Life is a patchwork of experiences
Block 4 of my block of the month project
How quickly time flies. Another month has gone by and it’s time for another installment in my own block of the month challenge.
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Block 3 of my block of the month project
Time flies when you are having fun quilting. It is time again to share another quilt block in my personal quilt block of the month project.
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Block 2 in my quilt block of the month project
I am continuing with my quilt block of the month project that I started in May. It is amazing how quickly this month has gone by and now it is time to share block 2 of my half square triangle explorations.
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Block 1 of my personal quilt block of the month project
With so much time on my hands, I have decided that each month I am going to challenge my creative grey cells and start my own personal quilt block of the month design. I have been fascinated by half-square triangle quilt patterns for a long time – the number of possible geometries seems infinite. Join me for the next 12 months as I play with half square triangles and figure out which pattern I will make each month. At the end, I will put all the blocks together into a whole new quilt design (or maybe two or three).
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The theme for the most recent Food, Wine and Travel Magazine was “Color” – and I picked white – either no color or all the colors of the spectrum, depending on how you look at it. Check out my article and photos at https://issuu.com/foodwinetravelmagazine/docs/color2021/52
Thanks for visiting
Rose
Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is one of the city’s top tourist attractions, but a first time visit can be quite overwhelming to all of the senses.
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Just want to share a few more of my favorite photos from my past trips to Istanbul. I am NOT a morning person, but, for a beautiful sunrise photo I will make the effort. In this case, I was up at dawn to catch the sunrise over the Bosphorus while enjoying a traditional cup of Turkish tea. Many of the hotels in the historic Sultanahmet district have rooftop restaurants which makes it easy to get up early and enjoy the beautiful views.
Thanks for visiting.
Rose
Straddling two continents and over 2000 years of history, there is no other place like Istanbul. With its friendly locals, delicious food and incredible architecture, it is one of my favorite global cities to visit and photograph. So, along with my favorite 25 images, here is my love letter to beautiful Istanbul.
Since the age of 9, I have always wanted to see Istanbul. When I emigrated to the USA from Romania with my parents in the summer of 1970, our flight was rerouted through Istanbul to pick up more passengers. I don’t exactly remember what that 9 year old saw out of the plane window, but it left a lasting impression.
WOW – I Just learned that I placed in 5 different categories in the first International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association photography contest. Thanks IFWTWA.
Sharing the winning entries here.
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Once again, for the fourth year in a row NATJA has recognized my work with awards for both writing and photography.
The 2020 NATJA competition was especially competitive since there was no longer a distinction between print and online categories. So this year, I was going head to head with writers and photographers from long established publications like the Washington Post, the New York Times and Conde Nest Traveler, which makes these awards all that much more meaningful to me.
Here are the links to this year’s winning entries:
Boomer Adventure on a Burgundy Canal Barge Cruise
Thank you NATJA for once again recognizing my work and thank you to everyone that continues to follow and read my blog. Here’s hoping to renewing all our travel adventures again this year.
Rose
