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    Current Loves: June 2020

    1. New Beginnings

    Past Loves: May 2020

    1.  Breathing
    2. Always My Parents
    3. Dad on the Computer across the hall
    4. Spending in the Backyard with Kiki
    5. Being at Home

    Past Loves: April, 2020

     

    1. His Resurrection!
    2. Waking Up
    3. THIS from Stella McCartney’s, Stella Vision!

    Past Loves: March 2020

    1. Lent: The Next 40 Days
    2. Life
    3. Spending Time at Home

    Past Loves: February 2020

    1. Sundays
    2. Kiki Love …
    3. Starting a new Journey
    4. Work
    5. My Hindsight 2020 Project

     

     

     

    Past Loves: January 2020

    1. Waking Up
    2. Doing the Crossword with my SO Beloved Dad
    3. Backyard Love with Kiki Cat

    Past Loves: December, 2019

    1. Jesus was Born
    2. Daddy’s Recovery
    3. Turning 52
    4. My  New Work Family
    5. For My B-Day:
    6. For My X-Mas:
      7. 12 Books for 2020:

      8. Visual Journal for 2020:9. Buying B + W Film:10.Looking forward to a New Decade: Hello 2020!

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    Past Loves: November, 2019

    1. Northern California Fall Weather
    2. My New Journey
    3. Joel Osteen’s  November 3 ‘ Manna ‘ Sermon : WOW!
    4. Kiki Cat curling up in my Lap

    Past Loves: October, 2019

    1. Hanging with Kiki in the Sun
    2. My new 27 Inch 5K iMac

    Past Loves: September, 2019

    1. Joel Osteen
    2. St. Ignatius Loyola Parish
    3. Singing Amazing Grace
    4. Barnes and Noble
    5. Mollie Makes Magazine: Social Media Issue
    6. Her Magazine
    7. Purely Hot Yoga
    8. Pumpkin Anything
    9. Singing Amazing Grace

     

     

    Recent Loves: August, 2019

    1. My Relationship with God
    2. My Parents
    3. My New Podcast, Just Yawping
    4. Anchor
    5. My SO Kick Arse Visit with My Portland Sis, Liz!
    6. Solomon’s Delicatessen
    7. My Deep Tissue Massage with Judy: OMG
    8. Getting Love Every Day from my ‘Adopted’ Kitty, Kiki
    9. Finally opening the last bit of Moving Boxes …
    10. Bookcases
    11. Not Being There
    12. Purging + Putting + Puttering
    13. Finally Done with Unpacking + Finding Everything: Holla.
    14. Mom giving me a Handwritten ‘Poem’
    15. My New Hand Painted London Purse by Sharif
    16. Buying Travel Books, Just Because
    17. Reconnecting with My Grrrl, Mary!
    18. Filming for Endeavour VII has Begun

    Past Loves: July, 2019

    1. God
    2. Decluttering + Getting back to M E …
    3.  Yesterday Movie
    4. Embrazen Wine
    5. The Library, Library, Library
    6. Over 11k Clicks
    7. Ann Taylor Loft
    8. California State Fair
    9. Dimple Records + Books
    10. Having More than one 2020 Calendar, Already!
    11. Ban.do
    12. My New Kitty Friend, Kiki
    13. Rewatching Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Again.
    14. Planet Fitness
    15. Buying School Supplies and Stickers From the Dollar Tree
    16. Hanging out in My Magic Shed + the Backyard
    17. Feeling more at ‘ Home ‘ on The River

    Past Loves: June, 2019

    1. Luminar : Good Bye Adobe!
    2. End of the School Year: I Survived + Overcame!
    3. Passionate Photographer
    4. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long – Term World Travel
    5. Get Your Travel Writing Published
    6. Lonely Planet Books
    7. Ernest Magazine
    8. Odda Magazine
    9. The Gentlewoman
    10. … Thank YOU for Visiting!
    11. Endeavour Season 6
    12. Pop Matters Interview with Shaun Evans
    13. Creative Journeys: Artistic Inspiration from Around the World

    Past Loves: May 2019

    1. Prayers Being Answered
    2. Spending as much Time with my Sis BFF Gay as I can before she’s a SoCal Grrrl
    3. Contrastly Presets
    4. 4 Year Anniversary of ‘ Back to Balantac ‘ …

     

    Past Loves: April 2019

    1. Dynamic Catholic’s: Best Lent Ever
    2. My Catholic Faith
    3. His Resurrection!
    4. Game of Thrones: Season 8
    5. My Grrrl Rea’s New Blog!
    6. Finding out His True Colors
    7. Daily Om: The Journey of Finding A Relationship …
    8. BFF Photo Shoot with My Cousin Rey!
    9. Episode 3 of Season 8 of Game of Thrones: WOW.

    Past Loves: March 2019

    1. Lent
    2. My New iPad Pro
    3. Going to the Library

    Past Loves: February 2019

    1. Insta Style By Tezza
    2. Daily Om
    3. Watching the Sun Rise

    Past Loves: January 2019

    1. Blogging/Writing @ My Trip
    2. Life on the River
    3. Fixing Up My Art Shed

    Past Loves: December, 2018

    1. First Solo Trip Overseas:
    2. My New Leica Camera
    3. Stamps in my Passport
    4. Aer Lingus
    5. All the Uber Drivers I had on my Trip 
    6. Qbic Hotel + Meeting my new Mate Filip 
    7. Whitechapel Gallery
    8. Parading on Brick Lane/Shoreditch
    9. Getting my Swagger back
    10. Virgin Train First Class
    11. Airbnb
    12. My new Mate Kat’s Airbnb in Liverpool
    13. Liverpool
    14. Hope Street
    15. Turning 51
    16. Magical Mystery Tour 
    17. Cavern Club
    18. Double Fantasy Exhibit at the Liverpool Museum 
    19. My Birthday Dinner at the Art School Restaurant 
    20. Easy Jet
    21. Barcelona
    22. My Mates Guillaume + Ali’s Airbnb in the El Born District
    23. Galeria Maxo
    24. My Mate Clara
    25. La Sagrada Familia
    26. Airbnb Experiences
    27. With Locals
    28. Tapas
    29. Photo/Video Shooting with Fiorella + Marc
    30. Marc’s Kick Arse Short Film of Me!
    31. La Barceloneta
    32. La Boqueria Market
    33. Street Art in the El Born District
    34. Amsterdam
    35. The Student Hotel
    36. My New Mate Agostino
    37. Anne Frank Museum
    38. Van Gough’s Sunflowers + Bedroom Pieces
    39. Moco Museum
    40. Bansky
    41. Parading around in Amsterdam with no plans
    42. Haarlem, Netherlands
    43. My new Mates Rea + Leo
    44. My new Mate Lulu
    45. Having drinks in Chicago with Lulu
    46. My Annual New Year’s Eve Photoshoot

    Past Loves: November, 2018

    1. Our Magic Cottage
    2. Planning My Trip
    3. 2018’s Lessons + Blessings

    Past Loves: October, 2018

    3. It Feeling like Fall
    4. Watching the Clouds with my Morning Coffee
    5. Theo’s Hugs + his Smile when I sing the ‘ Hokey Pokey!
    7. … when I used to Skate around the rink to this.
    8.  … Shooting at My Cottage:
    9.  … My Red (51st Birthday) Dress!

    Past Loves: September, 2018

    1. On the Cusp of Fall …
    2. Walking to Work
    3. Summer Light changing into Fall Light
    4. Crawford Books
    8. Travel Man: 48 Hours In …
    10. Thrifting for Trip Clothes: 

    Past Loves: August 2018

    1. Waking Up in Our Magic Cottage
    2. Photo Shooting in Our Magic Cottage
    3. Creating in Our Magic Cottage

    Past Loves: July 2018

    1. My Beloved Parents
    2. Solomon’s Delicatessen
    3. Purging + Packing Up
    4. Alone Time in My Magic Cottage
    5. The Only Way is Essex : Don’t Judge!

    Past Loves: June, 2018

    1. Lewis
    2. Thank YOU Dear Visitors XXX:
    3. Everything in Between

    Past Loves: May, 2018

    1. Life

    Past Loves: April … RESURRECTION!

    1. Thanks Lewis: 
    2. Upscale Thrift
    3. Nicole Lelaeno:

    4. Isle of Dogs:

    Past Loves: March, 2018

    1. The Sacramento Public Library
    2. Russ Solomon … Rest in Peace March 4, 2018
    3. C.S. Lewis
    4. This Mural in our Hometown of Sacramento by Maren Conrad:
    5. Charlie Puth – How Long – Choreography by Jake Kodish & Delaney Glazer – #TMillyTV
    6. My SO Kind Readers XXX: 
    7. ALWAYS A M A Z I N G G R A C E …
    8. My SO Kind Neighbor for helping me remove that Branch from my Tree, Thank YOU Endlessly XXX
    9. This:
    10. 99 Cents Store
    11. From my Brilliant Artist Friend Jackie Williamson: 
    12. From my Brilliant Artist Friend KCLKW :
    13. ‘Lady Bird’ Sunday with my BFF: 
    14. Aussie Soap Offspring :
    15. Staying ‘Home’ on Spring Break: 

    Past Loves: February, 2018

    1. Waking u p Everyday
    2. Endeavour Season V
    3. Lady Bird
    4. My Sacramento Adventures
    5. Honoring My Magic Cottage
    6. Ice Skating at the Winter Olympics
    7. My Twitter Tribe
    8. The Kids at Work
    9. ‘ Dance ‘ Choreo by Lia Kim
    10. Fall 2018 Fashion Month …
    11. Amazing California Winter Light: 
    12. Lent
    13. The Catholic Store
    14. My Own Personal Resurrection
    15. ‘ How Long’ Choreo by Kyle Hanagami
    16. This by the British Brand Shrimps:
    17. Best Lent Ever
    18. Daily Om

    Past Loves: January, 2018

    1. Hope
    2. Faith
    3. California Winter Weather
    4. My Magic Cottage
    5. Catching up with iPhone Pics/Videos + DSLR Pics from the Trip
    6. My Job
    7. Letting G0
    8. Darkroom Dot Com
    9. Anticipation for Endeavour V on February 4!
    10. Finally putting My Birthday Trip into Perspective + wanting to share
    11. Getting back to Making Art + Visual Journaling + Reading Books + Writing Letters

    Past Loves: December, 2017

    1. My upcoming Birthday Trip to London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Dublin
    2. Turning 50!
    3. New Opportunities
    4. My B-Day Pressie from Sis Cuz Steph + Journal from Sis Cuz Joyce + Ruth
    5. Finding My Angel Wings in Shoreditch on my Birthday + a Stranger shouting out to me whilst having my pic taken ‘Keep Looking 17! ‘
    6. Parading in the Rain + Snow in London + Playing in the Snow in front of Tower of London
    7. Revisiting Brick Lane
    8.  … My B-Day Treats: A Vintage 1940’s British Red Cross Wool Trench + A Wood Street Sign of Brick Lane E.1
    9. Having my First Bone Chilling Spiritual Experience @ Westminster Abbey on my Birthday
    10. Finding the Carnaby Street Christmas Lights on my Birthday Night in Minus 17 Degree Weather
    11. Falling in Love with the English Countryside
    12. Hugging an Ancient Stone in Avebury
    13. The Whole of Lacock Village: The Birthplace of Photography!
    14. Rabbies Tours
    15. OXFORD, FULL STOP.
    16. This Pic in front of an Endeavour Door
    17. I Heart Oxford Tours: Hi Tom + Sharon!: … and Touring Oxford in the Rain + Cold + the Pubs = Priceless + Life Changing
    18. Wadham College
    19. Having a Full English in The Hall @ Wadham
    20. Wadham College Chapel: Second Bone Chilling Spiritual Experience of My Trip + Randomly Singing ‘Amazing Grace’
    21. My Wadham College Scarf
    22. Riding the British Rails from Oxford to Edinburgh
    23. Edinburgh Christmas Market: One of the best meals of the Trip + walking around in the Cold + drinking Hot Chocolate + giving a sweet boy an Instax pic I took + finally, Mushy Peas
    24. The Sunlight on The Scottish Border Tour
    25. The whole of Melrose Abbey
    26. My Scottish Tam
    27. Christmas Pudding in Melrose, Scotland
    28. Rosslyn Chapel: Third Bone Chilling Spiritual Experience of My Trip
    29. My Vintage Scottish Checkered Cap
    30. My Haggis Appetizer that was the Best Dinner of My Trip
    31. Chat with Irish Cabbie on the way to Clontarf Castle
    32. Random Cornish Pasty Stand in an Alley in Temple Bar
    33. Birthday Greetings from Strangers!
    34. Comments + Smiles for my Brick Lane E.1 sign from Strangers
    35. The meal back Stateside on Aer Lingus, THE Best Airplane Meal, ever.
    36. The sweet Baby Boy sitting next to me on the plane ride from Chicago to Sacto
    37. A Student saying ‘ Hi Miss Genie ‘ my first day back: He knew me name!
    38. Daddy loving his Harris Tweed Hat + Mom her Cross Necklace from Westminster
    39. My B-Day Cards f/ Sis Cuz Cyndi + Shelby + Melissa
    40. Finding Edinburgh Gin at my Local Shop
    41. Planning my next trip to the UK
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