Author Archives: TommiaW

Women of Flight

Posted on July 27, 2012 by TommiaW

This past week saw the passing of Sally Ride and what would have been Amelia Earhart’s 115th birthday. As a child, Amelia didn’t make the same impact on me as the Wright Brothers or Helen Keller or Albert Einstein. Yet … Continue reading →

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Think About It…

Posted on July 26, 2012 by TommiaW

 FREE! It’s a good thing – be it music from iTunes, Amazon MP3 or Kindle reads, Library offerings in hardback, paperback, digital download. This was a fabulous find worth reading: Stars in the Texas Sky by Stephen J. Matlock.

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Monday Mini Musing

Posted on July 9, 2012 by TommiaW

Sometimes getting the ‘big picture’ requires a smaller view of things. Perspective from the mountain peaks works, too. Or wandering along the waterfront, strolling by the shore. What ways help allow for a mental escape? Music, meditation, musing, mischief?

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Sunsets and Swirls

Posted on July 8, 2012 by TommiaW

Sometimes one has to remember that Nature creates a better picture than a sketcher or painter can. Then again, the talented ones – be it with fabric and thread, needle and yarn, watercolor and paper – can create their own … Continue reading →

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Freedom to Shoot…

Posted on July 7, 2012 by TommiaW

This past Wednesday was the Fourth of July – a time for fireworks, barbecues and blasts big and small.   The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution. The Bill of Rights. Things not to take for granted. May freedom ring, may praises sing.

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Wacky Mid-Week Moment in the Sun

Posted on June 27, 2012 by TommiaW

So, how to spend the first evening of the first day of summer? Well, to follow Kit’s approach, a ‘before-bedtime-nap’ is a good way to go. How he pulls off the twist like that, I’ll never know. I do know … Continue reading →

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Walking in a Father’s Footsteps

Posted on June 26, 2012 by TommiaW

“Show me Thy ways, O Lord, teach me thy paths.” ~Psalm 25, verse 4. Yes, last week was Father’s Day. I’m of the mindset that it, along with Mother’s Day, are really 365 (or 366) days a year – a … Continue reading →

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Final shots for Spring

Posted on June 23, 2012 by TommiaW

It’s the little things that make a day, or a decent transition from work-day to play. There’s a part of the mountain I try to shoot – the opposite ‘shoulder’ if you will of Mt. Si.     Even with … Continue reading →

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7-7-7 Writers Challenge

Posted on June 22, 2012 by TommiaW

Thanks to Sheri Kennedy for tagging me. I’ve taken the 7/7/7 challenge.  Here are 7 lines (+) from page 7 of my work in progress and I have tagged 7 other writers to do the same… From “Atkinson’s Chronicles” – “Spit … Continue reading →

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Memoirs

Posted on June 11, 2012 by TommiaW

It’s National Audiobook Month, so I thought it would be a good day to review memoirs. I’ve read a few on the iTunes Top 100 list, but had only listened to one – Stephen King’s On Writing. King proves to … Continue reading →

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