- It doesn't always have to be "all or nothing at all". It can be a little at a time and the job still gets done.
- To be a better friend...to listen more and advise less.
- I've learned a lot about photography from my blog friends. I was a passable photographer before...now I think I do pretty well.
- There's a lot about photography I still don't know or get.
- I've learned so many things about navigating my way around computers and the internet.
- A little learning can be a dangerous thing.
- That one doesn't have to die from a broken heart.
- That I'm damned good at rolling with the punches.
- To travel alone.
- That I'm a pretty good writer.
- That I can write poetry from time to time.
- A lot about politics.
- That I have a phobia about commitment.
- That I seem to have lost my interest in flower gardening somewhere along the way.
- That getting older has a lot more advantages than disadvantages.
- That there is a whole world of amazing, talented, gifted, caring women who just happen to be bloggers.
- That we're all connected in some way.
- Welcoming five wonderful babies into our lives.
- Watching our grandchildren grow and learn. Sometimes it amazes me how quick they are.
- That the two oldest ones "get" sophisticated humor.
- That the same two think I'm funny.
- Making enduring friendships through this medium.
- Fulfilling a childhood dream of staying at a lake cottage just like the one where I went as a child (only much better).
- Traveling with a friend on a road trip and taking in beautiful and sometimes breathtaking sights. And talking nonstop for ten days.
- Staying connected with old friends and reconnecting with a few.
- Being married to the same wonderful and honest man for 37 years.
- Being able to express my thoughts in words and pictures and the people who look at them don't laugh unless I want them to.
- Knowing that I can do this blogging thing for the rest of my life, if that's what I choose.
(a photograph I wish I had taken)
