That's My World is hosted each week by Klaus and the My World team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and me. Click on the icon and share your world with others from all over Our World! So! How is your world this week? Have you taken time to see the beauty there? What is it about your world that makes you smile or laugh or feel grateful for? You can click on the photos to embiggen and get a better look!
Fall is definitely in the air here in Seattle. Hard to believe that yet another year is drawing to a close -- I'm quite sure since I turned 70 seven years ago that I've been having two birthdays a year! How else could I have possibly gotten this OLD??? Ah, well, it could all be so much worse, I have my health in spite of crappy knees, I still only need glasses to read or work on the computer, I haven't lost my sense of humor, my kids are doing well and I have all of you wonderful blogging friends to help me fill the days/nights with so much fun and laughter. And, no, that's still not all there is to my world and looking back I'd thought I'd share a few things from the last year in my world! Jeez! where did all of this come from? More proof of my big mouth!! And as for humor, well, no one does that better than Mark Twain!
History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. — Mark Twain
Mojo on Whidbey Island, fetching her "stick"??????
Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty. — Mark Twain
And our deck, where I spend so many wonderful hours!
There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
— Mark Twain
The harbor from the overlook and a beautiful Fall day!
Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponent will do it for you. — Mark Twain
I'm sure you recognize my friends here!
Ah, smell that fragrance? The Lavender Festival!!
If we were supposed to talk more than listen we would have been given two mouths and one ear. — Mark Twain
Since I have never smelled lavendar, I have no idea what the field of it is like! And, yes, your deck looks so inviting and wonderful. Nice pics!
ReplyDeletewonderful! wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI CAN smell the lavender! mmmmmm
Try what my friend does. Every year on her birthday, she gets a year younger.
love your photos, love your quotes, your writing, your humor (the dog and stick are great!)! Your blog is always a joy to visit!
That huge stick is something! Dogs always make me laugh... Lovely memories! Keep well - and keep on creating new ones too.
ReplyDeleteThese are all awesome. I love the one of Mojo :) Hey, I've sat at that table on that deck :) Have a great day :)
ReplyDeleteSylvia, i keep repeating myself but i will say it again.
ReplyDeleteI just adore your beautiful world. Your wise thoughts.
And love your photographs.
...And.. dont forget.. age has nothing to do with the years one has on his back. ..
It has to do with how old or how young one feels...
You will always be young and fresh to share your world with us, to makes us smile.
Have a great week.
Costas
You are the most wonderfully cheerful and positive person, Sylvia. I'm so glad to have "met" you online. And THANK you and the team for this meme. I love it. And I love your photos. Is that REALLY Mojo carrying a pole? Your deck sure looks inviting. Thanks for more beautiful photos of your world. The lavender field is STUNNING. Have a blessed day. Jo
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful views, Sylvia, and another clever quote by Mark Twain!
ReplyDeleteHappy week!
I find it hard to believe you are 77 because you seem so young! You have a fabulous sense of humour, that's for darn sure!:)
ReplyDeleteThe views in your area are beautiful indeed!
I love your deck!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures that goes well with the thought provoking quotes. I feel like I want to go to your place and spend a day watching the beautiful sceneries. What a beautiful place on earth!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful world you live in Sylvia. Time definitely accelerates. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead.
ReplyDeleteOh, the ducks and turtles on the log!! How indescribably wonderful. Surpassed only by Mojo and her "stick"!! Gotta love a dog like that.
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Your world looks so inviting, Sylvia. I love the shot of your deck, and the lavender.....
ReplyDeleteYour youthful spirit outshines your surprising age. Looking at the dog photo, I can see that he thinks BIG! As for the wide brush of lavender … I can almost smell them through my monitor! :)
ReplyDeleteWait. What? Your dog's name is Mojo?
ReplyDeleteCool!
Beautiful images from your world. Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteYour energy does not show your age! Your porch has a nice view of the ocean and the sialboats! Ah, a nice ambiance for blogging!
ReplyDeleteHi Sylvia,
ReplyDeleteI like all the pictures but especially that of your deck and lavender, it seems I smell their fragrance.
Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great week!
Awwwww!!! That was my reaction when I saw the pic with your deck!!! I so loved it. I stidy for around 12-13 hours a day and I'm supposed to do this for 9-11 months for my Residency exam. All this sitting at home, alone. I just wish I had that deck to study at. It would have made such a difference. Its the best I've ever seen. Its cute and cosy. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteThe other pics were good too..
Have a nice week. :)
Bella questa veranda dove mangiare con tutta la famiglia nelle sere d'estate !!
ReplyDeletePerchè non ci fai vedere anche l'interno della tua casa ?
Mi piacerebbe molto conoscere qualcosa di più di te !!
Sylvia: Neat post with all the remembrances. I do not think of you as 77. You seem so much younger.
ReplyDeleteThe last quote really made me smile.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right Sylvia. The older you grow the shorter a year seems to be. Awsome pictures you show. The lavender is beautiful, I can almost smell it.
You had a birthday? A milestone one at that. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI am so envious of you being in the lavender field.
Hi Sylvia! I always find it wonderful to visit your blog and read your wise words. I didn't know we are the same age. I will be 77 in December. I am also grateful for many things.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoy reading your fun posts Sylvia. Loved all your photos and those mark Twain quotes. Happy Birthday!!!
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Beautiful post! I'm up to my neck in boxes, cleaning up and packing. SIGH. Can't wait to move. It's getting closer.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful deck! I'd camp out there for many hours/days too! And, the lavender field really caught my eye. Wow, how lovely that is! But, I'm sure it's just one birthday a year...trust me!
ReplyDeleteIt is most impressive, that you are able time and again, to provide nothing but peace and beauty.
ReplyDeletePlease have a good Tuesday.
daily athens
Sylvia, I have to agree with Jo. You are a very positive and nice person. Love the shot of Mojo and the big stick and your deck looks very nice. I wish I could smell that field of lavender. Wonderful post and photos.
ReplyDeleteLavender is my favorite! Sylvia, in your picture you don't look a day over 60! ~karen
ReplyDeleteI sat out in the sun for a while this afternoon, wondering when I will get to do that again. Hopefully I'll only have to wait for this coming storm to pass, but in late august you never know.
ReplyDeleteWe do live in a wonderful world.
That lavender is gorgeous, Sylvia. I would love to see it growing. It is my favorite fragrance. These are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing the joy of your 77 years!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a wonderful year, Sylvia. The photo of Mojo and her "stick" made me laugh - aren't dogs wonderful? I hope you have a great week.
ReplyDeleteSylvia, You are amazing! Love the photo of Mojo with her "stick"! That lavender is a treat for the eyes, and I can just imagine the smell.
ReplyDeleteLove Mark Twain. He was so clever
ReplyDeleteWish you many more years of happy blogging. Feels really good to see your shots and the quotes you associate them with. Have another great week ahead. :)
ReplyDeletegorgeous captures and lovely selection of quotes to match!!
ReplyDeleteWow you are a blessings Sylvia.
ReplyDeleteI can smell the sweet scent of lavender. Such beautiful world..
Cheers.
You know, Sylvia, after visiting you, a deck has become a top priority in my home renovations! But Mojo's photo is my favorite in this set, definitely.
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You are my heroine Sylvia. You manage to stay interesting and interested and curious and creative. Keep on going.
ReplyDeleteMy dear, the years have whizzed by until the person looking at us from the mirror no longer reflects the person we feel inside.
ReplyDeleteFor every ailment including age, laughter is definitely the best medicine.
Thank God I can rely on my progeny and bloggy friends for that!
I wish Mark Twain had been my brother.
I wish you a wonderful week with lots of laughs.
Hugs . . . Arija
looks like your world is a paradise in my language. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these beautiful photos
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week,
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Ooh! A lavender festival, I can smell it here already. And a whole field of lavender, I would just love that.
ReplyDeleteYour deck looks beautiful bathed in what looks like late afternoon sun..
lol, that was a big stick for Mojo to handle. Made me smile.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen lavender fields like that. Beautiful harbour scene too.
ReplyDeleteyou don't look a day over 60! crappy knees or not. wonderful views of your world mixed with wonderful quotes as always.
ReplyDeleteMojo and the stick made me smile. Cariadd used to carry what looked like telegraph poles! The lavender fields look wonderful and if my garden looked as inviting as your deck I'd be happy indeed :-)
ReplyDeleteI just want to know who threw that stick that Mojo is bringing back!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing parts of your world with us. I really like your deck.
une belle serie bien accompagne par Mc Twain, bravo
ReplyDeleteWhen I look at your world and mine, I think we are lucky girls !
ReplyDeleteSylvia, I simply don't believe that you are 77, and neither should you. ;)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the photo of Mojo with her 'stick'! What a determined little soul she is! How sweet!
And the Mark Twain quotes - well, nobody does it better, do they? Two of those made me laugh out loud.
So beautiful the "Lavender Festival" picture, Sylvia! And the last quote by Mark Twain is very true!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day :-)
on our Island Waiheki, some one has a filed of lavender. When it is time to harvest, many of the islanders chip in to help.
ReplyDeleteYour deck is lovely, Sylvia! I love wood.
ReplyDeleteI love Mark Twain's quote about politics. It's more true than not, these days. I would love to see a lavender festival. That looks so pretty.
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