Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Adventure Planning-- New York City in April!

I will be visiting my daughter and granddaughter in April, in DC, and plan to take a short trip up to NYC while I'm in the neighborhood. They will come up on Saturday and stay overnight, too, April 26-27, but I have in mind going up a couple of days earlier. So I have been looking for a place to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Another brief foray into Middle-earth...

Back at the pen again, a new addition to the collection-- This is a free-verse that will eventually join the others in Part One, on the theme of Beren and Tinuviel, the first of the great Man/Elf romances that is part of Tolkien's long mythic history of Middle-earth, predating the time of Lord of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

I just read "The Silence"--

a very short piece offered by Geri in the Listings for Sale. Her daughter wrote it, and it is really worth taking a look at. It is poignant and sweet and sad. Sign in to see full entry.

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just to tempt...

I have high hopes someone will check out my latest listing. Just to tempt a little more, here is one of the 18 pieces in Part One of LAYS OF MIDDLE-EARTH. (The explanatory note at the end has been rewritten a bit, but is essentially the same.) eru’s gifts Elf-kind’s gifts-- -- to be First Born, to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Words for Images... Travels in Middle-earth

Check out my new Listing For Sale: Part One of LAYS OF MIDDLE-EARTH, my collection of poems inspired by the world created by JRR Tolkien. I have tried to stay true to Tolkien's vision, but my writings are in no way affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises or the Tolkien Estate. Copyrights and trademarks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The time has come...

Today I cleared aout a lot of old photos from these pages, not only reducing the load but also reminding myself of some I had forgotten about for a while. A lot of energy these days is going into the making of cards--any photos you have seen here are available if you want to email me about the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Shaman Fire

Do you see the deer's face? See seagull? See the bunny? Sign in to see full entry.

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Taking reasonable chances

I sell my photos through a little vendor mall near home, that frequently offers interesting items of a miscellaneous nature... I am about breaking even there, with a low rent and exposure to a varied clientele, and the nature of the pricing generally. The owner is not into greed, and encourages us... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Skies a-fire!

Sat and watched this sunset the other night... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Have you checked out the Item Listings yet?

We have a new opportunity to test the market for what we write... Blogit is considering opening the Item Listings to the public, if I understand what I've read. That expands our potential readership beyond Blogit members to the world at large. Sounds good... except... As soon as we post something on... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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