-18T19:22:00.530-07:002024-03-18T19:22:00.530-07:00Thank you marsha. I always want to learn, and have...Thank you marsha. I always want to learn, and have an attitude that is willing to try new things, succeed, fail, and just enjoy everything possible. Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-88635005567240814272024-03-18T19:20:33.836-07:002024-03-18T19:20:33.836-07:00Thanks Deb. I want to work on my "review"...Thanks Deb. I want to work on my "review" skills..haha. I listen to a podcast called Curl Up & Clue in, and it's all about cozy mysteries. They did an episode on "senior sleuths" which was fun. Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-41747710582570418262024-03-18T19:19:21.717-07:002024-03-18T19:19:21.717-07:00I'm glad I could join in. I may try reading th...I'm glad I could join in. I may try reading the others in that series..we'll see if I get around to it.Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-88536272876527642782024-03-18T19:18:28.294-07:002024-03-18T19:18:28.294-07:00Thanks Jo. I'm glad I was able to..I can't...Thanks Jo. I'm glad I was able to..I can't wait to go check what everyone else is reading. Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-35240786162261769242024-03-18T19:17:51.460-07:002024-03-18T19:17:51.460-07:00Thank you Sue! I found a new Cozy podcast too call...Thank you Sue! I found a new Cozy podcast too called Curl up & Clue in!Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-3369365231894591512024-03-18T19:16:51.944-07:002024-03-18T19:16:51.944-07:00I noticed you were absent. I can't remember if...I noticed you were absent. I can't remember if I knew that...but congratulations...that's so awesome. I'll definitely be by to check it out. Being a grandparent is the best. Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-54589230707218298972024-03-18T19:15:50.963-07:002024-03-18T19:15:50.963-07:00Thanks Natalie. yes, the recipe is very easyThanks Natalie. yes, the recipe is very easyKirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-86095750357048912212024-03-18T19:15:28.821-07:002024-03-18T19:15:28.821-07:00Thank you nancy. I go to Kelley's Island..off ...Thank you nancy. I go to Kelley's Island..off of norther Ohio, Lakeside Marblehead. That's where most of my aunts and uncle live. My aunt has a vineyard and wine tasting room on the island. Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-59983591584124839322024-03-18T19:14:25.218-07:002024-03-18T19:14:25.218-07:00Thanks Terri. I love where we live but we are in a...Thanks Terri. I love where we live but we are in a "hole" surrounded by trees. Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-85971092285625574062024-03-18T19:09:09.803-07:002024-03-18T19:09:09.803-07:00Thank you. I'm a sucker for a pretty skyThank you. I'm a sucker for a pretty skyKirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-63710709123610487262024-03-18T14:37:51.435-07:002024-03-18T14:37:51.435-07:00Beautiful skies! The sunsets on Lake Erie tugged a...Beautiful skies! The sunsets on Lake Erie tugged at my heart a bit. When we head back to Pennsylvania for the summer we are only 30 minutes away from Lake Erie. Where do you go when you visit Lake Erie? Thanks so much for sharing your lovely photographs! <br />~Nancy from Two Trails One RoadNancy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05419827293594419701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-73905447066142258592024-03-18T08:52:11.394-07:002024-03-18T08:52:11.394-07:00You have such a spectacular collection of sunsets ...You have such a spectacular collection of sunsets and sunrises from so many locales, Kirstin. I know what you mean about feeling a little mountain-blocked. I've managed to catch a few from the yard of the sun rising or setting just over the rooftops of our growing manufactured home neighborhood. Soon we will both be mostly enjoying sunsets as our sunrise times get much earlier.<br />We had some decent sunsets in Waikiki. Anytime we can capture the sunrise on the ocean or in my case the Sea of Cortez is always special. I can see that the sunrises over the Great Lakes must be quite amazing! Thanks for sharing this week!Terri Webster Schrandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227166108084590953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-44367475751984273462024-03-18T08:51:17.889-07:002024-03-18T08:51:17.889-07:00wow Kirstin - you've been busy!
I've misse...wow Kirstin - you've been busy!<br />I've missed a few weeks due to family distractions that were all worth the time.<br />Did you catch that I'm now a grandfather to one adorable little guy - born to our oldest boy and our DIL. We are so very proud of them, but if you check out my coffee share for this weekend, you'll see a photo of him and our son goofing off with the newest member of our family.<br />Gotta run but it was great "hearing" your written words for the past weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-7273309449800025052024-03-17T20:33:41.540-07:002024-03-17T20:33:41.540-07:00Wow.. what gorgeous skies!! I had to look at them ...Wow.. what gorgeous skies!! I had to look at them several times. Just so pretty.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03679083454202307997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-16346534349746892822024-03-17T16:18:05.490-07:002024-03-17T16:18:05.490-07:00Those bagels look so good and the recipe seems eas...Those bagels look so good and the recipe seems easy. Beautiful photo of Mount Hood. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.Nataliehttps://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-21225879142791334102024-03-16T19:43:00.107-07:002024-03-16T19:43:00.107-07:00I think you're right that society tends to mea...I think you're right that society tends to measure achievements only in terms of comparison with others, and that's not fair to anyone! We can achieve our own goals without causing someone else to lose or feel bad. Praying about your health concern, that it turns out to be nothing to worry over! Kym https://www.blogger.com/profile/11491633578560803666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-71308270025352700112024-03-15T23:03:34.928-07:002024-03-15T23:03:34.928-07:00Hi Kirsten, I read Alexander McCall Smith's de...Hi Kirsten, I read Alexander McCall Smith's detective books many years ago and enjoyed them. I love the title of Hammers and Homicide with an older (60ish) star and how fun that you got to meet the local author! I'm impressed with your range of books too and your honesty in your reviews. Thanks for joining us for #WOYBS, it's great to have your recommendations. Deb's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706654888846671781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-35532688042253630942024-03-15T20:40:48.553-07:002024-03-15T20:40:48.553-07:00Oh Kirstin, much of this is speaking my language! ...Oh Kirstin, much of this is speaking my language! My experience has been similar - we homeschooled so I was at home and doing what I enjoyed for all those years, working part-time when it suited my schedule, and blogging was one of the creative outlets that became a passion for me. Now that I'm back in the work force full time, it bothers me that I don't have the time I'd like for my creative hobbies. But the creative things are what keep me engaged and purposeful in life so I have to do them, I think. My husband and I continually renew our promise to each other that when we do retire, we will not stop learning and living! Kym https://www.blogger.com/profile/11491633578560803666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-36483865204377723082024-03-15T17:36:52.953-07:002024-03-15T17:36:52.953-07:00You have a lot of relevant points, here, Kirstin. ...You have a lot of relevant points, here, Kirstin. I worked hard to get educated at a level that I could earn the most doing what I loved to do, which was to teach. I taught my heart out and when the time was finished, I hung it up with the best retirement I could have earned given the number of years I spent teaching. Then I quit. Totally, and started the next phase of my life, which took me online to learn again. Learning is what I love to do most, so I've spent 12 years learning how to communicate and write better, and to take better pictures. I haven't learned it to a professional level, maybe, because I didn't go all in on one thing like I did teaching. But I built on what I already knew, which was how to learn. Since I'm freed of having to earn the most I can with what I know, I can putter and make mistakes. That said, I still hold to a schedule as best I can when I publish.tchistorygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155007239178930442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-38423957544905075602024-03-15T15:47:18.195-07:002024-03-15T15:47:18.195-07:00Hi, Kirstin - Thank you for joining us for #WOYBS....Hi, Kirstin - Thank you for joining us for #WOYBS. For book sharings on this link up, I share all the books that I read since the last month's post. When I've been away and missed posting the month before, I simply include all of the books that I read since I last posted -- but in condenced form. I hope this helps!<br />I haven't (yet) read any of the books that you have shared here, but I did read one of Alexander McCall Smith's books in his #1 Ladies Detective Agency -- "A Song of Comfortable Chairs." I'm not sure that that was his best book in the series, but it is one of his more recent ones (2022).retirementreflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256842249783275416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-75575563749275882632024-03-15T12:39:06.940-07:002024-03-15T12:39:06.940-07:00I struggle with the timing too so now just post wh...I struggle with the timing too so now just post what I've been reading since the last linkup as often my previous month posts don't feel relevant midway through the next. I love a good cosy crime, especially a culinary cosy so would go for The Chopping Block. Thanks for linking up with us.Jo Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096756433952821037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-77367551904503903402024-03-15T12:23:51.373-07:002024-03-15T12:23:51.373-07:00Hello Kirstin, it is lovely to have you join us fo...Hello Kirstin, it is lovely to have you join us for #WOYBS?. You have a great variety of recommendations and I like the sound of "On the Chopping Block" and also I'm a fan of any cozy crime. Enjoy your weekend and happy reading. xWomen Living Well After 50https://www.blogger.com/profile/06163481519650226026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-23075056527831561142024-03-14T08:55:22.683-07:002024-03-14T08:55:22.683-07:00I agree completely about March and trying to write...I agree completely about March and trying to write and do all the things. I love what you said about keeping a soft heart. This world tries to make us hard for sure. I will add you to my prayers regarding your concern. Have a nice weekend! Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853162105956273226.post-77941517010288290972024-03-13T22:40:24.084-07:002024-03-13T22:40:24.084-07:00The roasted chickpea bowl looks so good! I use to ...The roasted chickpea bowl looks so good! I use to be on a sourdough kick but I had so much discard it was hard to keep up. I used the discard to make pretzels, crackers, popovers, etc. In the end I stopped keeping a starter. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925686472435291233noreply@blogger.com