Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: March 17th, 2024

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Ireland is a land of poets and legends,
of dreamers and rebels.

~ Nora Roberts
American Author
Born: October 10, 1950

Porte Ponderings:

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

This is my work anniversary. March 17th, 1979 was my first day of work at Canada Post. There was a terrible ice storm that day and driving was treacherous. But it was the beginning of an almost 33 year career growing from Part time Clerk/mailhandler to Real Estate Project Delivery Officer. And every month I enjoy the automatic deposit of my retirement benefits. 😉

The picture I used for today’s quote by my husband’s favorite author, Nora Roberts, was taken in October of 2013 with my Nikon D60 on our only trip to Ireland. This unique castle tour was amazing. It was the location of one of Nora Roberts trilogies and falconry was available at an extra cost.

DAILY TAROT: PAGE OF WANDS

I am planting new seeds and I am
willing to learn how to grow them.

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: October 10th

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Love and magic have a great deal in common.
They enrich the soul, delight the heart.
And they both take practice.

~ Nora Roberts
American – Author Born: October 10, 1950

Porte Ponderings:

I have an entire built in bookcase filled with books written by Nora Roberts. My husband’s favorite author. Some of the books are soft cover some are hard. Even a couple are signed first editions. Her writings of Ireland led us on a once in a lifetime trip 10 years ago to visit the magical places and castles.

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: January 7, 2023

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Tell me what you feel in your room
when the full moon is shining in upon you
and your lamp is dying out,
and I will tell you how old you are,
and I shall know if you are happy.

~ Henri Frederic Amiel
Swiss – Philosopher September 27, 1821 – May 11, 1881

Porte Ponderings:

The first Full mOOn of 2023, the Wolf Moon rose up on the Epiphany (6th of January, the celebration of the baptism of Jesus)

Full moons with all of their wonder, tales and tides. Tales of creatures only appearing on full moons, or only seen during a full moon. Tides at their highest and majical happenings. Seasons changing and wolves howling. Full moons mark the passage of time.

Art imitates life was seen as being so true this week as on the Epiphany in Tarpon Springs, Florida, young Greek Orthodox men gather to dive into the waters to retreive a sacred cross for blessings for the next year. In Nora Roberts trilogy Dragon Heart Legacy, young people dive into the waters to retrieve a sacred sword and become the leader (taoiseich). I’m certain these parallels were drawn on by the author as age old mythology relies on the finding of a sacred object in the waters.

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: October 10, 2022

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Love and magic have a great deal in common.
They enrich the soul, delight the heart.
And they both take practice.

~ Nora Roberts
American – Author Born: October 10, 1950

Porte Musings:

Nora Roberts is my husband’s favorite author. He has over 100 books to prove it. We went to Ireland just to see some of the places she has written about. So on this Thanksgiving Monday, after the turkey dinner and family celebrating yesterday it seems like a good day to curl up with one of her books and just relax.