This blog is a collection of “blurbs” from life as I see it. Sometimes the blurb involves a funny little story, sometimes a photo or two, sometimes both. I enjoy interacting with my readers so please don’t be shy. Leave a comment or click Like if you find it even mildly entertaining.
My blurbs have no rhyme or reason. They range from the past to the present and have no set length. I use as many words as it takes to tell the story. The topics, too, represent whatever happens to be in my head at the moment. It might be an anecdote from long ago, or it might be a snippet of my travels in the distant past or the present. I never know what will be on my blog next, so bring an open mind if you’re coming to read.
And of course, I’ll be trying to interest you in the novels I’ve written, each of which has its own page to click on the menu of this blog. Please visit these pages to find out more about my books.
May 29, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Hi There,
Would you be willing to participate in something we are doing for Susie Lindau on Friday morning? I am contacting as many of her followers as possible. My thought is that we all post on our own blogs on Friday with the same title, “Susie Strong”. The content would say something simple like, We are thinking of you. I haven’t known Susie for long but this blogging world is such a family. I thought it would be nice for her to see this message from as many of us as possible. Her husband is going to be updating us after her surgery. He can tell her or she can see it once she is up to it. Are you in? Thanks, Maria aka brickhousechick
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May 29, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Of course. Good idea.
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May 29, 2013 at 6:11 pm
Great, thanks! We are going to post early morning. 🙂
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July 5, 2013 at 11:41 am
I have nominated you for the Word Press Family Award. Stop by and check it out.
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July 5, 2013 at 12:17 pm
Thanks, but I’m not sure where you mean for me to stop by. Can you tell me where to check it out?
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July 5, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Sorry, the top story on my page is the award and you are listed there. http://jtweaverblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/656/
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July 15, 2013 at 8:36 am
Would you be interested in listing one or more of your books on my blog page? There is no cost involved. Let me know.
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July 15, 2013 at 8:37 am
Love to. I’ll email you.
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November 8, 2013 at 6:42 am
Anneli – I just wanted to say thank you for signing up to follow my blog! I hope that you will enjoy my posts! – B
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November 8, 2013 at 7:18 am
I’m sure I’ll enjoy them.
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November 8, 2013 at 6:12 pm
🙂
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December 21, 2013 at 12:55 am
It’s good to find you and look forward to following your stories
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December 21, 2013 at 12:57 am
Thank you. Happy to see you here.
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December 12, 2014 at 6:40 am
Hi there…here is my “magic”…
I used a gazing ball, the type that one would put in their garden..the results can be
very interesting! Sorry to be so cryptic on the blog, I need to keep
something up my sleeve to surprise you guys with, lol~
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December 12, 2014 at 8:13 am
No problem. Thanks.
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June 6, 2015 at 9:49 am
What a fun blog with beautiful writings and photos! I look forward to see more and thanks for stopping by at mine. Warm greetings for Ohio, Johanna
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June 26, 2015 at 3:13 am
Nice to find you (re Luanne). We use our blogs similarly – writing short short pieces about ‘life.’ And sharing our books. Wonderful blog!
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June 26, 2015 at 7:09 am
So glad you found me. I’ll check out your blog too.
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November 20, 2015 at 11:08 am
Anneli – life is so random and I enjoy reading about your world. You seem curious about things, much like myself. I listed you on my site for a Blog Award. Keep writing 🙂 http://ezindiepublishing.com/2015/11/20/blog-award/
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January 27, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Always exciting to find a new author writing about BC! Darlene Jones (via a Writer’s Wednesday promo for my new release over on P.C. Zick’s blog) recommended your book, The Wind Weeps and imagine my surprise when I hop over to Amazon and see it is up for free! Many thanks. It is downloaded and on my TBR soon list. I’ve promoted the book out on Facebook and Twitter. Best of luck. Hope we can connect again.
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January 27, 2016 at 1:04 pm
I was just going to email you.
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February 28, 2016 at 11:43 am
I will follow ANYONE who uses the word BLURB as well as you do! Love the blog!
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February 28, 2016 at 12:02 pm
That comment gave me a chuckle. Thanks for the compliment. Look forward to your visits on my blog.
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March 30, 2016 at 7:42 am
Susie sent me 🙂 Excited to find your blog!
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May 1, 2016 at 9:58 pm
Looking forward to reading as many of your blurbs as possible 🙂
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May 2, 2016 at 6:52 am
Wonderful. Good to see you here. Thanks for following my blog.
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May 6, 2016 at 8:00 am
Your blog is really fascinating, i read a few posts and they captured my read attention to the very last sentence. Im quite in awe of the site you run here, staying tuned for more. ☺ – Cezane
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May 6, 2016 at 10:01 am
Thanks for following my blog. Nice to see you here.
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May 6, 2016 at 10:08 am
Pleasure👍
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May 12, 2016 at 12:58 am
I just had to come and look – your name caught my eye. Anneli – Finnish? I am Raili, live in Australia, born in Finland. Came here with my family as a kid. Your blogging style sounds very similar to mine. I rarely know what I will be posting till I sit down to write it. I’m going to poke around here a bit, so you’ll probably notice my footprints.
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May 12, 2016 at 8:26 am
I’ve heard that Anneli is a popular name in Finland and Sweden. I was born in Germany and I suspect my parents just liked the name and borrowed it from Finland and Sweden. Anyway, I’m very happy to “meet” you, Raili, and hope to see you on my blog again. I will check yours out too.
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June 26, 2016 at 11:31 am
Hi Anneli, glad to find your blog. Such beautiful pictures. 🙂 keep posting.
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June 26, 2016 at 11:49 am
Thank you. I’m glad you found me.
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October 13, 2016 at 4:54 am
hello im new, i want to comment on ur ghost town entry but could not figure out how to. lol
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February 7, 2017 at 3:49 pm
I just came over here (after reading/commenting Susie Lindau’s most recent post) and saw the first comment on your about page. Gave me shivers.
Ya’ll are amazing people. So glad I found you!
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February 7, 2017 at 4:02 pm
Happy to see you hear, Gabe.
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February 14, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Lovely photos! My blog is similar to yours! I look forward to more.
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February 14, 2017 at 3:10 pm
Great, Avery. I’ll have to check it out!
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July 17, 2017 at 10:58 pm
Hi Anneli. 😊 Love your stories and pictures as always. Think of you often and am just checking in. Will phone at some point. Hope your home for the next couple weeks.
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July 18, 2017 at 6:40 am
I should be around. Will be nice to hear from you.
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September 27, 2017 at 12:17 am
your blog is very nice….. enjoyed reading the posts……
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September 27, 2017 at 7:50 am
Thank you, Sudhir.
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November 2, 2017 at 10:58 am
Pleased to meet you!
I have followed you.Plz follow me back so that I have a constructive feedback in future.Thanku in advance
https://jannat007.wordpress.com
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November 2, 2017 at 10:58 am
Plzz people follow me.
https://jannat007.wordpress.com
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May 4, 2018 at 7:24 am
Another blog I follow just posted about a quilt show in Wales. I thought you might want a look. https://thesnailofhappiness.com/2018/05/04/welsh-quilts/
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May 4, 2018 at 9:47 am
Thanks, Pat. I did have a look. Beautiful!
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December 7, 2019 at 8:36 am
I’d like to write here that I like your blog very much. I especially like your photo over your blog
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December 7, 2019 at 9:25 am
Thank you very much, Werner. That puts a smile on my face. I’m enjoying your blog as well, as I love nature, animals and birds, especially. I was thinking that since you are German and speak English, you might want to look at the book I’ve written about a love story in postwar Germany. Check out Julia’s Violinist on my website, http://www.anneli-purchase.com It might be something you’re interested in. The other books might interest you if you like nature and a good story. Sorry to be trying to “sell” my books, but I did think of you because of your good command of English, and an understanding of both nature and Germany. I promise I won’t hit you with any more sales pitches. Back to our nature blogging.
By the way, that photo on my header is of Montana in very early October, and an unexpected snowfall.
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December 7, 2019 at 9:31 am
The book advertising does not bother me. I like to take tips for good books. I will order the book from my bookseller.
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December 7, 2019 at 9:50 am
In Germany it is probably only available on amazon.de. If you have a Kindle it is less expensive. Or if you have a different e-reader, you can get it through smashwords.com. Anyway, thanks for checking it out.
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December 7, 2019 at 11:58 am
I’m one of those people who prefer to hold a real book in their hands. If I have the ISBN, my bookseller can get almost anything.
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December 7, 2019 at 2:20 pm
It does have an ISBN and is available through amazon.de. Thanks, Werner.
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April 23, 2020 at 5:45 pm
Nice to meet you again from Jill Weatherholt’s blog. I have been browsing your positive, eclectic, fun site and I look forward to reading more. Erica
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April 23, 2020 at 7:03 pm
Thank you so much for coming to visit my blog, Erica. I’m happy to see you here.
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July 25, 2021 at 11:32 am
You commented on Lynn d’Arty-Cross’s site that you had battled Bishops Weed/Snow on the Mountain with some success. Are you willing to share what you’ve done? Mine is crowding out my day-lilies. Sigh.
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July 25, 2021 at 11:47 am
I wish I had an easy solution to offer, but it was mainly a case of ripping out the roots over and over and over and over…. Good luck! (I do still have some and it will be a case of continuing to rip out roots).
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July 25, 2021 at 2:43 pm
If I have any success, I’ll let you know! Thanks –
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September 1, 2021 at 7:04 am
Hi Anneli; bist Du Deutsche? Dann wär dein Name ja ein Diminutiv von Anne oder Anna. I ‘knew’ you from your comments on DK’s blog but I never thought of you having your own blog. Shall now visit you too and surely, with the wisdom and friendliness you display, you and I shall fast become friends…. 🙂
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September 1, 2021 at 8:57 am
Thanks so much, Kiki. Yes, I was born in Germany. We came to Canada when I was six years old. My mother made sure I learned German, but of course it’s not as good as if I’d gone to school there. I had about a month of German school and then we came to Canada. My mother’s name was Anne (sometimes called Anna) and I was named for her. Thanks for being in touch and for visiting my blog, Kiki. You might be interested in my book Julia’s Violinist. Maybe check out the blurb and see if that interests you. Just click on the image of the book on the sidebar of my blog.
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September 16, 2021 at 7:51 pm
Hi Anneli! Thank you for visiting my blog. I’m more than glad that someone liked my recent post “Uniquely Designed.” I would read your piece of art soon in my free time. I wish you all the best!
Best Regards,
Niel Dann
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September 16, 2021 at 8:08 pm
Thanks, Niel. Hope to see you on my blog again sometime, as I visit yours.
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November 2, 2022 at 6:18 am
Hi Anneli, I thought I’d pop in here to say that it’s great to meet you through Diana – the beauty of blogging is making new connections with like-minded people. I look forward to reading more of your wonderful work and I appreciate your visits to my space, too. Hope you have a great November! ❤️😘
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November 2, 2022 at 1:10 pm
Thanks for doing that, Lauren. It’s great to meet you too. I’m so happy we connected.
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