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Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
With the dexterity of an expert fisherman, he cast his line and by the time you could repeat, one, two, three, four, five, he caught a spry fry all alive 😉
Daddy always said ‘rise with the Sun so that you set the tone of your day,’ and throughout my growing up years, like clockwork, we rose way before the Sun.
Today the most important things I inherited from my dad are the ethics, the values, the wise words, the memories and the parenting influence that he had on my life.
Ever so often, a saying of his will echo in my mind and I feel suffused with the warmth of his presence albeit through his words.
As a child, I truly had no deep understanding of losing loved ones’ – not sure that I still do – and like the sunrise and sunsets of my young days, I felt that those that mattered most would always be there.
Well, I am deadly wrong. I think that life is so unfair to take away those we love and yearn for, on the other hand, I am deeply thankful that I had the opportunity to know such love.
Knowing what I know now, the glorious rise of each Sun, reminds me that I’m alive, that I must embrace the day and that there’s no time to waste in looking back at yesterday. By the time the sun sinks low, I’m reminded to leave every form of acrimony and as much as is humanly possible to end my day with a cleansed mind.
Below is a little tune from me. Excuse the croaky voice 😉
Oh I often sit and ponder
when the sun is sinking low
where shall yonder future find me
only God in heaven knows
shall I be amongst the living
shall I mingle with the free
wheresoever my path may lead me
Saviour keep my heart with thee
Oh the future lies before me
and I know not where I’ll be
wheresover my path may lead me
Saviour keep my heart with thee
©
Jacqueline
Without any doubt, images make your blog posts stand out. They act as eye candy and are an important part of design and professionalism.
If you often use images for your creative works, it’s important to bookmark a handy list of your go-to websites where you can find images that are absolutely free.
I literally cringe when I see bloggers slapping on photos or images with copyright and watermark credits stamped all over an article that they’ve taken time to craft. It looks sloppy and simply shows lack of professionalism.
Using copyrighted images is not the ideal solution. Such practice could expose you to issues of copyright infringement. To be honest, before I knew better, I made the same mistakes, but the good thing about information is that when you know better, you do better.
Online, there are millions of free images that don’t need accreditation, and one could equally create their own images through photography or by using creative solutions like Canva, PicMonkey, Powerpoint, Font Studios, Pic Art etc.
However, there comes a time when we are searching for something specific to buttress our message and when we don’t have a suitable one in our photo bank, we resort to other sources.
Most of the images in this list are free from restrictions or licensed under creative commons public domain. It means is that copy, modify, share, use for commercial purposes – without permission.
However, some of these photos may need attribution and the best advice is to take a few minutes to check the restrictions of an image before using. If in doubt, contact the author of the site and even when attribution is not required, it’s always a nice thing to do.
100 Amazing Sites With Free Stock Photos – The Art of Beautiful Expressions
No matter how many times I watch a plane fly past, I still marvel.
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Take a look. What comes to your mind? Poignant photo. Like is said, an image can relay a thousand words or thoughts and Deborah’s words simply tugs at some strings.
Every day, I see or read about another inspiring woman and these little stories keep me going.
Reasons why being single is becoming more desirable
What’s your opinion? Are people better off staying single and unmarried? Is marriage too much of a hassle?
You learn something new every day. I must admit I didn’t know what Samhain meant before now.
You’ve done the excuse thing all through the year and now you’ve got the perfect excuse called Winter. No more excuses.
What I did on my Summer vacation
A beautiful post that will make you smile. Perhaps you’ll learn a thing or two things 🙂
I can totally relate to this poem. If I may ask, what pigeonhole are you squeezed into?
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A whole lot of obtuse and obnoxious fellows out there. This one is for you.
Sometimes a good pretence makes the best offence.
Roo’s narration will give you some chuckles. I particularly like these quote below and wonder if it’s true with our menfolk 😉
nothing motivates men faster than the sight of  a woman with power tools.
I can imagine this framed and hung up in a café or any area where it would be the cause for conversation. I even see a story in the photo.
Farm chores with grandpap and grandma’s kitchen table
Beautiful, poignant post, to say the least. It made me recollect beautiful memories of my grandparents and my days of farming.
How much does social media currently influence your life and time? A recommended read and useful tips.
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I saw him hand over his three coins, the ice-cone well worth the exchange. I can almost swear I heard his hum of pleasure float up to my ears 🙂
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A beautiful heartwarming post to kick start your day 🙂
A sweet, tender poem for the romantic realist in you.
Waiting at the gate for Autumn to begin
You’ve got to read this. I am waiting right at the gate with Cindy for Autumn to begin 🙂
Beautiful scenes of beautiful people. People are just people. Many want to live peacefully without all the divisive rancour.
I cook! I am British! I use???
I totally enjoyed reading this. Does your inch measure up to mine? Do we share common terms? Find out for yourself.
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