Wordless Wednesday: Surfing here on our beach!

Our beach

Surfers in the ocean

Surfers waiting for the big wave!  The Channel Islands (Calif. USA) in the background!

Catching the wave! 

Back out again to get the next wave!

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Surfers in a boat!

The ocean is showing bigger waves now!

The CALM

Getting rougher, a surfer's dream!

Crashing waves!

The swirl of the ocean!

Surfers going back out

Waiting for just the right wave

A surfer who took a smaller wave in and is recovering

Excellent ride by this surfer

The waves as we walk back home.

Do you live near the beach?  Do you surf?  Body or Board...   If not, what do you like to do at the beach?  We're so fortunate to be living here for the rest of our lives (Lord willing!)

Day 24!

Summer 2013 Letter to my Readers

Please have a comfy seat and a cup of tea or iced tea from my kitchen!  I have started making my own teas!  They can be used for hot tea or iced tea!  And speaking of tea, I have a giveaway coming up here this week for some spectacular COFFEE (I did not make this but one of the companies I order from has made it).  The winner will receive a bag of this coffee.  Check back around Thursday or Friday for this giveaway!

I have been so busy with blogging these days ever since I took on the Ultimate Blog Challenge for July Challenge of blogging every day and this group's owner also sends you blogging topics if you need help!  I love it!  So far I haven't and it's close to being over.  I have so many topics running through my head that I write them down and hope to cover them soon!

I am looking for an inexpensive blogger who may be a graphic artist (maybe a stay at home mom or dad?) and would be interested in using my color palette and transform my blog into something that is easy to read.  I need topic headers for topics  that I write about quite often.  And I'd like to have 3 columns.  I also need a banner and button.  I do have a website, http://www.conversationswithcarolyn.com and I'd like to use this blog there but not using WordPress.  I think I want to stay with blogger.com and start writing more in my other blogs...  and tie them into this one blog. 

There's a local company that I'm thinking of using but before I do that, I'd like to get some pricing options from bloggers who create graphics and web pages, etc...   So please write to me at carolyncavies @ yahoo. com    Please use the topic "Graphics" with your proposal and a sample of something that you've created.  You can put your watermark on anything that you've done!  Thanks!

This time of year has me always looking at the beautiful houses right here in my neighborhood.  I don't want to move but we are slowly outgrowing our condo and I need to have a garage sale! I think I will wait til October to do one.   I like to serve this lemonade recipe to serve there and a spiced tea that I make in my "tea business." 

I hope this Old-Fashioned Lemonade recipe is helpful to someone or more!  I love lemonade all year round and especially 1/2 and 1/2 (no booze! unless of course, that you add it to the mix).   I love the lemonade and tea mix and I make my own with the teabags that I make.  If you would be interested in writing a Product Review and have a Giveaway with my tea bags, please write to me at carolynjm @ live.com  and use the topic line to be "PR and Giveaway Tea Bags"  and I will select 10 bloggers using Random.org to accomplish this.

If you are a FAN on my group, https://www.facebook.com/Chattingwithcarolyn maybe you have been keeping up with the Christmas Letter Game for CHRISTMAS IN JULY.  So far I have had the same gal winning and she's hungry for competition!  So please come by the game today and play the letter "R" and then tonight, the letter "S" with her!  Here's where the game (with a prize for the winner) is on my blog.  The times to play are announced in my fan group with the big letters "R" and "S" and it's a lot of fun! http://conversationswithcarolyn.blogspot.com/2013/07/christmas-in-july-letter-game.html  

Have you bought any Scentsy from me lately?  We have the BRING BACK MY BAR sale going on this month.  There's still time to order here.  https://carolynscandlesforsale.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Buy  Thanks!

Yum!

 

Would you be interested in joining my fan group and playing games with us and having great chats?  The address is given in the post and we'd love to have you with us!

DIY: reuse tea bags and coffee grounds

Remove cooking odors:
Both coffee grounds and tea bags are excellent deodorizers and can work wonders on your hands after chopping stinky foods like garlic, onions and fish.

Clean your floors:
Looking for an all-natural way to keep wood floors and furniture shiny and clean? Look no further than your morning cup of tea!

Due to its tannin content, twice-brewed tea is perfect for adding extra luster to your wooden decor on the cheap. As an added bonus, you’ll also ditch the cleaning product smell and still get results you’ll love.

Keep pests away from your garden:
Noticing ants, slugs and other pests hanging around your garden? Sprinkle coffee grounds around problem areas to keep pests at bay.

Clean your pots & pans:
For squeaky clean pots and pans without the elbow grease, rub spent coffee grounds onto dirty cookware using a scouring pad. The added abrasion will help to remove stuck-on messes without harsh chemical cleaners.

Add to houseplants:
Both coffee grounds and tea bags have loads of nutrients that help houseplants thrive. Due to high acidic content, coffee grounds are perfect fertilizer for acid-loving plants such as tomatoes, carrots, roses, rhododendrons and azaleas. The antibacterial content of tea bags helps to gently clean while wafting away odors and perking up your skin – making these common kitchen leftovers perfect for your next mani-pedi party.
Keep your fridge fresh & clean:

Skip buying baking soda for deodorizing your fridge, and use a small container filled with coffee grounds instead!

Tie-Die:
You already know a splash of coffee can stain light-colored clothes. But have you ever thought of using your morning cup to create a homemade dye?

Clean your face:
Both coffee and tea are loaded with beneficial properties that sooth irritated skin and brighten a dull, tired winter complexion.

Shine your shoes:
We’ve heard of using citrus scraps and even banana peels to shine your shoes. But what about the leftovers from your morning cup?


QUESTIONS:  Were these DIY tips new to you?  What is the one that you might use at home?  What kind of DIY tips would you like to see me cover?  Thanks for reading and commenting! 

Day 22.

Wordless Saturday! Anniversary of AURORA shootings.

What do you want to say on this anniversary of the Aurora Shootings?  Use the COMMENTS, thanks!

  Day 20

What is a TWITTER PARTY? How do I sign up and get started using Tweet Deck?

Hi!  There is a GUIDE for TWITTER PARTIES.  Here:  http://www.twitterpartyguide.com/what-is-a-twitter-party

I'm so happy you are reading this and at the end I will ask if you plan on attending our TWITTER PARTY on July 31st (1st anniversary of the book, IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE MY DOG. 

If I Should Die Before My Dog Book We Will Review!  You don't have to be a blogger to do this.  You will be writing your review on Amazon.com  If you sign up with me with your most frequently checked email on the COMMENTS to this note, you will be able to get a free copy of the book (if you go through the whole blog tour and promise to write a review).  I will have an official sign up sheet for this made for you by Sunday, July 21 and will make a new entry with it!  

FIRST, you need to have a TWITTER account:  https://twitter.com/

I'm asking the people who plan to participate in the TWITTER PARTY to tell me when the best day is this coming week and next weekend (July 22-28) to have a PRE TWITTER PARTY (so they can practice and get the help they need to understand how to do it?) 

Cathy and Joe Connolly, the authors and please join their GROUP, If I Should Die Before My Dog

 Please also JOIN the GROUP that is having the Pre Tweet Party, the Twitter Party and the IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE MY DOG BOOK TOUR which is  https://www.facebook.com/IfIShouldDieBeforeMyDogBlogTour

Here's what you need to download for free: http://tweetdeck.com/


A couple of questions to answer in the COMMENT section please?  

1.  Have you ever read this book we are reviewing?
2.  Would you like to?  Will you pay for it or be part of the Blog Tour?
3.  Please leave a COMMENT with your email address or link to your blog if you would like to participate.

    Thanks!