Celebrate January Discoveries

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Today's the Celebrate Link-up hosted by Ruth Ayres at Ruth Ayres Writes.  Stop and join the celebration!

 The calendar turns to February, but as I look forward I want to take a second to pause and reflect on January.  As we entered 2014, I chose my word DISCOVER to be my lens for a new year.  Today I want to take a minute to recap some of my discoveries.  Some are new to me; others I just paused long enough to enjoy them or to see them differently.  Today I celebrate January's discoveries.

Mmmmm!  January discoveries:



Places and moments I loved in January:  



Books and blogs:  The Highlights






Let's see what February will bring.  

Comments

  1. Holly MuellerFebruary 1, 2014 at 7:08 PM

    Lots of food and winter pics! Love them! I can't believe it's February already. Here's to lots of discoveries in Feb.!

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    1. CathyFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:38 PM

      Should be fun! I think I'll be seeing you at the end of the month. Can't wait!

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  2. elsieFebruary 1, 2014 at 7:17 PM

    Love the visual collage of you discoveries this month! I can't figure out how to do that on Wordpress. Yum and beautiful is what comes to mind.

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    1. CathyFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:32 PM

      Elsie,
      I made these collages on my phone using InstaFrame and then saved them as a photo. They are then easy to embed in my post. I move between a few collage apps: InstaFrame, InstaCollage, and PicStitch. I really don't have a favorite at this time.

      Cathy

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  3. Linda BFebruary 1, 2014 at 7:44 PM

    The pics are wonderful, Cathy-food and 'things'. I love that green bike! Hope February is very good for you!

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    1. CathyFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:33 PM

      Thanks, Linda. The green bike is from a Lego exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art.

      Cathy

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  4. Julie JohnsonFebruary 1, 2014 at 10:38 PM

    Don't you love discovering new foods? That 's my favorite part. :) Your pictures are wonderful. I hope February brings you many new things to discover. :)

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    1. CathyFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:34 PM

      Yes! That's why I had to make separate mosaics. :o)

      Cathy

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  5. RamonaFebruary 2, 2014 at 1:16 AM

    Glad to see Counting by 7s made your highlights of the month. We loved it. Here's to another month of discovery. I loved the snowy sunrise pic! I'm off to savor some new picture book discoveries.

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    1. CathyFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:34 PM

      It was one of my favorites of the month.

      Cathy

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  6. Clare LandriganFebruary 2, 2014 at 7:15 AM

    We love how you did this celebrate -- a new text structure to think about and a book to add to our "to read" list --The Year of Billy Miller! Great to see you today.
    Clare and Tammy

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    1. CathyFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:35 PM

      I enjoyed Billy Miller. Of course, I'm a big Kevin Henkes fan.

      Cathy

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  7. Mary LeeFebruary 2, 2014 at 6:40 PM

    Weren't you smart to pick a fun OLW like DISCOVER!! What did you use to make your mosaics? (LOVE the snow drift pic!!)

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    1. CathyFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:37 PM

      Mary Lee,
      You've inspired me to try mosaics. How do you make your mosaics? This time I used InstaFrame. I'm still moving between apps. I haven't really found a favorite.

      Cathy

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