tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57534062926753109712012-02-16T00:05:23.551-08:00Diane Mianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347266413858898513noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753406292675310971.post-29447311888321920652009-02-14T13:57:00.001-08:002009-02-14T16:56:24.561-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZdByUe29FI/AAAAAAAAFB8/pKhDu1FgOBI/s1600-h/opa!.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZdByUe29FI/AAAAAAAAFB8/pKhDu1FgOBI/s400/opa!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302779418999452754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZdBr9LnB1I/AAAAAAAAFB0/rBR9XnSc-nI/s1600-h/rocks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZdA5s1MbGI/AAAAAAAAFBc/x42PSp4-h_0/s400/piazza.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302778446283041890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZdAsLeBWtI/AAAAAAAAFBU/IhZLPAay_bA/s1600-h/paleokastritsa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZdAsLeBWtI/AAAAAAAAFBU/IhZLPAay_bA/s400/paleokastritsa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302778213989178066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZdAiWKwMnI/AAAAAAAAFBM/APPOKbvy278/s1600-h/palace3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZdAFjAdFvI/AAAAAAAAFA0/3bQ5n7UCl8E/s400/ghetto.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302777550292719346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_1J-iE6I/AAAAAAAAFAs/J9uC5c62Cr8/s1600-h/cuisine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_1J-iE6I/AAAAAAAAFAs/J9uC5c62Cr8/s400/cuisine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302777268695864226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_otD4L2I/AAAAAAAAFAk/W-Z-BxYY8a8/s1600-h/canal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_otD4L2I/AAAAAAAAFAk/W-Z-BxYY8a8/s400/canal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302777054775226210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_ezA7e2I/AAAAAAAAFAc/etrFfK1YxXo/s1600-h/croatiahamlet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_ezA7e2I/AAAAAAAAFAc/etrFfK1YxXo/s400/croatiahamlet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302776884574780258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_Xzqac2I/AAAAAAAAFAU/2Uk_ZxoIY4A/s1600-h/croatia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_Xzqac2I/AAAAAAAAFAU/2Uk_ZxoIY4A/s400/croatia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302776764489692002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_QfgKOJI/AAAAAAAAFAM/TuZ_z87DQYU/s1600-h/corfu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_QfgKOJI/AAAAAAAAFAM/TuZ_z87DQYU/s400/corfu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302776638818891922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_Hy0Vi1I/AAAAAAAAFAE/7CbsnAsrE2U/s1600-h/bay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc_Hy0Vi1I/AAAAAAAAFAE/7CbsnAsrE2U/s400/bay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302776489384971090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc-u2CKC2I/AAAAAAAAE_0/6KB1Ira8sNI/s1600-h/athens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc-u2CKC2I/AAAAAAAAE_0/6KB1Ira8sNI/s400/athens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302776060751514466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc-iYE1mqI/AAAAAAAAE_s/IoRCn6Z4K3I/s1600-h/acropolis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc-iYE1mqI/AAAAAAAAE_s/IoRCn6Z4K3I/s400/acropolis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302775846551263906" /></a> These are random page spreads from the 300-page photography book, Opa! It is my personal travel book published on Blurb. It showcases photography and descriptions of travel destinations from a vacation in Italy (Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Venice), Switzerland, Greece, and Croatia taken mostly by cruiseship. Click <a href="http://www.blurb.com/books/346678">here</a> to see a preview of the book from the beginning. For more information on the cruise, visit the travel blog <a href="http://www.countdowntogreece.blogspot.com">here</a> or book your own cruise <a href="http://www.destinationsbysharon.com">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5753406292675310971-2944731188832192065?l=blurbnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Diane Mianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347266413858898513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753406292675310971.post-25574236919842888212009-02-12T13:54:00.000-08:002009-02-14T16:57:35.302-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc97OPnzRI/AAAAAAAAE_k/DQFehMDstPs/s1600-h/shiba.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc97OPnzRI/AAAAAAAAE_k/DQFehMDstPs/s400/shiba.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302775173897243922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc9x-qCAbI/AAAAAAAAE_c/JemV5avCseU/s1600-h/beach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc9x-qCAbI/AAAAAAAAE_c/JemV5avCseU/s400/beach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302775015094223282" /></a><br />The Shiba Inu dog breed originally from Japan is growing in popularity in the U.S. These are my canine kids, Kip and Yoshi, and yes, this book is full of sappy poems, memories from puppyhood, and the adventures of traveling with dogs! Click <a href="http://www.blurb.com/books/324989">here</a> to see a preview of the book from the beginning!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5753406292675310971-2557423691984288821?l=blurbnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Diane Mianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347266413858898513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753406292675310971.post-62962676668908976762009-02-11T13:45:00.000-08:002009-02-14T17:00:11.240-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc71XF1T9I/AAAAAAAAE_E/_Zk_aehZZfI/s1600-h/pursuit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc71XF1T9I/AAAAAAAAE_E/_Zk_aehZZfI/s400/pursuit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302772874169634770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc8YAQ-m_I/AAAAAAAAE_M/Npo-r4HrCAs/s1600-h/colorado.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc8YAQ-m_I/AAAAAAAAE_M/Npo-r4HrCAs/s400/colorado.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302773469337787378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc8k3XJu1I/AAAAAAAAE_U/Z1MA8ePA4SI/s1600-h/fishing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kAjGvGUYW6A/SZc8k3XJu1I/AAAAAAAAE_U/Z1MA8ePA4SI/s400/fishing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302773690286062418" /></a>Pursuits West: A Hunting and Fishing Memoir was a custom book for an avid outdoor sportman, my husband! It's a collection of all his hunting and fishing pictures from adventures in the West, and it's a private book... sorry, no sneak peek available. It was my first book published using Blurb!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5753406292675310971-6296267666890897676?l=blurbnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Diane Mianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347266413858898513noreply@blogger.com0