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Cherished Blogfest: My Most Cherished Gifts

On one of my most recent blog posts,  a fellow blogger commented that she was struck by the numerous “soul-enhancing relationships” that she observed in my words and photos.

Her comment stayed with me. It was absolutely true.

My life is overflowing with ‘soul enhancing’ relationships. It’s the reason that I retired early (so that I could spend long stretches of quality time with family and…

Cherished Blogfest #CBF17: My Instax Camera

Last year, my Cherished Blogfest post was about my engagement ring (which is now my wedding ring!). The year before that, my blog was about my late father’s journal. This year, my cherished item is my Fujifilm Instax 9 – my instant camera. My analog camera was a purchase I was thinking about making for a while. It was constantly sitting in the back of my head, the image of the pastel blue camera…