Saturday, January 25, 2014

Grow Your Blog Party 2014


Hi, I'm Victoria.  If you're already a friend, whether by following, adding me to your list of blogs on your sidebar, or commenting, I'm very grateful for your friendship!  If you're a new friend, welcome to my blog!  I'm a painter (mostly portraits) and a photographer, both rather solitary occupations.  Blogging gives me another outlet for my creativity and, more importantly, lets me connect with people from all over the world.  I'm constantly inspired, uplifted and amazed every day by fellow bloggers. 

I love animals and nature, so I feel very blessed to live where I do, high up in a beautiful mountain forest in California.  When I'm not taking care of my family (human and four footed ones), or painting in my studio, or out hiking around these mountains taking photos, I love to read, bake, watch favorite movies, garden, teach my grandchildren and nieces about the forest and the animals that live in it, tell them stories about faeries and teach them about our heritage: Native American and Northern Italian on my side, Canadian, English and Irish on their grandfather/uncle's side. If they're interested, I love to teach them how to draw, paint and take photographs.

Thanks for visiting!  To see the list of other party participants, click here.  Vicki, thank you so much for hosting and organizing this party!

38 comments:

  1. Thank you so much-I am off to let Vicki know-will be back later to visit

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  2. Welcome to the GYB party -- would you please create a link to my post - posted today -- the actual party post - please add it somewhere in your post here --

    I hope you make lots of new friends over the next few days.

    Vicki

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  4. Nice to meet you Victoria. I found you through Vicki's GYB party. I'm so happy I did. What gorgeous photography and I am quite interested in spending some time looking about your blog. It is so nice to make new blog friends. I have made some very dear good blog friends over the past couple of years. I look forward to visiting with you more and seeing your future posts. Blessings, Bird http://birdsearthyspirit.blogspot.com/

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  5. Bird, nice to meet you, too, thank you for following, now I'm hopping over to your blog to follow you back!

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  6. Hi Victoria, I'm visiting from GYB party today ... slowly, very slowly, making my way down an incredibly long list of very talented people! I've taken a little tour of your blog and just love your photos of your beautiful area in the mountains. I'm now following you and look forward to reading more! Wendy x

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  7. Wendy, thank you, I'll hop over to your blog to follow you back! The list is daunting, isn't it, I'm slowly making my way down it, too. It may take me a while, but I'm determined to visit every one!

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  8. Hi Victoria I am coming via the party train. I am so happy to meet you and am going to sign up to hang out with you and yours in the future. What a lovely place to live.
    I love the photograph of the rose.....my very favorites.

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  9. Roses are my favorite, too, CatieAn. You have a lovely blog, I'm glad I found it, and glad you found me.

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  10. Did you hear me sigh when I read "forest in California"? Because I sighed. Deeply. It's freezing in New York City, so send me some warmth!

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  11. Magaly, I would LOVE to! We're in a drought here.

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  12. What a nice idea! I hope many folks discover your beautiful blog!

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  13. Hi Victoria, I love that you're so close to nature. I am too here in the Pacific Northwest and in England, where it's a bit more cultivated. I'm visiting from GYB and following with Google friends. Looking forward to getting to know you more. :)

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  14. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I loved browsing thru yours and look forward to seeing more posts from you. Happy blog hopping!! Hugs! deb

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  15. Hi Veronica, I just visited your blog, I love it. How lucky you are; the Pacific Northwest and England are two of my favorite places. I followed you by subscribing via email, thanks for following my blog.

    Deb, thank you, I'm happy to see you here!

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  17. Hi Victoria
    How's it going. I'm finding it a bit daunting, so many new blogs to look at. Looks like your enjoying the party.

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  18. Hi Victoria,

    I'm visiting from the Grow Your Blog party. It is nice to meet you. I am trying to get through each and every blog at the party. I plan to look around a bit more and then be on my way to visit the others. I do hope you will stop by for a visit and enter my giveaway. Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs – Donna

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  19. Hello Victoria
    Thank you for visiting my GYB post, the forest animals you've captured are sweet.

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  20. Hi Victoria - thank you for leaving a comment on Comptonia yesterday!
    A mountain forest in CA sounds like a wonderful place to live! Not sure if you are in north or south CA, but I visited Sequoia and Yosemite a few years ago for a meeting, and have been thinking about moving my gang-o-goats to the Sierra Nevada ever since.

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  21. Hi Victoria, it was nice to know you, the painter, the photographer and nature lover I was aware of through your posts.
    Your grandchildren and nieces are lucky to have someone like you around introducing them to the wonderful world of nature, wildlife, colors and photography. I envy them.
    I was in California recently travelled to SanFrancisco and Napa and Sonoma but missed out Yosemite, and I fell in love with San Francisco and Napa.

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  22. Dear Victoria, you have a lovely blog so lovingly written with the nicest photographs of all your 4 footed friends and scenery. I am looking forward to following you and getting to know you better. From one crone to another.Your Georgie could be the twin to my Nelson. I'll post his picture soon.

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  23. Dear Victoria, you have a lovely blog so lovingly written with the nicest photographs of all your 4 footed friends and scenery. I am looking forward to following you and getting to know you better. From one crone to another.Your Georgie could be the twin to my Nelson. I'll post his picture soon.

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  24. Good Morning!
    I am a new happy follower!

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  25. This is my first time for the GYB party and so very glad to find your blog and would like to thank you for stopping by my blog Foxhollow Tales. I am your newest follower!
    Teresa
    www.foxhollowtales.com

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  26. Hi and thank you for visiting my blog! Your work is just lovely! Can't wait to see more. I'll be following! Hugs, Terri

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  27. Donna, Judith, Quinn and Kyra, thank you for your comments.

    Nan, Sowing Stitches, Teresa and Terri, thank you for following my blog...if I'm not already following you, I will be shortly!

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  28. Hello Victoria
    How lovely to meet you here.
    I love your photos on your side bar - you are a very talented photographer.
    What a magical place you live in with nature at your door step.

    I believe in fairies too and I have three granddaughters who love everything fairy too!

    I'm going to follow you but there seems to be an issue with Google Friend Connect - it must be everyone at the party!!
    I will come back tomorrow to make sure it's worked.

    I'll be back later when this party quietens down.
    I would love you to come over and meet me and enter my Giveaway - a vintage fabric and lace collage.
    Have fun and enjoy the party!
    Hugs and blessings
    Shane

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  29. Shane, it sounds like we have a lot in common! Thank you for following my blog, I'm on my way to your blog right now :)

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  30. Hey Victoria, Your photography is stunning! You really have an eye for capturing not only the image but an emotion to go along with it. It has been lovely meeting you.

    Hugs
    Caroline

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  31. Thanks, cmoh, it was nice meeting you, too!

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  32. Thought I'd stop by from the GYB list... Slowly making my way through it. Please stop by my embroidery blog if you are interested. (I'm in the 1st group)

    aprilsongstress

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  33. Tisha, thank you for stopping by and for following my blog. I'm hopping over to yours now...

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  34. Still GYB hopping Love your blog so far. Hope you get a ton of rain/snow. I'd send you some....but well you know!

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  35. Beti, thank you for your kind words and wishes, and for following my blog. Off to follow yours now... :)

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  36. Hi, thanks for sharing some of yourself with us. I love your photos and have enjoyed my visit. I will be back again. I have subscribed to your RSS feed.

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  37. You're welcome, I'm glad you like my photos. Thank you for following my blog, now I'm off to say hello to you.

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