tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:39:21 +0000They change their climate, not their soul, who rush across the sea - Horacehttp://bellamocha.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)Blogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-3116179231879282336Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:56:00 +00002008-12-12T19:03:35.219-08:00wordpressmoving onBlogger has eaten my pictures. Not literally, of course, but you'll get the point. Tired of staring at a blank screen, I've posted today's Friday Fill-In, and recounted a bit of a saga (thanks to you, Blogger) on my Wordpress blog.Yes, always one to keep a suitcase packed, I've gone and moved again! I'd better keep this home open though.....just in case.See you there!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/CtATDRTC4FA/moving-onfun-with-blogger-and-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)1http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/12/moving-onfun-with-blogger-and-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-4867124339205535892Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:33:00 +00002008-12-05T21:05:49.873-08:00daughterballetFriday Fill-In'sHere are my Friday Fill-In's....1. Snow flakes come in many varieties- each one is unique but all are beautiful; I should know as The Daughter danced as one tonight in The Nutcracker ballet_.2. I'm looking forward to _seeing her dance every night for the next two weeks_.3. Waking up at 4am and then realizing I don't have to get up for work_ is the best _way to start my day_ ever!4. One of my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/SFi1IlTyLgc/friday-fill-ins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)2http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/12/friday-fill-ins.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-3410872019483713625Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:23:00 +00002008-12-01T19:30:39.588-08:00Ruby TuesdayChristmasLondonWhat I See......Today's Ruby Tuesday picture: A Row of Red Telephone Boxes taken on my very last day in London. I'm quite fond of this picture, it reminds me of all the comfortingly, old-fashioned British things that I love and really hope won't change.To see other pictures with a 'dash of red' in, hop on over to Ruby Tuesday! * *http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/f3--1oKsdkg/its-only-december-1st.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)13http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/12/its-only-december-1st.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-4466120982666028573Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:12:00 +00002008-11-27T20:48:38.756-08:00(Oh, I'd do like being ahead.... and I so rarely manage it! I must be doing something right....)My Fill-In's for this Friday are......1. My stomach _tells me when I'm hungry. I should listen to it more_.2. _Roast potatoes_ is what I ate the most of on Thursday.3. 'The Yard' _is what I know Scotland Yard as.4. _Getting a Mocha_ is where I'd rather be at any given time.5. The smell of _a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/ugVEwibniJk/oh-id-do-like-being-ahead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)11http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/11/oh-id-do-like-being-ahead.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-2336153830109781679Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:40:00 +00002008-11-27T20:09:40.005-08:00Skywatch FridaySkywatch Friday I love the repetition of the folds in the clouds,and the dark grey against the white lines finished by the brilliant blue.A plane, just visible, seems of little consequencewhen up against the clouds rumbling through this sky.You can view other Skywatch Fridays by going to the Skywatch site!* * * * * * * *http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/QpMoQG8s388/skywatch-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)9http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/11/skywatch-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-2283949655685024131Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:39:00 +00002008-11-26T15:35:23.176-08:00Thursday 13EnglandThis week, it's The 13 Things that I Miss about England...(No, I'm not going to make this about the family and friends that I miss; it would have to be 31 people instead of 13 things, and once I start, I'd never stop. Besides, that would be too easy a T13, don't you think?!)1. Marmite.You either love it or hate it, but this thick tar-like, black substance (or yeast-extract to be exact) is one of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/_vfeWipEw94/thursday-thirteen-18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)19http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/11/thursday-thirteen-18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-3720645952664558228Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:09:00 +00002008-11-25T19:50:08.467-08:00scenesmorningsquietnessmomentsseenanimalsI'm trying a new Meme today- Ruby Tuesday- with the challenge to find something red that I've photographed.So here it is, my first red picture......appropriately enough, it was taken on Bear Mountain. That's the bemused bear and bike owner watching in the background. I've seen bears in all colours, sizes, materials before, but never a red one.To view other Ruby Tuesday's, click on the link abovehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/_z20pyi2AS8/what-i-see.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)6http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-i-see.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-6623286213244733968Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-11-24T12:48:27.480-08:00gratefulSunday ScribblingsKings Cross FireThis week's prompt is: Grateful<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/R9G6_-NdY1s/sunday-scribblings-grateful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)12http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunday-scribblings-grateful.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-1619976612995936547Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:46:00 +00002008-11-09T14:14:50.979-08:00sorrowthe movethe familychangesSunday Scribblings The prompt for this week's Sunday Scribblings is 'Change'. You wanted us here, you said. You never got to see us, you sighed. How could you get to know them and share friendships with them if we continued living the other side of the world, you cried? We were depriving you of Your Grandchildren, you said, in a hurt, bewildered but accusing voice. We wanted to come here; we really did. We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/Aa4RQAgndH4/sunday-scribblings-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)11http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunday-scribblings-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-8714247606733575607Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:52:00 +00002008-11-08T12:04:40.269-08:00 here. See you there!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/hnvnJ-NIqLA/ive-moved-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)0http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/ive-moved-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-182195703226177520Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:43:00 +00002008-02-15T07:02:14.800-08:00To prepare myself for The Big Move, I decided to start out with The Little Move first.Just to see how it feels to leave my old, familiar much-loved territory home and start out all over again in some far-away land that I hardly know. (Being a tourist there doesn't count, I'm realising that now.)(At least this way, if I don't like it, I can move back. Straight away, with no fuss or hassle. No http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/Efha_wxI2us/its-moving-day-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)1http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-moving-day-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-7701318122132486709Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:08:00 +00002008-02-21T03:23:24.235-08:00Thursday 13Blog 365virtuesloveI wrote a great T13 last night before realising this morning that it’s Valentine’s Day, or Hallmark Day, as we know it! Instead of celebrating Valentine’s Day and the commercialism that goes with it, The Husband and I like exchanging cards or little gifts of flowers or food, or leaving surprise messages on any other day but always when they’re least expected. Well, they say that spontaniety is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/sWzICbxRma4/thursday-thirteen-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)17http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/thursday-thirteen-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-4296144054130473420Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:06:00 +00002008-02-13T13:15:33.522-08:00trustBlog 365Pennsylvanianew homepicturesI loved this quote by Horace so much that Mother's Pride sent to me, that I've used it for my header. It's just about the most perfect thing that anyone could say to me now that our move gets closer and the odd doubt creeps in. How did she know? You have been asking whether the pictures that I posted in 'Wistful Dreams' are of our new home. Sadly, they are not; they are exactly that....my wistfulhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/4EV58TgWkZI/homes-apart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)6http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/homes-apart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-2652948239844949683Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:55:00 +00002008-02-12T15:21:33.030-08:00memeBlog365blog awardJANEThis is just the thing that I needed for a pick-me up tonight- the news that Mother's Pride has given me this:Happy Days are Here Again! I am feeling honoured. She is very kind, indeed. I just hope that she doesn't change her mind about my creative talents once she's seen my efforts at her Meme. Here, I've been told, are The Rules:1. You have to post the rules before you give your answers.2. You http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/MfXVkFm_cF4/just-another-normal-evening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)4http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-another-normal-evening.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-8578361897723615087Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:15:00 +00002008-02-11T13:04:39.363-08:00dreamsBlog 365new homeThese are the things I dream of, for my new American home....Having a place to sit and watch the world go by...As shadows lean across the lingering light...Where there is room enough for everyone...Where words, so wise, are shared...And heard....Sometimes, just the dreaming is enough.Blog 365- Day 42http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/Oei2JavA4DM/wistful-dreams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)7http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/wistful-dreams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-3151854520205795124Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:17:00 +00002008-02-11T10:41:04.115-08:00Blog 365BlogthingsCoffeeAnother coffee post?!I can't remember where I came across this -if it was your blog, sorry!- but, being about coffee, I just had to do it!You Are a CappuccinoYou're fun, outgoing, and you love to try anything new.However, you tend to have strong opinions on what you like.You are a total girly girly at heart - and prefer your coffee with good conversation.You're the type that seems complex to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/H1XMDtnu_E4/cappuccino-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)3http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/cappuccino-girl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-8095685465233499192Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:48:00 +00002008-02-10T00:17:10.339-08:00wwwBlog365CoffeeToday I am finding a moment for reflection, rest and relaxation, before heading to a jewellery making class.It feels good, this rare moment of stillness in my day.I am savouring this...whilst losing myself in this....Notes From The Road.I can tell you, it doesn't get much better. Blog 365- day 40http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/TZrXkNMrlZI/notes-from-their-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)4http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/notes-from-their-road.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-3630210608161673420Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:40:00 +00002008-02-09T12:40:24.616-08:00Blog 36510 great blogsExcellent AwardYou will remember that I recently received an award from my kind friend Mother's Pride. Of course you remember! You were cheering me on, weren't you? You were drafting a press release for the next day's broadcast...you were fielding the agents' phone calls in droves....weren't you?oh. You mean, it was Blonde and Beautiful you were cheering on?....Oh. That's okay. Mother's Pride was rooting for mehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/CU_-kVH2kEQ/and-this-award-goes-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)10http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/and-this-award-goes-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-5735675502165517974Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:04:00 +00002008-02-09T10:57:29.463-08:00Blog 365Friday Fill-In's# 581. I'm looking forward to _____. tomorrow.I try not to look back. 2. _____ is a place I always wanted to visit and haven't made it there yet. Cornwall3. I've fallen in love with _____. m and m's.4. Six of one, _____. dress, in different colours? Yes, yes, yes! 5. Addiction _____. makes people poor and psychiatrists rich.6. The _____ crack me up! Pink Panther movies7. And as for the weekend, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/zz4tS2w43Hc/friday-fill-ins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)4http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/friday-fill-ins.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-7282553234896979695Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:49:00 +00002008-02-07T16:37:02.344-08:00DogBlog365StressWalkingI should have posted a Thursday Thirteen today. However, having spent all day today on the phone with the States trying to sort out my immigrant visa, I have had no time to write anything. It has left me exhausted and with such a bad headache- I really had no idea that one person on the end of the telephone could get me so stressed. My Thursday Thirteen will have to wait until next week.My first http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/LXz3Zpa4-Pc/walking-worries-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)7http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/walking-worries-away.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-5262493852346173740Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:21:00 +00002008-02-07T16:36:10.353-08:00Blog365LentCarbon Fast1st Day of Lent- Ash WednesdayI've been pondering on what to give up for Lent. In previous years, I've given up chocolate, or alcohol, or magazines; I've given up tea, puddings, make-up and shopping in Gap.One year, I gave up television. The first week was agony but after that I forgot about my favourite tv programmes and found other things to do instead. People said that I wouldn't be able to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/Tp9XtgiXbJ8/joining-carbon-fast-for-lent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)1http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/joining-carbon-fast-for-lent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-2870488346027743996Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:50:00 +00002008-02-05T14:15:29.035-08:00Shrove TuesdayBlog365LentPancakesWell, I am feeling suitably revived after a wonderful plate of pancakes, washed down with a glass or two of merlot followed by a generous-sized mocha. The Daughter looked on dissapprovingly as I added butter, bacon and maple syrup to my plate....I had forgotten that she's trying to get me into this healthy/ no-fun diet thing. But I grew up with Shrove Tuesday being the last chance for an evening http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/kcTMSBA2ruE/happy-shrove-tuesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)4http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/happy-shrove-tuesday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-1196949599915909799Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:51:00 +00002008-02-04T16:02:17.402-08:00jet lagBlog365I wasn't jet-lagged yesterday but boy, do I have it bad today. Even with 4 alarm clocks in the house, we didn't wake up until noon. There went the idea of getting The Son and Daughter back to school today.And I Did So Well yesterday!! Do you know that I vacuumed the whole house yesterday before I even started to unpack, then emptied all the suitcases and got 3 loads of washing done?! This was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/_1T8vonhNEQ/i-spoke-too-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)4http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-spoke-too-soon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900659296990284511.post-7057124379775066209Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:03:00 +00002008-02-03T11:48:44.812-08:00back homejet lagBlog365bloggingYou know that feeling when you've just stepped off an eight hour flight, right? Your body aches from head to toe. Moving your limbs feels like dragging lead weights along, and everything is happening in slow motion. You're stuffed up because the air in the cabin is so dry, thick and heavy. You're having to prop open your eyelids with cocktail sticks in a desperate attempt to stay awake long http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BellaMocha/~3/13keY3Bldlg/in-need-of-another-vacation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bella Mocha)4http://bellamocha.blogspot.com/2008/02/in-need-of-another-vacation.html