May 8 2012

I Claudia and The Sunshine Award

: sunshine award

At first, I thought my fellow blogger @tvaraj was letting me know about his nomination (for The Sunshine Award). Well, in one of those blogging moments, he used the name “Claudia”! I thought how nice, let me read this! What a pleasant surprise, to find that this nomination was actually meant for me, as well! I Claudia, of course!

I am touched beyond measure, that someone should think enough, to let me know that I have inspired them to Write On! I find @tvaraj articles, and content, inviting + interesting + intelligent. I was glad to run into my fellow blogger!

Thank You @tvaraj, of course you know that you have inspired me as well! Blessings to you my friend!

Here are the instructions for nominations:

Answer 10 questions about yourself

Nominate 10 other bloggers

Link your nominees to the post and comment on their blogs, letting them know they ‘ve been nominated

Incude the Sunshine Award avatar somewhere in your nomination blog

Share the love and link the person who nominated you (see above!)

As part of this nomination, some questions are asked, and therefore I’ll answer as follows:

Ten Questions Answered:

I always paint my bedroom a shade of purple! This started when as a young girl, I asked my father to please make my room different! So, he asked “what color would you like your room painted?”, I said “purple”. “I’ll need to paint the eighteenth century carved corner blocks’ flowers too,” I thought; and so my room was different!

2. I am an animal lover, can’t help it!

3. Royal Watcher, since age 10.

4. Luv foreign languages!

5. I studied fine arts painting, my professor was a student of one of the 20th Century Modernists.

Museum of Modern Art NYC

7. I learned the mind must rest, to receive the Universal teachings!

                                 You must learn to be still in the midst of

                                  activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.

                                                             Indira Gandhi

8. I have dedicated my life to Love (Luv a continous work)!

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Thomas Carlyle

9. I believe life is best lived as a “romanticist”. A small gesture, makes a big difference!

10. I listen to my wisdom, and the Holy Spirit’s guidance.

So, that’s a bit about me! Thanks again for joining upon this fantastic journey! The bloggers that have inspired me are:

Impressions- of what comes to mind

“I choose to collect memories, instead of things”

Sweet as Honey

Lots of Work from sweetopiagirl Incredible!

Travels and does it all!

“always in pursuit of making a (+)difference “

“I simple adore the pleasures of food!”

Compilation of Interesting Blogs

“Make your life better.”

A Misanthropic Anthropoid With Something to Say

I have nominated these fellow bloggers for many reasons, or a single reason, but one thing is certain, they have each touched me in a marvelous way! Thank you all, and of course there are many more, but they already have lots! xo

May 5 2012

Frozen Hibiscus Margaritas

HAPPY CINCO de MAYO 2012

Candice Birdsong

Cinco de Mayo is coming up and this margarita is perfect! For this recipe I used my ice cream machine to get these margaritas nice and icy. I hate when margaritas are watered down, which is why I hate adding regular ice cubes. When you use this method, your margarita can also double as a dessert. After about 15-20 minutes in the ice cream machine, the mixture is the perfect consistency for a great margarita. If you freeze the mixture, it becomes refreshing hibiscus margarita sorbet. Try serving the frozen sorbet with a little tequila or champagne on top.

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May 1 2012

“The Force” Is My Ally

Getting Centered, connecting spirituality!

COME MEDITATE IN CONNECTICUT

Throughout all cultures and religions we felt that there is something more to life than just the day-to-day business, that there is something beyond our understanding and that it is worth to reach out to it. We have tried many different ways to connect to it, and given various names to it: life, nature, God, Allah, all-pervading power, the Divine, Buddha, Shiva, fate, good luck, the force…

Some had the ability to touch this unknown area, various masters in all cultures and ages and they tried to explain about it and how things would become easier for us – even to the extent that “miracles” can happen – by simply connecting to this power and let it allow to work. I would like to share with you (for me personally a very beautiful and poetic) description of this one power – out of the movie Star Wars. Yoda, a Jedi Master, explains to Luke…

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Apr 30 2012

Purple Sprouting Broccoli for the Patient Gardener

Gardens & Homes

Apr 26 2012

The humble dandelion

Beekeepers: An Important Link to Survival!

Apiarylandlord's Blog

When we inspected the hives at Hughenden Manor yesterday, the pollen being brought in seemed particularly vibrant in colour. We saw bright yellow and also a bright orange. I’d not anticipated such generous pollen loads with the days of heavy rain we’d had. A field of oil seed rape may account for the yellow. Implication is that honey bees go mad for OSR so the fact some were visiting something else was interesting in itself.

Heading for my pollen guide – or an online resource. http://www.bristolbeekeepers.org.uk/ shows dandelion might be the most likely source and as we drove away I saw quite a few dandelions. perhaps the frequent downpours had stopped grass mowing leaving more dandelions on view? The dandelions seemed fully open (and it was about 4 pm).

This video clip certainly started the brain cells pondering. It reminded me that dandelions appear almost everywhere and once there…

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Apr 22 2012

The Nesting Great Blues

Happy Earth Day let’s help protect our home, every step counts! xo

Serenity Spell

I’m lucky to have close access to the Green Cay and Wakodahatchee Wetlands (Seminole for “created waters”), and when we’re not able to hike the Everglades or some of the other far-reaching natural area, a stroll around these boardwalks will soothe my spirits. It’s full-on nesting and baby season, and while I’ve posted some pics of the anhingas and others (the baby gators I’ve yet to post), I’ve saved the biggest for last: the ever-so-graceful Great Blue Herons. Their displays at the rookery fuel the attentions of every amateur and professional photographer and birdwatcher for miles, and the meek (*me*) have no place if it’s crowded…which is fine, because while the herons are divine, there’s plenty of other loveliness to be found when no one’s looking.

The Great Blue parents share the responsibilities of feeding their young at the nest, by hunting on a full-time schedule and regurgitating the…

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