Visit the Window Views Blog to see Windows and Views from around the world. All of my windows are from the quaint little beach town of Cambria. Cambria is on the Central California Coast just South of San Simeon where Hearst Castle is…
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A once in a lifetime day for Dear’s birthday. It’s also the 252nd day of the year 2 + 5 +2 = 9
And it’s the day that the Beatles Rock Band goes on sale!
Happy Birthday Dear!
So glad God brought us together and has kept us together all these years. It’s been good to be married to you!
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
To see more Bible verses visit our hostess Lori for Word Filled Wednesday this week.
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It’s time to visit Susan at A Southern DayDreamer to see the outdoor world around the blogisphere. Thank you Susan!
This is the amazing Rock at Morro Bay that is called the Gibraltar of the Pacific. With an extra day this past weekend because of Labor Day Dear and I drove up the coast of California on Saturday to escape the heat and bad air in Southern California.
It was a beautiful breezy day on the Central Coast of California. We had breakfast in Morro Bay, then walked around the Rock and the bay. We spent some time in the downtown area antique and thrift store shopping.
This Pelican almost landed on my head on his descent.
Instead of heading home we decided to drive North a little farther to the beach community of Cambria.
We enjoyed the ambiance of this town. There were pretty gardens and fun shops to walk through.
After our stroll through town we headed down to the beach and had a brisk windy walk.
We left home at 7:00 A.M. and arrived back home at 8:30 P.M. It was a full day!
On Sunday we drove to Corona Del Mar to have brunch for Dear’s upcoming birthday. The food was so good and so rich it took us a day and a half to recuperate from our creamy adventure. Thankfully I’m heading out this morning for a good uphill/downhill walk with Willow to further my recuperation…
It’s time for Ruby Tuesday and I was happy to find Ruby photos to share. Mary at Work of the Poet is our hostess for this weekly event. Click on the Ruby Slippers to see more red.
On Saturday we drove up the coast to Central California. We enjoyed strolling around Morro Bay and then a little further north to Cambria. Cambria is a charming little town that has lots of fun things to photograph. I haven’t had any red/ruby in my photos for a while but there were plenty ruby moments here. I would love to travel back to this town and spend the night in one of their bed and breakfasts and have tea at the English Tea Room, “The Tea Cozy”.
Happy Ruby Tuesday everyone!
I’m combining Mary’s Mosaic Monday with Smiling Sally’s Blue Monday this week. Please visit each site to see more blue and more mosaics.
Dear and I took a car trip up the California coast on Saturday to the communities of Morro Bay and Cambria. It was an amazing thing to see the Rock at Morro Bay that is called the Gibraltar of the Pacific. We were happy to get away from the heat and muggy skies of Southern California for the cooler marine skies in Central California. I’ll be showing more of my photos from both spots soon.
Happy Labor Day everyone…
Rhoda at Southern Hospitality is hosting Today’s Thrifty Treasures for a few more weeks so you still have time to join in. Thank you Rhoda.
My thrifty find that I’m showing this week is this 3 tiered tin server. I can’t remember exactly what I paid for it but it was under $5.00.
I’m looking forward to using it soon. Maybe for a fall tea. Hope you all are enjoying your Labor Day Weekend…
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Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure;
Save from wrath and make me pure.
Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to the cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
[originally When my eye-strings break in death]
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
Words by: Augustus M. Toplady, 1776
ht: Cyberhymnal
This is going to be a fun long weekend for Dear and me. We are going to celebrate his birthday every day this weekend. This year Dear’s birthday happens to fall on 09-09-09! All the more reason to celebrate in style. On Saturday we are driving up the coast to Morro Bay for lunch and whatever else comes our way. On Sunday after church we are headed south down the coast to have a birthday brunch at The Five Crowns Restaurant in Corona Del Mar. Monday morning the tide is low at the right time for us so we are going to have an early morning walk on the beach in Ventura. I hope to get lots of fun photos to share.
I also am documenting some things about my blog that are interesting to me and probably not so much to you….
This post is #1861.
I have had over 414,000 visits to my blog.
I am in my third year of blogging.
These last couple days I have had over 500 hits on all my Glendale Forest Lawn posts. I think this is because Michael Jackson’s funeral was there on Wednesday and people are curious about Glendale Forest Lawn now.
My most viewed post so far is my recipe for Rice Krispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars with 8732 views.
Coming in at 2nd is my recipe for Russian Easter Bread with 6210 views.
One of my earliest posts that comes in at third is An Irish Blessing for a New Home with 5362 views.
The fourth top post was my 2008 Christmas Tour of Homes with 4226 views.
Blogging has been a fun creative exercise for me and I’ve found a great joy in photography since I started blogging. I appreciate the little things more. One of the best benefits in blogging are all the friendships that have developed around the world. I don’t know how long I’ll keep this going but for as long as I do I’m going to have fun doing it. I love hearing from all my bloggy friends.
Have a good weekend…
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The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 