In her musings blog, Linnaea shares all sorts of topics about life – Travel, photography, hearing loss, videos, observations, public speaking, quotes and more.
When it comes to championing the human spirit, friend Dick Hogue ranks high as a person I admire. Dick is another Toastmaster friend. I met him in the 1990’s. He, along with one other person, helped me establish and run a Toastmaster club for the recovering addicts at a local…
Seagulls are a delightful distraction. I sure do miss visiting them at the beach! Here is another Delightful Distraction video featuring those crazy seagulls. My love of seagulls goes back a long, long way. In fact, my hubby proposed to me while we were feeding gulls at the beach in…
No question about it, Dogs at the Beach are a serious delightful distraction. During this time of isolation, I’m creating a series of Delightful Distraction videos to help distract us from what is going on and find some beauty, peace and, humor. This one is a real smiler! Dogs at the beach!…
Saltwater, Freshwater, Wetland waters, standing or in ruins – taking photographs of piers delights me! During this time of isolation, I’m creating a series of Delightful Distraction videos to help distract us from what is going on and find some beauty, peace and, humor. Here is a short video of…
I love Christmas! Besides the good eats and the love of family and friends, there are places to see Christmas lights and decorations. This post is about two of my favorites. Feeling nostalgic during this time of social isolation, I look forward more than ever to my Christmastime! Especially my…
My definition of success is the ability to live as often as I can feeling good, better, and happy; regardless of whether I’ve achieved or acquired what I want. That does not mean I don’t have a desire for things. Heck, no. The list of things I would like to…
“This is what socialism is like,” an elderly man shouted to us lined up to enter temporarily closed section at Costco. I found myself in a line more than a block long waiting for the section that houses paper goods, water, and sanitation products to reopen. Once it did, despite…
If you are in need of wisdom or guidance, you may not need to look any further than your own heart. In The HeartMath Solution, scientists discovered that the heart’s electrical system is forty to sixty times stronger than the brain’s electrical system. In fact, the heart’s signals – these electrical…
