Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94: At Home
This week for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Amy said, “Due to the lock down, we are spending more time at home. But, hopefully this isn’t limiting our interest in photographing. This week, we invite you to share photos taken at home.”
“When you’re safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you’re having an adventure, you wish you were safe at home.” – Thorton Wilder
This is the seventh week staying home for me. Like most of the people, I go out only when it is absolutely necessary. I face each day with the hope to stay healthy to enjoy my grandchildren when the pandemic is over. There are enough things at home to keep my life interesting such as gardening, checking my daughter’s Tinybeans account where she posts the photos of my grandchildren, reading or re-reading paperback books, exercising, and even cooking a couple times a week (my hubby took over the full time cooking when he was retired in 2016. Lucky me!).
Spring is in the air. The buds are all over my 30 rose bushes. I started with 12 pink rose bushes. Eventually I added 10 white iceberg rose bushes, and some orange and yellow roses. Now it’s not so boring looking at the roses.
Most of the plants in my garden are low maintenance. I do have several patches for annual flowers and this is the time to plant new flowers.
Nothing gives me greater joy to see the photos of my granddaughters every day.
When weather permits, I go on a walk in the neighborhood. On some other days, I can do yoga at home.
Piles of book for reading and re-reading.
My new cooking is this Sausage and Vegetable Casserole. One 9″ x 13″ dish last for three alternate days for lunch. On the other four days, hubby cooks his regular lunch.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94: At Home
The Showers of Blessings 
Lovely bright spring photos, Miriam. Thanks for brightening my day. ❤
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You’re very welcome, my friend. ❤
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I like the personal touches you add to your posts for photo challenges – from the food to the roses to the family shots _ so nice
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Thank you, Yvette. I appreciate your comment. 🙂
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Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week M
😊❤️🌸🌸🌸🌸
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Hi Miriam, lovely to see your pics of your granddaughters. Hope you are okay and coping with everything. Take care. Marje x
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I’m doing fine, Marje. Yes, I missed them. Video chat with my daughter, my older granddaughter learnedness so much in reading and speaking. I wish to be there in person to observe that. Take care. 💖
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Yes it’s tough, so hard to be in this situation. I’m missing my mum dad and brother in Scotland. Can’t wait to see them. ❤
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I know. Happy Mother’s Day to you, Marje. It was last week in UK. My best girl friend is in London. She told me years ago. ❤
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Hi Marje, here is my review of your book.
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2020/05/11/book-review-mr-sagittarius-poetry-and-prose-by-mj-mallon/
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I’ve been editing all morning Miriam and just discovered this now. So touched by your lovely review. Thank you. ❤ x
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You’re very welcome. It’s beautifully formatted. It you could, email me and let me know the font of the titles. mhurdle7@gmail.com Who formatted your book? Very elegant. ❤ ❤
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It was formatted by Rachael Ritchey she did a great job. ❤ I'll email you her details. Marje x
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Perfect, Marje! I look forward to it. I’m working on a children’s book. My other books are put aside. ❤
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How’s that new grand baby doing Miriam? Have you scheduled a visit yet?
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No, Tina. We are still very cautious here in southern California. No celebration for Cinco de Mayo today. It may be several months before I feel safe to travel.
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A bummer but you are definitely not alone Miriam
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I know, Tina. There were several funerals here, only had drive through to offer conference. I video chat with my daughter often and peek at the grandkids.
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well done, Miriam!
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Thank you for sharing a bit of your stay-at-home life with us. It’s always so exciting when roses first begin to bloom. Yours are lovely. Your granddaughters are adorable!
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Thank you, Liz. Babies are precious. They give us so much joy. There are several spots in my front yard and garden in the back I go to in rotation. I also write more with pen then type on the computer. Just try to have more variety than looking at the computer all day…! Do you work at home full time!
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Yes, I’ve worked full-time at home since last July.
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That’s wonderful, Liz!
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It definitely has its advantages!
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Hi, Miriam! Your garden is going to look gorgeous once all those buds open up. Your granddaughters are adorable. That sausage casserole looks scrumptious. Fun post! Thanks for sharing.🥰♥️
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Hi, Vashti! Good to see you. Yes, just touch on little bit of things I do at home. I heard that stores in Florida are opening gradually. Is it right? What do you think about that?
Thank you for reading and comment. ❤
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Florida is a big state so if it’s true, I’m guessing it’s probably northern Florida. I live in Broward County/Miami which is southern Florida. The stores, schools, clubs, gyms, and restaurants are still closed. Some supermarkets are open but only allow a few people in at a time and some restaurants do have take-out. I believe they’re opening parks and beaches gradually. Department stores will probably be the last places to open. We’re still on lock down. We’re going on almost 2 months now. I hope the numbers of people confirmed positive for coronavirus have stopped climbing because otherwise it makes no sense for them to be opening anything.
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So far only stores with essential goods are open. No restaurants are open except take outs. I just went to Best Buy to get ink cartridge, they only take online or curbside order. No one goes into the store. When my order was ready, I went to the only table at the front of the store for a contactless pick up. California is doing better from being the third of the list to the fifth, and Florida is the eighth. I think we have to be cautious about reopening. Even when traveling resumes, I’ll wait for a while before going to see my granddaughters. I do it for them, not for me. What we experience right now could only thought of what it would be in horror movies. When this is over, we would think that it was a nightmare.
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I agree with you in that we shouldn’t rush to reopen. We don’t want to go backward. This is surreal. You’re right to be cautious.
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It’s Cinco de Mayo today. We used to have downtown blocked off for the celebration but cancelled it. It’s wise not to have it.
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Ah, Miriam, you have got it all! So sweet your granddaughter!
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They keep me going!! ❤
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Beautiful garden, precious granddaughters, an array of books, healthy food to eat– plenty to enjoy. How fortunate we are Miriam. How very blessed and grateful we will be when we can see our little ones and family members again face to face with hugs and kisses. ❤ Lovely share, Miriam!
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Yes, I look forward to that day with great anticipation, Bette. I think I’ll hug my grand kids and not to let go of them when that day come!! At the mean time, I wait with patience! ❤
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I know what you mean, Miriam… What a great day that will be! ❤ xo
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It will be, Bette. I’m looking forward to it! ❤
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Excellent. Flowers, babies, books, SAUSAGE and veggie casserole. What’s not to like? My small library has enough rereads to last a lifetime, if I could only get to it.
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I know, John. Don’t we all have books for rereading that last a lifetime. I sometimes forget where the books are as I have them in several places rather than centralized them.
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Not bad! I need some roses 🌹
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I hope you’ll get some roses, Chelsea. It’s pretty low maintenance. 🌹🌹🌹
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I love them!
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They were the first flowers I planted when I first did gardening!
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Thank you so much dear Miriam for these awesome photos and your little angels are looking so cute. The garden of roses are so lovely. Happy staying at home and reading and doing things at leisure.
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I’m glad you liked the photos, Kamal. The roses are bloom and died the last few days with the hot sun. Now I need to trim them. It’s good for me to have various things to do. Thank you, Kamal.
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Yes I completely agree with you, Miriam must keep busy daily and nice to see all the photographs. Welcome always.
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I try to do things differently to keep them interesting. Thank you, Kamal.
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You are welcome Miriam and that is the fun of it doing different and interesting things.
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Enjoy the beautiful flower gallery and your lovely granddaughter photos. Thank you for sharing your readings and delicious cooking.
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Thank you so much, Amy. Now the shopping is easier because the stores are stocked except some items at Costco.
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Great pictures!! And like you I have a book of Robert Frost’s poetry too. Love his poems.
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He was a natural poet. Everything came out from his mouth, his pen was poetry. Yes, great poems. Thank you for your comment.
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A long time ago I read his biography. I wish I remembered more of it; interesting life with his wife and kids.
Hope you have a great Thursday!
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Beautiful flowers. I love the pictures of the grandkids:) great stack of books to read.
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