ANOTHER SPECIAL ALBUM - CREATIVE MONDAY LINKY

     Hello and welcome to Creative Mondays hosted by Clairejustineoxox and JUDY H-J'S THOUGHTS where you can link up all your creative posts each week. 

    I will forever be happy that my family and I took a lot of pictures over the years. I know there are various ways to keep pictures but I still like to have some photo albums. Last week I went shopping in search of one for pictures of my brother Sutcliffe who died on December 28, 2011. I found this album and have been busy creating yet another special album. Below are pictures of the album and some of its pages.

 Want to link up?

1.) Link up your Crafty,Recipe,DIY,Fashion,Creative writing,Photo,Family,Tutorials,

Favourite,Helpful,Make-up,Outfit or anything creative posts below...

2.) Link as many posts up as you like....

3.) Please visit a few posts and leave comments....

4.) Would be great if you could grab the Creative Monday button and place it somewhere on your blog...

5.) Would love for you to follow some way by GFC, Google+, Twitter or Email. Please leave a comment so we can follow back...

6.) Please vote for your favourite posts..

7. Please note that next week the top 5 liked posts will be featured. State if you do not want to be featured.

Have a Creative Monday and great week!

FINDING NEW FRIENDS WEEKEND BLOG HOP

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Welcome back to week 45 of Finding New Friends Weekend Blog Hop hosted by Shelly from My Saving Game, Sam from Have Sippy Will Travel and Jeannette from The Adventures of J-Man and MillerBug! Thank you all for helping make this hop so successful! We love you tons! Now what are you waiting for? Let's get to hopping! We are finding some fabulous blogs through this hop and having a great time getting to know so many of you! So thank you for linking up again this week to those of you who are hop veterans and welcome to those who are new! Let's continue to make new bloggy friends and increase our traffic! We do have a few simple rules for you - nothing too tough though. So here we go!

1. Please follow your hostesses My Saving Game, Have Sippy Will Travel and The Advetures of J-Man and MillerBug on one of our social media platforms.Leave us a comment and we will follow you back! (This includes Google +, Facebook or Twitter, RSS.)

2. Follow our Guest Host who this week is Judy from Judy H-J's Thoughts.

3. You don't have to post our button but we sure would like it if you did. Not only does it help our hop grow so we can all get new followers, but each week we will choose a guest co-host and to be considered you must have our button somewhere on your site! If you post our button and want to be considered for guest co-host, please email me at jmanandmillerbug@gmail.com to express your interest.

4. You can link up blogs, facebook, twitter accounts, whatever - just be sure to specify what each link is.

5. Hop around and find blogs that you enjoy. Be sure to tell them you are following them from Finding New Friends Weekend Blog Hop so they can follow you back!

6. Have fun!

RAINBOW MESSAGE!

         


   

A rainbow is a beautiful sight and the verse below is from an uplifting song. The entire song can be found on the website Randy's Ramblings. Thanks a million Randy!

WHERE THE RAINBOW GOES?
By Randy Reames

Do you know where the rainbows go
when they fade away?
There's a place where the blue skies go
at the close of the day.
Home sweet home for those who roam
when the race is won,
And we hope to meet you there
When our journey's done.

CABBAGE & CARROT SALAD - CREATIVE MONDAY HOP

     Hello and welcome to Creative Mondays hosted by Clairejustineoxox and JUDY H-J'S THOUGHTS where you can link up all your creative posts each week.


     Below is a picture of a vegetable salad that my family and I have enjoyed over the years. It can be prepared as follows:
     1. Grate a cabbage and about 3 carrots
     2. Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar and 1 dessert spoon of sugar.
     3. Toss
     You can vary the amount of vinegar and sugar that you use.  It certainly adds a touch of colour to one's meal.

Want to link up?

1.) Link up your Crafty, Recipe, DIY, Fashion, Creative writing, Photo, Family, Tutorials,

Favourite, Helpful,Make-up, Outfit or anything creative posts here...

2.) Link as many posts up as you like....

3.) Please visit a few posts and leave comments....

4.) It would be great if you could grab the Creative Monday button and place it somewhere on your blog...

5.) We would love for you  to follow some way by GFC, Google+, Facebook, Twitter or Email. Please leave a comment so we can follow back...

 Happy Creative Monday and have a great week! 

THE WONDERFUL WRITING.COM CREW!

      Isn't it amazing how much we can link up with persons on the internet and get support from them although we have never even met them in person?  I have been doing so in various groups and of course with many Bloggers.
      As a part of my journey of using writing as a grief management tool  I joined Writing.Com on January 18, 2010.  Recently I marked my first anniversary there but did not even remember this bearing in mind that it was a time when I was dealing with the death of my brother Sutcliffe.  I was so listless that I almost made my membership lapse. Thanks to Eyestar, a special member of the Power Reviewers, I continue to be a member.  I have also received Cnotes and emails with words of encouragement from several members.  
     I am truly grateful and so happy to be still a member of such a wonderful group. Here I express special thanks to Eyestar, Breaker, eskay, Sonali, A. E. Willcox and Maryann.

Thank You Graphic Comments

A SPECIAL FIGURINE & QUOTATION

     A distant relative from Australia sent me this figurine shortly after the death of my twin sister in 2008.  As I look at it I remember this quotation - "The gift of inspiration is that God fills us with understanding and vision and enlivens our grieving spirits." - Monica Chusid, Senior Manager at SMA Consulting.

CREATIVE MONDAY BLOG HOP - CURRY CHICKEN

     Hello and welcome to Creative Mondays hosted by Clairejustineoxox and JUDY H-J'S THOUGHTS where you can link up all your creative posts each week.


Little requests...


1.) Please link up as many creative posts each week as you like...


2.) Please try and visit a few posts and leave comments...


3.) Please link back to one of us at Creative Mondays or grab our button so we can make this party bigger...


So one question left.....What has gotten you creative this week?

CURRY CHICKEN

     I am a big fan of chicken and like it in a variety of ways. Curry chicken is a favourite for my family.  Check out this link :- JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN RECIPE provided by JAMAICA Travel and Culture.com.

A GOOD TIME TO REMEMBER!

    Where did my memory go?!  I just recall that last year I received 2 awards from Albert who has a great blog How to become an Einstein? Well, it is good to remember them at a time when I need to lift my spirit. Thank you very much Albert! The awards were:

GETTING BACK ON TRACK

      There are times when you face a big challenge in life and it can certainly throw you off track. As a Freelance Writer I know what this is like as I experienced it when my twin sister died in 2008. The task now is to lift my spirit after my brother's funeral last Saturday. I will approach it with prayer, meditation, journaling, writing  reading books and of course blogging.  

       I received the beautiful journal above from my Blogger friend Maria and it will certainly come in handy.  As so many of us know, journaling helps us whether we are facing good times or bad times.  
       I strive to be positive on this blog and will definitely make every effort to do so despite my situation.  Take care and I wish you all a wonderful week.

IN DEEP REFLECTION

    Reflecting on the life of my brother Sutcliffe as we prepare for his funeral this Saturday, January 21 at the St. Mary Parish Church in Port Maria, St. Mary, Jamaica.  At different stages of his life  he was a teacher, farmer, accountant, politician and Justice of the Peace.