Coreyamaro

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• Long Hair Contest the Beginning of the Countdown

  

    I made wreaths for the three most likely to win, or in the running. I told them, "While I am taking photos of you with my camera, you girls take some... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Lunch with a Golden View

  

      The roadside in northern California is lined with a variety of harvest colored trees, grass and weeds. I rather refer to the "weeds" by name, bu... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Growing a Beard for Prostate Awareness?

  

    Sacha shared his long beard growth for prostate cancer awareness month. He sent me a snap. At first I didn't know what was going on or why he was growin... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Saturday Art Saves: The Gathering of Old Things

  

        Gathering old things was a way of life for my mother. It didn't matter where; barn, shop, dump, side of the road, a friend's yard sale, ... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Hangin out in the Barn

  

    Stories roll out thicker than any bail of hay, it is the way my brothers talk. They are story tellers. They are funny story tellers. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Cousin Cuddle

  

        Cousins thick and thin. Age difference what? A motto of sorts: We are family.  Which means: Put your differences aside. Remember... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Hidden Surprise

      When my nieces have my phone... The best surprises are there. Selfies. Love notes. A reminder that I am loved, that these little beauties are... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Field of Dreams

  

    From the moment I step outside the fields stretch out before me, one after another connected by dirt roads that the farmers use, and the canal banks.... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• A Perfect Touch for Thanksgiving

  

    Thanksgving decor for the table at a nearby antique shop. Small varied squash; one per plate, served in small brown bowls. A paper name tag... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Caramelized is Always Good

  

    There was a message from my friend, to my brother, to my sister in law, to my mother, to me: "Tell Corey to come over, I have a recipe I want to try, ho... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Saturday Art Saves: Plum and Posey Wax Stamp Jewelry

  

  All photos and text via Plum and Posey, Adrianna Hardy's Etsy Site.   Each Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• The Evening Parade

  

     Blurred photos. I knew they would be, but it didn't stop me from taking them. My Mom (79 years old) makes dinner for the entire family every... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Popcorn Balls

  

    We made them. My mom does during: Halloween and Christmas, and has as long as I can remember. Hers are the best. Not too sugary, not soggy, perfect... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• I Love Lucy

    For those of you who have been fatihful to reading my blog you might recall a mistreated abandoned kitten name Lucy? My brother Mat and his family took... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• The Way We Were

  

    This is the French man I married on the day of our wedding. We were married in Willows. Yann wore the same wedding tuxedo that his Father wore when he... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Home Coming

  

      Home coming: My mother's hugs full of happy tears wetting my neck. My nieces and little nephews running to greet me screaming, "Aunt Coco! Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Chocolate Kisses from the Past

  

    (Chocolate kisses from the past. This is a repost from my blog in 2006. Though the children are older, and do not lick the spoons or their fingers as... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Motorcycle Scrapbook: My Father's Barn

  

  Photography and text by Corey Amaro My dad's shop use to be the milking barn but when I was fourteen he stopped dairy farming converting his barn into a... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Weekly Top Posts: 2014-11-02

  Two Homes French School Days an Old Notebook Found Going Home The Throne at the Beginning and at the End of the Race Darn(ed) Good Loved Thing Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Saturday Art Saves: Bellerby & Co. Globemakers

  

    Photo and text via Bellerby Co. Globemakers.   Each Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE