(THE SEVENTEENTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES) - the Letter "Q" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "Q";
(B) "Quarter" (Tom's Choice);
(C) A Favorite; and
(D) Reflections. OP
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Friday, October 23, 2020
The Letter "Q" -- Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The forty-third issue of Weekend Roundup for this year, 2020...
(A) Starts with the Letter "Q": "Quite" starts with "Q". Here we have "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary's" (of How does your Garden Grow?) new She Shed.
That She Shed is one step higher than a Man Cave. Why? Because it has more utility.
Or regular priced at $4.38 at our Neighborhood Walmart. It is Quite Brisk, if your grocer stocks it you should try some, it is our regular coffee. That said, we mix Dark Roast half and half with Decaf. That's because of my mineral and red cell counts getting too low with too much cafine in my diet.
(C) A Favorite (Good Reflections too): Leaving Istanbul through the Bosporus Strait and heading into the Black Sea for Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine.
(D) Reflections: Sunrise in the Black Sea coming into Bulgaria.
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Bonus Questions:
(1) Please tell us your Gardening Likes. My Thumb definitely is not Green and I dont like gardening. I do like to visit pretty Gardens.
(2) What are your favorite coffee tastes, habits, brewing, etc.? We have a 6-cup Dripolator, a broken Keurig, and an older Nespresso machine. I like the 6-cup the best but often use the other two for a single cup, generaly Decaf.
(3) What is your favorite "Q" Word? My favorite "Q" Word today will be "Quebec", really for "Quebec City". We've spent about a month total time, 1/4 each in Quebec City, Montreal, the East Township, and Other Places at large. All sleeping was done in the first three. I've blogged about some.
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Fine print stuff:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
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Labels: back yard, garden, Istanbul, Reflections, Sheds, tree(s), Weekend Roundup 03
Friday, June 28, 2019
The Letter "Z" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The 26th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...(THE LAST LETTER)
- the Letter "Z" Prompts are:
(A) Contains the Letter "Z"; (B) A Favorite;
(C) "Z" for Zero" (Tom's choice); and (D) Reflection(s).
(A) Contains the Letter "Z": Breeze contains the letter "Z"
There was absolutely Zero Breeze the day last March when we took these pictures. Note also the Reflections here.
(B) A Favorite:
This Mrs. Jim's Favorite coffee container. We bought it at the Pottery Barn store in the 1999 and have not seen any like it since.
(C) "Z" for Zero" (Tom's choice): Zero plus one equals one half
Community Coffee is out of New Orleans, Louisiana, and that is our favorite coffee. However we aren't very fond of their Half and Half blend so we fix our own. Most time using Community DeCaf (Zero Caffeine) and Community Dark Roast (full caffeine).
(D) Reflection(s): I saw this small white egret while I was walking in the flood control area green space. If you look really good you can see it as a small white spot beyond the tree in the left (or upper) photo. Note his Reflection in the stream beside him.
- the Letter "Z" Prompts are:
(A) Contains the Letter "Z"; (B) A Favorite;
(C) "Z" for Zero" (Tom's choice); and (D) Reflection(s).
(A) Contains the Letter "Z": Breeze contains the letter "Z"
There was absolutely Zero Breeze the day last March when we took these pictures. Note also the Reflections here.
(B) A Favorite:
This Mrs. Jim's Favorite coffee container. We bought it at the Pottery Barn store in the 1999 and have not seen any like it since.
(C) "Z" for Zero" (Tom's choice): Zero plus one equals one half
Community Coffee is out of New Orleans, Louisiana, and that is our favorite coffee. However we aren't very fond of their Half and Half blend so we fix our own. Most time using Community DeCaf (Zero Caffeine) and Community Dark Roast (full caffeine).
(D) Reflection(s): I saw this small white egret while I was walking in the flood control area green space. If you look really good you can see it as a small white spot beyond the tree in the left (or upper) photo. Note his Reflection in the stream beside him.
In case you were disappointed in the Reflection in the small stream where the little egret was fishing. Or in the Breezeless pictures above. I don't know what is in the reflection at the right of the first picture.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/for my Reflections Photo.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
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Labels: Birds, Eating, Reflections, Walk pictures, Weekend Roundup 03
Friday, June 21, 2019
The Letter "Y" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The 25th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...(next to last letter)
- the Letter "Y" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "Y"; (B) A Favorite;
(C) "Y" for Young" (Tom's choice); and (D) Reflection(s).
[Click on any picture to see it alone, large size,
click again for larger still view]
[Pictures are some I took in Valparaiso, Chile, just in case I ever needed Yellow]
[Pictures on down were from Coquimbo, Chile]
(A) Starts with "Y": "Yellow" starts with "Y". Some of my Pictures with Yellow in them. From Coquimbo and Valparaiso, Chile.
(B) A Favorite: Another "Sleeping Dog" we found at Coquimbo, Chile.
(C) "Y" for "Young" (Tom's choice): This Young Lady I found in Valparaiso, Chile.
(D) Reflection(s): This is a river, I am not sure of it's name, in Valparaíso, Chile.
[click on pictures for larger view,
click again for larger still]
I ended with the view from Pablo Neruda's home. It is atop the hill, looking over the harbor and out to sea. Inspirational for some nice poetry. Read of this world famous poet here, my blog entry of his home here(the bottom part of the posting), and read more of Valparaiso here._ _ _ _ _
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/for my Reflections Photo.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
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Labels: 2016 South America, Dogs, Reflections, Weekend Roundup 03
Monday, June 10, 2019
The Letter "X" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The 24th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
- the Letter "X" Prompts are:
(A) Contains the Letter "X"; (B) A Favorite; (C) "X" is a tough one; and (D) Reflection(s).
Houston, TeXas, has tall buildings
We are the 4th largest city in the U.S.
Texas has Country Western (CW) Music
Breakfast Music at our church's Go TeXas Day
We live in it's Suburbs, Katy and Fulshear
The food was GREAT -- My Plate
Cooked in part by this guy
plus over a hundred nice ladies
(A) Contains the Letter "X": TeXas contains the Letter "X".
[click the pictures to see better. Click again for more detail, TeXas sized.]
[Over our back Yard]
(B) A Favorite: I love the TeXas Blue Sky 
[Remember, click once, then again, for Super-TeXas-Sized viewing]
(C) "X" is a tough one: Our TeXas tough-sized Sunday Bible Study Class. It is labeled, "Over Age 65" and as you see most of us are. We have 168 members, 94 Women and 74 Men. We also carry 31 visitors who visited us in 2019. Class attendance runs just over 100 most Sunday mornings. Our church is the Second Baptist Church of Houston, 1463 Campus (link). Please visit us when you are in town. Also note, Mrs. Jim and I are NOT in this picture as we were making some arrangements inside the classroom, which is directly behind this wall.
(D) Reflection(s): TeXas Restroom Mirrors -- This was taken at the Men's Room at a TeXas doctor's office. It's a little bit of a Selfie too, that is my hand and camera at the right.
The Mirror looks out through the window to the backs of some commercial buildings facing the other street. The Ladies' room has no windows. Pour souls.
I rate this Rest Room as a Four out of Five possible score. It was very clean, mostly 'No Touch' equipment, but the sink's faucets are a Glaring cut, requiring hands to manipulate the water functions.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/for my Reflections Photo.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
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Labels: Church, Reflections, Restroom Rating, Texas, Texas Skies, Weekend Roundup 03
Friday, June 07, 2019
The Letter "W" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The 23rd issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
- the Letter "W" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with "W"; (B) A Favorite; (C) Wall; and (D) Reflection(s).
(A) Starts with "W": Windmill starts with "W". This is a Windmill that my friend bought up in Kansas. For the story of our windmill raising, several of us from our Montgomery Country Early For V-8 car club got together to get it raised. (Link, the last post is the final end of the John's Windmill story.)
(B) A Favorite: Yes, one of my Favorites, our youngest granddaughter, KP, with her neighbor friend (i.e. Nosey Neighbors Pair #02 -- Pair #01 was KP's Mom[our daughter] and her friend, years ago).
and
(C) Wall: A Water fight over the Wall is brewing.
(D) Reflection(s): Background information of the picture above. Note the Reflection in the shining table top in the foreground right.
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The fine print:
- the Letter "W" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with "W"; (B) A Favorite; (C) Wall; and (D) Reflection(s).
(A) Starts with "W": Windmill starts with "W". This is a Windmill that my friend bought up in Kansas. For the story of our windmill raising, several of us from our Montgomery Country Early For V-8 car club got together to get it raised. (Link, the last post is the final end of the John's Windmill story.)
(B) A Favorite: Yes, one of my Favorites, our youngest granddaughter, KP, with her neighbor friend (i.e. Nosey Neighbors Pair #02 -- Pair #01 was KP's Mom[our daughter] and her friend, years ago).
and
(C) Wall: A Water fight over the Wall is brewing.
(D) Reflection(s): Background information of the picture above. Note the Reflection in the shining table top in the foreground right.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/for my Reflections Photo.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
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Labels: Friends, Reflections, Weekend Roundup 03
Friday, May 24, 2019
Letter "U" ~~ Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The 21st issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
- the Letter "U" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with "U"; (B) A Favorite; (C) Unusual; and (D) Reflection(s).
[click pictures for larger viewing]
(A) Starts with "U": "Unicorn" starts with "U", the word is hard to see but is in the blue field in front. This was our Daughter's Unicorn smallish toy stuffed animal when she was about seven, it's almost an antique now. It now lives here with us bedding beside all the Teddy Bears I pictured last week.
The blouse was of one I found in the store shopping with Mrs. Jim. It is an example of how the kids are brainwashed to like certain critters, like Dinosaurs and Unicorns. They wouldn't know a thing about them without the adults push, and of course then they all ask for toys about these.
(B) A Favorite: Three generations Tea Time -- mothers and grandparents and granddaughter at a local Houston hotel. KP, Karen, and Mrs. Jim.
(C) Unusual: This is an unusual photo reflection, it doubled the image, I am not sure what caused the double Reflection. It could be the double paned safety window interacting with the angle that I took it from. Dunno.This is an Unusual photo that I took accidentally. It is at the back porch looking up.
Unusual is an unusual word in that it is not absolute, only subjective in its meaning. People can disagree what is usual and what is unusual.
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(D) Reflection(s): This is a shot of my Bathroom Mirror hanging above my vanity and what I can see if I look nice at it. (It can have some awful faces that I've practiced on for years and years as well.)
Basically in the picture , left to right, is the bath tub sticking out, a window above it, ahead of the window on my vanity a little golfer figurine and my hair spray, and her mirror Reflection showing a door leading into our master bedroom, and the same window that you saw to the right of my picture.
Next is Mrs. Jim's vanity and the shower at right which is behind me taking the picture, and last a Selfie of my elbow holding my smart phone.
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.The fine print:
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/for my Reflections Photo.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
- Click on most any picture to make it "full screen" sized. Click on your "Back" button to get back here.
Labels: Eating, Family, Jim Does, Reflections, Selfies, Toys, Weekend Roundup 03
