“It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing
that assures the prosperous voyage.”
George William Curtis
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Author Archives: Chronicles of a Blogaholic
Happy Easter
“Do your little bit of good where you are;
it’s those little bits of good put together
that overwhelm the world.”
Desmond Tutu
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Binging on Daredevil
“The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is
that you lose three days of your life.”
Harland Williams
For the last year I’ve been good about watching less television and spending my spare time reading or being productive. However, that all changed when I discovered the Netflix series, Daredevil.
If you haven’t heard or seen this series yet, you are one of the more fortunate. Why? Because ever since I watched the first episode of Daredevil I haven’t been able to turn my television off. I promised myself that I wouldn’t binge-watch anything, but this series got hold of me and now I’m stuck awake until the wee hours of the morning watching Matt Murdock, attorney by day and vigilante by night encounter one bad dude after another.
Do yourself a big favor and don’t watch this show. Because if you do watch just one episode of this tantalizing TV show, I guarantee you that you too will be binging on Daredevil.
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Pink Jasmine Grows Wings
“From plants that wake
when others sleep,
from timid jasmine
buds that keep their odour
to themselves all day,
but when the sunlight dies away
let the delicious secret out
to every breeze that roams about.”
Thomas Moore
My patio garden has been coming along quite well. I’ve been using my herbs for some of my favorite dishes. However, I wanted to add a pink jasmine plant to my garden for a little fragrance throughout the day and into the evening.
Sunday I visited one of my favorite garden stores and bought a beautiful sweet-smelling pink jasmine plant. When I got home, I placed the plant on the top shelf of my wrought-iron plant rack. Throughout Sunday and Monday I enjoyed my new plant. The aroma was intoxicating and I felt like my patio garden was now complete.
Monday evening we had some strong winds kick-up. I didn’t realize how strong the winds had become until Tuesday morning when I looked out the window and noticed my jasmine plant was gone. The winds were so powerful that not one trace of the plant was to be found.
I plan to replace the plant with another pink jasmine, but this new plant will be anchored down tight. I don’t plan on having the new pink jasmine grow wings.
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Eaglets Hatched
“The beautiful spring came; and when
Nature resumes her loveliness,
the human soul is apt to revive also.”
Harriet Ann Jacobs
Yesterday the world watched in awe as two adorable bobblehead eaglets hatched. With all the press coverage they’ve received, they’ve become instant media superstars. From east coast to the west coast people are talking about these two feathered siblings. Look out Donald Trump you have some serious media competition.
Glad to see the news is covering more than just bad news and especially glad to see lots of new eagleholics around the world sharing in the success of this eagle family.
If you are interested in following this wonderful first family living in Washington D.C., check out their eagle cam at:
http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/
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