Category Archives: Vintage

Boston (New England Road Trip #2)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Hello again!This is the second post in my New England Road Trip series. The first one is The Adventure Begins.We wanted to spend more time in Boston, but arrived later than we expected in the evening. We only had a few … Continue reading →

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North Carolina: Mountain Shops

Posted on August 12, 2015 by virginiaknowles

We’ve been home from North Carolina for over a month, but I realized I hadn’t posted pictures from our last two days there! What reminded me is that I created and ordered six 11″x14″ poster collages on the Walmart photo … Continue reading →

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This is Where I Am in Time

Posted on April 23, 2015 by virginiaknowles

This is where I am in time I think as I glance at the Calendar on my wall A block for today on the page For this month, this year, this lifetime: Here I am Yesterday I had been traveling  … Continue reading →

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Pilgrimage and Jubilee: My First Fifty-Ish Years in Poetry, Prose, and Pictures

Posted on March 30, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Dear friends, For many years, I had been plotting to compile a book of my poems, favorite essays, stories, and photos to chronicle my first 50 years of life. I knew I would call it Pilgrimage and Jubilee. My initial goal was … Continue reading →

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Maryland Through My Lens #6: Sister Time in Sykesville

Posted on February 21, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Short post this time! My sister Barb had an appointment in historic Sykesville, and I went along with her. As we did last year, we savored crepes from the French Twist Cafe – mine berry and hers spinach and tomato … Continue reading →

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Maryland Through My Lens #4: The Works of Our Hands

Posted on February 21, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Welcome back to my Maryland Through My Lens series. I’ve been back home for over a week now. When I was trying to figure out how to divvy up the pictures among blog posts, I decided to do it by … Continue reading →

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Maryland Through My Lens #2: Clara Barton House in Glen Echo

Posted on February 11, 2015 by virginiaknowles

As I mentioned in my last post, I flew up to Maryland last Wednesday evening with my two youngest daughters to visit family and celebrate the recent wedding of my father Phil and his new bride Anny. The festivities were … Continue reading →

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Tampa Through My Lens #2: Solo Wanderings

Posted on January 19, 2015 by virginiaknowles

Dear friends, Welcome to part 2 of 4 from my Tampa Through My Lens series as I accompanied my 13 year old daughter to All State Chorus. During Naomi’s Friday morning rehearsal, I caught up on reading (mainly on my … Continue reading →

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Little Touches of Christmas at Home

Posted on December 9, 2014 by virginiaknowles

I wrote a photo post on one of my other blogs about From Autumn to Advent and shared the start of our Christmas decorating. Here are some new touches of the season at our house that I haven’t used before. … Continue reading →

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Christmastime at Leu Gardens

Posted on December 2, 2014 by virginiaknowles

A few weeks ago I visited Leu Gardens with my youngest daughter, oldest daughter, and three of my grandsons. I took a lot of autumn photos, including the decorations at the Leu House, a Victorian era museum home.Today I went … Continue reading →

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