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Travel Theme: Sweet

July 30, 2013 by Patricia Sands 20 Comments

July has been busy! As a true Leo, I’ve loved every minute of all the action, sharing the good news, releases, reviews of other authors and friends as well as my own France Book Tour.

My special writing group, Her Books, pulled our resources together and published a FREE Book Club Picks sampler that features excerpts from some of our newest novels. If your book club is looking for suggestions, you can sample some of the work here first.

Then there was the fabulous RWA National Conference in Atlanta (see the effervescent Tameri Etherton’s equally fabulous post about it – she has photos!), followed by my own birthday celebrations last week ~ time with my family was the best gift of all!

Now it’s time to slow down, catch my breath and get comfy in my cosy writing den as my next book begins to take shape.

One thing that always grounds me is the good karma that wraps around me as I relive memories flipping through my photo albums. Today I’m responding to Ailsa’s Where’s My Backpack Travel Theme “Sweet”.

The sweet window of my favourite patisserie in Antibes ~

Antibes-PSandsPhotos
Antibes-PSandsPhotos

A sweet local young cat adopted us for a week in a hilltop village in Italy ~

Gingolo/Sermonetta-PSandsPhotos
Gingolo/Sermonetta-PSandsPhotos

The sweetest thing of all … grandchildren …

The Adorables-PSandsPhotos
The Adorables-PSandsPhotos

To see more photos about “sweet”, pop on over to Ailsa’s blog. Just click here.

Here are a couple of my favourite sites with this theme: Ese’s Voice , Picture Perfect Memories For Life,

ShootnGo,  The Urge to Wander,  My Sardinian Life

What are some of the sweetest things in your life?

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Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: Ailsa's Where's My Backpack, France, grandchildren, Italy, Patricia Sands, photo challenge, postaday, sweet, travel theme

About Patricia Sands

Family, writing and travel are my passions ... okay, and chocolate ... and I'm seldom without a camera. I write women's fiction and keep in touch with readers by a monthly newsletter that also has giveaways and contests. Come and join us by signing up on the right. See you there!

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  1. Darlene says

    July 30, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    I love the adorables. Yes, grandchildren are the sweetest of all. The first picture made me hungry. I too use my photgraphs to inspire me when I start to write.

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    • patriciasands says

      July 31, 2013 at 9:41 am

      You said it, Darlene! I’m always fascinated when I meet people who don’t take photos … and I have quite a few friends who don’t … they are such a vital part of my life. And, as you mention, great writing prompts!

      Reply
  2. wordsfromanneli says

    July 31, 2013 at 12:35 am

    Definitely all sweet.

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    • patriciasands says

      July 31, 2013 at 9:41 am

      🙂

      Reply
  3. thephotoseye says

    July 31, 2013 at 5:14 am

    Great photographs! They are all very sweet!

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    • patriciasands says

      July 31, 2013 at 9:42 am

      In so many different ways!

      Reply
  4. fransiweinstein says

    July 31, 2013 at 7:18 am

    Happy belated birthday! Hope it was fabulous. The Adorables are beyond adorable, btw.

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    • patriciasands says

      July 31, 2013 at 9:45 am

      And yes … they are beyond adorable!

      Reply
    • patriciasands says

      July 31, 2013 at 9:46 am

      Thanks, Fransi! My birthday was just what I wanted – low-key and lots of quality family time. It’s been a crazy month and time now to move into zen mode and write. Did you notice our first tour to France sold out in a month so they’ve added a second. Tempting??? Let’s do coffee before I take off in Sept.

      Reply
      • fransiweinstein says

        July 31, 2013 at 9:50 am

        Yes, I did notice. Congratulations. That is great. Would love to get together before you take off. Let me know when you have some time.

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  5. Pride in Photos Photography says

    July 31, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Agree…nothing compares to the grandchildren!!! Your bookcovers are just adorable!

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  6. tgeriatrix says

    July 31, 2013 at 11:52 am

    Three different meanings of sweet: great!

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  7. angel011 says

    July 31, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    I’m hungry now. Adorable cat, and adorable grandkids! (No, I won’t eat either the cat or the grandkids)

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    • patriciasands says

      July 31, 2013 at 10:30 pm

      LOL – The sweets in the window are all yours!

      Reply
  8. Claudine Gueh says

    August 1, 2013 at 10:15 am

    Aw, what a sweet post in itself. Young children and cats and pastry are definitely the sweetest.

    Reply
  9. filbio says

    August 1, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    Sounds like a nice way to spend a birthday. Oh, and those pastries look amazing! After my 5K Warrior Dash this weekend I am getting some of those! Glad I found your blog as you’re such an energetic and interesting woman!

    Reply
  10. Tameri Etherton says

    August 2, 2013 at 11:58 am

    I love the sampler! What a great idea. I’ll definitely have to get it for my book club. Thanks for the shout out! Our week in Atlanta was heaven. I didn’t want it to end and now I’m missing you so, so much!

    What a sweet kitty. Almost as sweet as the totes adorbs. 🙂 I’m glad you had a nice birthday celebration last week! I’m going to look over my pictures of Atlanta with tons of warm fuzzies.

    Reply
  11. fatimasaysell says

    August 15, 2013 at 8:59 am

    So hard to resist the temptation of all that lovely Patisserie!

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    • patriciasands says

      August 15, 2013 at 11:54 am

      I will be paying at visit to that shop soon! Can’t wait!

      Reply
  12. Madhu says

    June 29, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    All my favourite things!! Thanks again Patricia 🙂

    Reply

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