“THEME MONDAYS” # Lighthouse 2
WRITING & A WEDGE OF LIFE Captain Samuel Wallis landed at Matavai Bay in Tahiti in 1767. Captain James Cook watched the transit of Venus from there in April 1769. A fascinating lighthouse called Point Venus, was built there in 1867 to commemorate the anniversary of the arrival...
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YVONNE’S BLOG #Lighthouse: The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines lighthouse as: “A structure (such as a tower) with a powerful light that gives continuous or intermittent signal to navigators.” Lighthouses have always fascinated me. In my travels around the world, I have seen many. I will share photographs of a few of them in...
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Ah, January! A new month. A new year. It’s time to start building new memories. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines hoarding as: “psychology: the compulsion to continually accumulate a variety of items that are often considered useless or worthless by others accompanied by an inability to discard the items without great...
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Who Is Yvonne Blackwood
Yvonne Blackwood is an author, award-winning short story writer, columnist, world traveller, and retired banker. Her published adult books include: Into Africa a Personal Journey; Will That Be Cash or Cuffs? and Into Africa, the Return. Her children’s books include: Nosey Charlie Comes To Town, Nosey Charlie Goes To Court, and Nosey Charlie Chokes On A...
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