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  • Returning to Action!

    - 2 years ago - 8 comments
    Hello friends, It has been a long time since I last participated in any activity on ipernity. I guess the move I made to Florida was more tiring than I thought it would be. We are for the most part settled in our new home, but my routine has been so disrupted that I don't even take photos like I used to. I do plan to get back to my camera soon, though! I will post some photos in my stream that I took during the past year. Thank you for your understanding, and I hope to participate regularl…

  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    - 25 Dec 2021 - 6 comments
    Hi all! Just a short message to wish you season's greetings and to let you know that I'm still alive, lol! My new home will be ready to move into by the end of the week and it will feel so good to get back to normal again! I hope all of you enjoyed your Christmas holiday, and wish you health and blessings for the coming year!

  • My Favorite Month!

    - 01 May 2020 - 3 comments
    Garden 2020
    Spring is in full swing in my part of the world, and I couldn't be happier! I must say that if we had to endure lockdown during a pandemic, it happened at the best time. Can you imagine how much worse it would be if we had to go through this Covid pandemic during the winter months?? One of the activities that I am able to do thanks to this time of year is my garden. As a matter of fact, this was the earliest I started it (late March, soon after I took leave of absence from work). Now on May…

  • A Time to Stay Home...

    - 24 Mar 2020 - 9 comments
    After the announcement yesterday that one person in the next town over from me has been diagnosed with Covid-19 (two more have since tested positive), I made the hard decision to take time off from my job until it is safe to return. The job entails serving customers directly on the sales floor, checking them out at cash registers, handling their money and merchandise they touch, all of which effectively prevents me from practicing "social distance" from the customers I serve. While I have no "p…

  • The "Corona" Way of Life...

    - 17 Mar 2020 - 16 comments
    It seems the Corona virus has infected more than just people; it has infected a way of life. The impact it has in my country (USA) is downright unprecedented! All our public schools in Maryland are closed for two weeks. Other states are also closing their schools. All sports venues are cancelled indefinitely, as is entertainment centers like Broadway. Restaurants are doing deliveries only, no sit down dining. Businesses who service large crowds or who must phyically interact with customers (such…

  • A Very Happy and Healthy 2020!

    - 31 Dec 2019 - 1 comment
    I want to thank all my ipernity friends for the friendship you show and all your beautiful photos and works of art! You have enriched my life and I hope I have in some small way done the same for you. May 2020 be even better for us all!

  • Taking a Short Break...

    - 18 Nov 2019 - 12 comments
    Hello Dear Ipernity Friends, I will be taking a short break to care for my very sick husband who was diagnosed with severe sepsis this week. Thankfully the antibiotic is working and he is for the most part "out of the woods". He is hospitalized and remains very weak, though. Hopefully I will be back sooner than later. Thank you all for your understanding. x

  • A Very Merry Christmas!

    - 24 Dec 2018 - 8 comments
    Just a short note to wish all of my ipernity friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It has been a great year for ipernity and I am so blessed to be a part of this fabulous community! :-)

  • A Very Busy Season!

    - 01 Dec 2018 - 3 comments
    Hello my Friends, If you don't see as much of me lately, it's because I am busy with my job during the holiday season. I have increased hours with the accompanying increased stress and fatigue, so it has been very difficult to take photos on a regular basis or even to stop by and comment on your photos as much as I wish. I want to thank all of you who visit my page regularly, and I hope to visit you more frequently after my schedule returns to normal. In the meantime I will visit you as often…

  • Very busy lately!

    - 17 Mar 2018 - 5 comments
    If I appear slow to visit and comment on photos, it's because my work schedule has changed in a way that makes it harder for me to keep up with groups like HFF and Macro Mondays 2.0. As I am someone who likes to comment on all my fellow members' photos in a prompt manner, it has been a frustrating to not be able to wish you a HFF ON Friday. Please forgive the delay, I will eventually get to visit and comment on your photos. Thank you so much for your past support and encouragement, ipernity frie…

  • My Internet is Down

    - 04 Mar 2018 - 6 comments
    Hi Friends, Due to a severe winter storm with high winds, my internet service is down. I am able to access on my phone, but it’s a bit of a nuisance trying to comment on photos with it, so I will wait until I can use my computer. Thank you very much for you patience and have a beautiful weekend!

  • Too Many Groups!

    - 01 Oct 2017 - 7 comments
    Over the past 4 years that I have been a member of ipernity, I somehow managed to join over 400 groups! This is way too many for me to keep up with! In an effort to be a more engaging member to the groups I regularly participate in, I must downsize. Groups that I rarely or never contribute to are the most logical to drop from my list. To the administrators of these groups that I must quit, please don't take it personally! My guess is you probably won't miss me anyway if I haven't contributed…

  • Explore Returns!

    - 11 Sep 2017 - 8 comments
    I have been slowly getting back to participating on ipernity again, and it was such a pleasure to learn that Explore is finally up and running! I don't know about you, but this was an important tool for me to use to meet new people and as another way to keep up with old friends! I didn't realize just how much I would miss it until it was gone! I know some people look at Explore as litttle more than a "popularity contest", but that is not the real purpose of this feature. It was intended as a…

  • I'm Ba-a-ack!

    - 15 Aug 2017 - 13 comments
    Hi all, It was good to get away for awhile, and now I'm happy to be back with renewed energy to photograph and post images. During the interim I was away, I upgraded to an iPhone 7 Plus just for the camera feature. It didn't cost me any more to get it than if I had chosen the regular Iphone 7. It was exciting to discover the merits of this phone camera, and I must say that it is truly a large improvement over any other iPhone camera I ever used (and I really liked the 6s a lot). Last week I h…

  • Taking a short Break...

    - 19 Jul 2017 - 23 comments
    A lot has been going on in my life lately, and if you don't see much of me during the next few weeks, it's because I'll be taking a rest from all the websites I participate in. It seems that I've lost some of my enthusiasm for photography and just need to "recharge the batteries" so-to-speak. My deepest thanks and appreciation to all of my friends who have commented and faved my work over the years. Hopefully ipernity will have many more years for us to continue on as a community. I wish you a p…

  • Sorry I Haven't Been Around As Much...

    - 06 Jan 2017 - 16 comments
    It seems I'm in the same position I was three and half years ago: going back and forth between ipernity and Flickr with regularity. I learned long ago that it is impossible for me to do two photosharing sites at the same time in equal measure. So, until we find out for sure what ipernity's future is, I am forced to divide my time on both sites. As a result, you may not see as much of me as you usually would. On top of that, I am trying to save my important albums to my computer. I only wish…

  • Regarding the End of ipernity...

    - 03 Dec 2016 - 9 comments
    I have been very busy the last two days working, so it has been hard for me to process fully what is going on with ipernity. I feel sadness, anger, and yes, even disgust with the decision made by the IP team to shut down this site. As some of you know, Sami Serola, LutzP and I began the group, "Win a Club Membership !", working diligently to recruit members who were willing to donate a club membership to new or old members of ipernity who were not club members. This was both for the purpose…

  • More Tears for France...

    - 15 Jul 2016 - 22 comments
    In Tribute...
    What can one say when terrorism seems to rule the day? Where are the leaders who can do something about this? Is there no one who can stop terrorist groups like ISIS in it's tracks? My heart grieves for the citizens and tourists who lost their lives during another senseless act of terror in Nice, France. I am sick of crying and sick of being angry and helpless at seeing the bad guys win all the time. We must put a stop to this madness, or civilization as we know it will cease to exist.
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